Citizens Advice Bedford – Volunteer Adviser

Citizens Advice Bedford

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Administration,Advice, Information & Support

Basic IT skills - internet & email, Reading & Writing, Research

What do you need to have? You don’t need specific qualifications or skills but you’ll need to: ● Be friendly and approachable ● Be non-judgmental and respect views, values and cultures that are different to your own ● Have good listening skills ● Have excellent verbal and written communication skills ● Have good IT skills ● Be able to understand information and explain it to others ● Be willing to undertake training in your role

What’s in it for you? ● make a real difference to people’s lives ● learn about a range of issues such as benefits, employment and housing. ● build on valuable skills such as communication, listening and problem solving, and increase your employability ● work with a range of different people, independently and in a team. ● have a positive impact in your community. And we’ll reimburse expenses too. If you're training to be a solicitor and you train and volunteer as a local Citizens Advice adviser, you may be able to get up to six months off your solicitor training contract. See Solicitors Regulation Authority for more information.

We ask for a minimum commitment of 6 months and 6 hours per week.

Further location details may be provided below.

Claire Lurcuck

Bedford Citizen Advice, 8 Harpur Centre, Bedford, MK40 1TP

MK40 1TP

please email coreservice@bedfordcab.org.uk