Financial Wellbeing and Energy Advice Worker
Caring for a child with a life-shortening condition can bring unexpected financial pressures, including higher care and energy costs and changes to a family's income. In this role, you will provide practical, compassionate advice that helps families understand their options and maximise the money available to them.
You will join CHAS's supportive and experienced Financial Wellbeing and Energy Advice Team, working primarily with teams in Aberdeen and Inverness and alongside Family Support Teams across CHAS. The team achieved more than £1.7 million in financial gains for CHAS families last year.
Funded through a grant from Scottish Gas Network (SGN), this post will extend financial wellbeing and energy advice for families in the Grampian and Highland regions. This is a temporary role, currently funded until 30 September 2028.
The Role
You will work directly with families of children with life-shortening conditions, providing one-to-one support across income maximisation, welfare benefits, money advice and energy advice.
This is a hybrid role, with a requirement to work from your Aberdeen or Inverness base one day each week. You will also undertake home visits and manage your own diary, giving you the flexibility to plan your workload around the needs of families and the service.
Your work will include:
- Explaining benefit entitlements and supporting families through applications and casework.
- Helping families identify ways to maximise income and strengthen their financial wellbeing.
- Providing impartial energy advice and information on energy efficiency.
- Supporting applications to benevolent funds, trusts and other sources of financial help.
- Signposting or referring families to specialist services when further support is required.
- Building effective relationships with external organisations, partners and volunteers.
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Company: Children's Hospices Across Scotland
Salary: £34,390 to £38,451 a year, pro rata
Hours: Full-time
Location: Inverness
Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type: Temporary
Posting date: 15 Oct 2026
Closing date: 1 Nov 2026
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