Trainee Money Advisor x 2

Post: Trainee Money Adviser

Salary: Glasgow Living Wage

Holidays: 28 days plus an additional two weeks leave at Christmas.

Employer Pension Contributions.

Employee Assistance programme

Locations: vary throughout Glasgow

Hours: 35 per week

Trainee Adviser

If you’re looking for a job where you can make a difference everyday while growing your skills this then could be the role for you. Everything we do at GEMAP is shaped by our commitment to enable, inspire and transform. That’s our approach when we work with clients to create meaningful change in their lives and it’s approach when we welcome trainees into GEMAP.

GEMAP is a charity with over 30 years experience tackling poverty through advice. We pride ourselves on the high-quality service we deliver by putting innovation at the heart of our development. That means that we’re committing to finding and nurturing people to unlock their potential.

About the Role

We’ll give you the tools you need to unlock your potential by providing:

• Structured training in welfare rights, money advice and case record management
• On the job learning and peer-to-peer support
• A tailored personal development plan so that you can keep thriving beyond your initial training
• Opportunity to progress to a Level 2 Adviser role on completion of your training

You’ll gain:

• Technical knowledge in Welfare Rights and Debt
• Experience working with clients on a one-to-one basis providing advice on a whole range of matters including benefit checks, assisting with applications for benefits and grants and providing benefit advice.
• The opportunity to join a team of support and inclusive colleagues
• Great career progression opportunities
• Benefits including a generous annual leave allowance and access to our Employee Assistance Programme

What we’re looking for

It’s really important to us that you see the whole person when you’re an Adviser in GEMAP. We believe that to deliver high-quality effective advice you need to understand not just the current challenges that your client is facing but also how underlying factors and personal circumstances are impacting their lives.

We champion innovation, thrive on momentum and take pride in delivering meaningful outcomes so we’re looking for someone who matches this energy.

We need people who are:

• Motivated to learn
• Committed to making a real difference
• Empathetic
• Well organised
• A team player
• Confident using technology (on in their ability to learn to use technology)

Whether you’re looking to kick start or reboot your career, if you’re excited by what we do and can see yourself as part of GEMAP then we’d love to hear from you.