Community Advice and Training Lead

Citizens Advice; Brighton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizens Advice seeks a dedicated professional for a role focused on empowering local volunteers through effective training in community settings. This position plays a crucial part in addressing poverty and health inequality by ensuring that individuals can provide initial support and advice, particularly in outreach and foodbank contexts. The role is funded until March 2026, with potential for further program development.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering training programs.
• Ability to build peer networks and support systems.
• Knowledge of advisory roles in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality training to volunteers and workers.
• Empower participants to identify issues and provide initial guidance.
• Strengthen community response via the Beyond Foodbanks partnership.

Skills

Training skills

Advice knowledge

Community engagement

Job description

This post is about enabling others to give effective early support. It combines advice knowledge with training skills and the ability to build a peer network of confident Advice First Aiders in community settings across the city.

The role is central to our work tackling poverty and health inequality by empowering people and places to act earlier. You will deliver high-quality training and briefings to upskill volunteers and workers—particularly in foodbank and outreach environments—so they can confidently spot issues, offer initial guidance, and signpost to specialist help. The work is strongly connected to our Beyond Foodbanks partnership.

The role is currently funded until March 2026. However, we have bids in place to expand Advice First Aid citywide, and the successful candidate may have the opportunity to shape and lead a future programme team if funding is secured.