Policy advisor Work, Jobs in Gloucester, Gls (with Salaries)

Advice Session Supervisor
North and West Gloucestershire Citizens Advice —Cheltenham
- £27,316 - £30,152 a year
- Part-time
- Research
- Supervising experience
- Mentoring
- Free parking
- Store discount
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11d
Groups Facilitator Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA)
Axis Counselling —Worcester
- From £28,701 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Experience working with children
- Travel
- Mentoring
- Annual leave
- Work from home
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GDASS Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA)
GreenSquareAccord —Gloucester
- £30,553 a year
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Senior People Advisor, Band 6
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust —Gloucester
- £39,959 - £48,117 a year
- Full-time
- Human resources
- Recruiting
- Training & development
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
13d
Customer Service Advisor
ProCook —Haresfield
- £13.47 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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6d
GDASS Health Independent Domestic Violence Advisor
GreenSquareAccord —Gloucester
- £30,553 a year
- Computer literacy
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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HR Advisor
Mears Group —Gloucester
- Up to £35,000 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Analysis skills
- Human resources
- Analytics
- Employee assistance programme
- Sick pay
6d
Funeral Advisor
OurCoop —Gloucester
- £13.43 an hour
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Paid training
- Annual leave
10d
Employee Relations Advisor-12-Month FTC
Moog Inc. —Tewkesbury
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Human resources
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
Sales Advisor
Bloor Homes —Gloucester
- Weekend availability
- Sales
- Employee discount
Group Procurement Advisor
Benefact Group —Gloucester
- Monday to Friday
- Hybrid work
- Financial services
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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19h
Domestic Sales and Retentions Advisor
Ecotricity —Stroud
- £25,550 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- Travel
- Computer skills
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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3h
Early Years Improvement Advisor
Herefordshire Council —Hereford
- £55,857 - £58,691 a year
- Experience working with children
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Regulatory Advisor Manager
Campden BRI —Chipping Campden
- £45,000 - £60,000 a year
- Remote
- Customer service
- Business development
- Analysis skills
- Employee discount
Lettings Advisor
Bromford —Chipping Sodbury
- £28,462.50 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Gym membership
3d
People Partner, Band 8a
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust —Gloucester
- £57,528 - £64,750 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
1d
People Partner (12 Month FTC Maternity Cover)
Superdry —Cheltenham
- Human resources
- Recruiting
- Training & development
- Store discount
- Annual leave
Customer Sales Advisor
Halfords —Gloucester
- £10.85 - £12.71 an hour
- Part-time
- Customer service
- Retail sales
- Store discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
15h
Funeral Advisor
Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society —Gloucester
- £13.43 an hour
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Paid training
- Annual leave
10d
Retail Advisor
Molton Brown —Cheltenham
- £13.45 an hour
- Customer service
- Employee discount
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Advice Session Supervisor

North and West Gloucestershire Citizens Advice
Cheltenham

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Job details

Permanent | Part-time
£27,316 - £30,152 a year
11 days ago

Benefits

Free parking
Casual dress
Store discount
Additional leave
Employee mentoring programme
Flexitime
Company pension
Work from home
Employee discount
Bereavement leave
Sick pay

Qualifications

Mentoring junior staff
Case note recording
Case record updates
Research
Technical support
Performance management
Supervising experience
Staff training
Mentoring
Employee performance appraisals
Professional development mentoring
Training & development
Leadership
Team motivation leadership
Communication skills

Full job description

Company Overview

North & West Gloucestershire Citizens Advice was established in September 1939 to serve citizens in difficulty with confidential, free, independent, and impartial advice. Over the decades, we have expanded our services across multiple locations, providing guidance on issues such as debt, housing, benefits, consumer rights, and employment to residents in our community.

Job Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with recent experience of advice work either as a supervisor or as a general advisor wishing to progress their career. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to work flexibly as part of a wider team.

Apart from your ability to give good quality advice, you will need the confidence to support a team of volunteers and paid staff who deliver our front line services and various projects.

We believe that ethics and attitude are equally as important as knowledge and we are looking for someone who wants to make a real difference to people’s lives. We in turn value all our people and can offer a supportive environment within a charity setting that is truly committed to social justice.

Duties

Supervising advice sessions

Manage the practicalities of the advice session and ensure adequate staffing and resources.
Provide an appropriate level of support and supervision to individual workers depending on their level of competence.
Monitor the case records / telephone calls of designated staff to meet quality standards and service level agreements across core and project-based services (e.g. Advice First Aid, Barnwood Trust, Foodbank, etc.)
Carry out Performance Quality Framework assessments, as directed .
Ensure remedial and developmental issues are identified and acted on to develop individuals, improve the quality of advice, and ensure clients do not suffer detriment due to poor or inadequate advice.
Keep technical knowledge up to date and provide technical support to advisers and / or caseworkers.
Ensure effective involvement of staff (paid and volunteer) in gathering research and campaigns evidence
Keep up to date with research and campaigns issues and contribute to research and campaigns work including drafting plans and identifying priorities for campaigns and development.
Support and oversee advisers delivering advice across external projects such as Advice First Aid, Barnwood Trust and Foodbank partnerships, ensuring consistent standards and work with appropriate line manager to ensure coordination of workflow.
Assist the Core Services Manager and Community and Partnership Manager to incorporate into advice sessions any requirements of newly acquired projects
Undertake reasonably requested ad hoc exercises from time to time

Staff management

Create a positive working environment in which equality and diversity are well-managed, dignity at work is upheld and staff can do their best.
Participate in recruitment and selection activities as delegated.
Participate in the induction of new staff as delegated.
To liaise with Training Officer to ensure smooth transition into development phase by providing observation, case checking and role development of new staff members leading to qualification as a generalist adviser.
Ensure the effective performance management and development of staff through regular supervision sessions, the appraisal process and learning and development.
Provide supervision, performance support and case oversight to advisers across both core Citizens Advice services and externally funded or partnership projects (e.g. Advice First Aid, Barnwood Trust, Foodbank delivery).
Encourage good teamwork and lines of communication between all members of staff.
Participate in meetings as delegated/requested.
Commitment to work with team leaders to support and share knowledge with each other to assist the development of these leadership roles.

Manage and oversee practicalities of the advice session by:

checking on resources available (e.g. rooms, information, working computers, leaflets)
ensuring resources are available given the expected number of clients
checking that all cases are written up and follow-up action identified and logged
checking referrals and advice follow-up work

Deal with any problems such as:

disturbances, aggressive/violent clients
emergency procedures (e.g. fire, accident, any safety concerns from bureau workers

emergency procedures (e.g. fire, accident, any safety concerns from bureau workers

Qualifications

1. Ability to commit to, and work within, the aims, principles and policies of the Citizens Advice service.

2. A good, up to date understanding of equality and diversity and its application to the provision of advice, and the supervision and development of staff.

3. Proven ability to give and receive feedback objectively and sensitively and a willingness to challenge constructively.

4. Ability to monitor and maintain own standards

5. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

6. Demonstrable understanding of the issues affecting society and their implications for clients and service provision.

7. Demonstrable understanding of the issues involved in interviewing clients.

8. Proven ability to manage / supervise others, including ability to recruit, develop and motivate staff.

9. Proven ability to monitor and maintain service delivery against agreed targets/KPI’s

10. Proven ability to develop individuals or groups by providing support, guidance, tutoring and / or training.

11. Proven ability to supervise and support advisers working across both core advice services and externally funded or partnership projects.

12. Proven ability to supervise and monitor advice work and to maintain casework systems and procedures.

13. Ability to prioritise own work and the work of others, meet deadlines and manage workload in a busy environment.

14. Ability to use IT systems and packages, and electronic resources in the provision of advice and the preparation of reports and submissions.

15. Ability to monitor and maintain recording systems and procedures.

16. Ability to research, analyse and interpret complex information.

17. A commitment to continuous professional development.

18. Ability to manage multi-channel advice sessions.

Join us as an Advice Session Supervisor and play a pivotal role in empowering individuals through expert guidance while leading a passionate team dedicated to making a difference.

Pay: £27,316.00-£30,152.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave
Bereavement leave
Casual dress
Company pension
Employee mentoring programme
Flexitime
Free parking
Sick pay
Store discount
Work from home

Work Location: In person

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policy advisor jobs in gloucester, gls

Advice Session Supervisor

Groups Facilitator Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA)

GDASS Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA)

Senior People Advisor, Band 6

Customer Service Advisor

GDASS Health Independent Domestic Violence Advisor

HR Advisor

Funeral Advisor

Employee Relations Advisor-12-Month FTC

Sales Advisor

Group Procurement Advisor

Domestic Sales and Retentions Advisor

Early Years Improvement Advisor

Regulatory Advisor Manager

Lettings Advisor

People Partner, Band 8a

People Partner (12 Month FTC Maternity Cover)

Customer Sales Advisor

Funeral Advisor

Retail Advisor

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