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Money Buddy
VOLUNTARY ACTION - LEEDS
26,555 per year
Leeds
Full-time
8th October 2025

Money Buddy

Ebor Gardens

Job Title:               Money Buddy

Responsible to:     Money Buddy Supervisor

Salary:                   SCP 12 £ 26,555

Annual leave:        29 days per year and 8 Public/Bank holidays pro-rata,

3 fixed closed holidays

Hours:                   32.5 hrs per week (Monday – Friday between 9am – 4pm)

Exciting opportunities have arisen to join the existing Burmantofts Community Project Team based at the Money Advice Centre in Burmantofts in Leeds.

We are looking for someone with:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Sound knowledge of all Microsoft Office Packages and case management systems
  • Has unconditional positive regard, empathy and emotional resilience

Ebor Gardens Advice Centre is a Burmantofts Community Project (the Charity) and is funded by the Money Advice and Pension Service, Leeds City Council, The Trussell Trust and Energy Redress. The services provide face to face money advice, a form filling service (Benefit Buddies) and a high-profile financial inclusion service (Money Buddies) and now, Energy advice (Energy Buddies).

Main responsibilities of this post will be to provide support in helping clients maximise their income including identifying potential welfare benefit entitlements.

You’ll provide tailored support through BCP’s financial capability services, helping individuals improve their money management and energy efficiency.

You will also provide some level of consultancy to and take internal referrals from other team members. You will need excellent verbal and written communication skills, excellent IT skills, and the ability to work as part of a team.

Why work for Burmantofts Community Projects

Our mission and values:

Mission Statement:

To serve and support the community by offering advice, support, and action to help in the relief of poverty and the improvement of people’s physical and mental wellbeing and ability to manage their money and so to seek to address social injustice.

  Our Values (ENTIRE)

  • Empowering
  • Non-Judgemental
  • Trustworthy
  • Inclusive
  • Respectful
  • Encouraging

Workplace Pension

  • 5% employer contribution, 5% staff contribution

Generous Holiday entitlement

  • 29 days per year plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time roles)

Ongoing training and development opportunities

At Burmantofts Community Projects, we believe that investing in our people is key to delivering meaningful impact in the community. All new and existing staff benefit from ongoing training and development opportunities designed to:

  • Equip staff with the skills and knowledge needed to perform their roles effectively and confidently.
  • Support career progression, demonstrating our commitment to personal and professional growth.
  • Foster a collaborative and innovative culture, where continuous learning is encouraged.
  • Enhance staff engagement and retention, ensuring team members feel valued and supported.
  • Maintain high standards of service delivery, keeping staff up to date with sector best practices, legal requirements, and emerging technologies.

This approach not only strengthens our team but also reinforces our reputation as a trusted and forward-thinking organisation.

Regular personal and wellbeing supervision and annual appraisal

As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing and development, all staff take part in regular 1:1 supervision and an annual appraisal.

These sessions provide a safe and supportive space to reflect on practice, receive guidance, and ensure the role is being carried out in line with its responsibilities.

For new starters, they are especially valuable in helping to build confidence, clarify expectations, and identify any early training or support needs to aid a smooth transition into the role.

Employee Assistance Programme

What is an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)?

An EAP is a confidential employee benefit designed to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life, your work life, health and general wellbeing.

Some benefits of our EAP

  • Unlimited access to counselling for emotional problems.
  • Legal information
  • Bereavement support
  • Medical information
  • CBT online
  • Wellbeing Portal
  • Health e-Hub Mobile App

Burmantofts Community Projects is an equal opportunities employer.

How to Apply

For an application pack, job description and specification; the pack can be downloaded from our website https://moneybuddies.org.uk/work-with-us/jobs/ or email Recruitment@moneybuddies.org.uk   – we will ONLY accept electronic applications. CV’s will NOT be accepted as an application for the post.

Burmantofts Community Projects is an equal opportunities employer. Our recruitment is done in line with our safer recruitment process.

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Ebor Gardens