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Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice; Chichester; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident

Job summary

Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice is seeking a part-time Community Adviser to support clients across Arun and Chichester. Based in community locations such as foodbanks, pantries, community fridges, warm hubs and our advice centres, you will engage clients in income maximisation, including benefit checks, budgeting and debt management, while also covering housing and employment topics.

You will gather information, assess client needs, and guide them through the advice process, offering

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Good numeracy to compile accurate financial statements and calculate benefits.
• Effective oral and written communication for negotiation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Engage clients in income maximisation advice across community locations.
• Support with benefit checks, budgeting and debt management, housing and employment topics.
• Assist with benefit appeals and accessing grants for clients.
• Provide holistic advice from information gathering to finding a solution.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Numeracy skills

Communication skills

Job description

Community Adviser

Company: Arun and Chichester Citizens Advice

Hours: Part-time

Location: Chichester

Working pattern: Field-based

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 7 Sept 2026

Closing date: 7 Oct 2026

Job description: Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice are pleased to have received funding to support people to access advice across Arun and Chichester.

You’ll be based in community locations such as foodbanks, pantries, community fridges, warm hubs and our advice centres to engage clients in advice 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 advice will be holistic and take the client all the way through the advice process, from gathering information to finding a solution.

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.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Hours: Various hours

Location: Across Arun and Chichester

Contract type: Fixed term until March 2027

Salary: TBC

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.