Chichester District Foodbank Adviser

Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice; Chichester; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice has partnered with Chichester District Foodbank to deliver an advice service to people accessing emergency food provisions.

The post focuses on income maximisation, including benefit checks, budgeting and debt management, with additional housing and employment guidance and support with benefit appeals. Home working is possible for casework and some work will be field-based in Chichester.

Qualifications

• Experience with financial statements and benefit calculations.
• Ability to conduct benefit checks and budgeting.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide income maximisation advice and benefit checks.
• Support budgeting, debt management, and benefit appeals.
• Deliver services during Foodbank opening times, with home-working options for casework.

Skills

Numeracy skills

Interpersonal skills

Budgeting

Debt management

Job description

Hours: 30 hours per week (job share considered)

Location: Chichester District Foodbank(s), and home working

Contract type: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2027

Closing date: Rolling, until sufficient applications received

Interview date: TBC

Job description

Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice have partnered with Chichester District Foodbank to deliver an advice service to people accessing emergency food provisions.

This post will focus on income maximisation, including benefit checks, budgeting and debt management but will also include topics such as housing and employment, as well as assisting with benefit appeals and accessing grants. The service aims to reduce reliance on emergency support and seeks to improve longer-term financial capability skills.

You will be a highly motivated strong team player with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. You will have the ability to understand written and oral information of some complexity; have good numeracy skills sufficient to compile accurate financial statements and calculate benefits; and, have effective oral and written communication skills for the purposes of negotiation and reporting.

You’ll undertake aspects of advice and casework and provide an appropriate level of support based on the client’s capability.

The service must be delivered during the Foodbank opening times. Subsequent client contact may be at the local Citizens Advice office or undertaken remotely. Home working is possible for casework.

Chichester District Foodbank Adviser

Company: Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice

Salary: from £22,978.80 a year

Hours: Part-time

Location: Chichester

Working pattern: Field-based

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 14 Oct 2026

Closing date: 13 Nov 2026

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