Finance Benefit and Debt Advisor

The Growth Company’s (GC) Justice Services are hiring a Finance, Benefit, and Debt (FBD) Advisor to support individuals in prison or on probation. 

This role is both challenging and deeply rewarding, helping people overcome financial barriers to rehabilitation.

As an FBD Advisor, you’ll

• Help clients take control of their finances.

• Reduce stress linked to debt and instability.

• Improve access to benefits and financial support.

Your guidance can be life-changing often the first time someone truly understands how to manage their money and navigate the system.

This role will be full time working in custody at HMP Leeds.

The starting salary for this position is £27,500 which will increase to £30,000 following successful completion of 6 months probationary period. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assist offenders with financial issues through capacity-building, personal finance management, debt repayment plans, and access to benefits or third-sector support.

• Work with participants in prison settings to help them access benefits and resolve debt issues.

• Provide personal spending advice and budgetary skills training.

• Communicate with utility suppliers, creditors, banks, and credit unions.

• Develop positive relationships with participants to create action plans.

• Adapt support to service user learning styles (face-to-face, telephony).

• Ensure progress by following up on service user actions.

• Advocate for additional support options (e.g., food banks, credit unions).

About you

• Excellent communication skills.

• Ability to work under pressure.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Competence with MI systems, spreadsheets, diaries, and email.

• Willingness to travel and adapt.

• Confidence and self-motivation.

Skills Required

• Experience in training, advice, guidance, and counselling.

• Experience working with ex-offenders or individuals with barriers.

• Knowledge of debt issues and personal finance mismanagement.

• Proven ability to meet targets in high-performance environments.

• Familiarity with the welfare-to-work sector and its customer base.

• Knowledge of training, education, and employment opportunities.

• High level of administrative accuracy and data security.

We are currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits or visas. Therefore, we can only consider candidates who already have the legal right to work in the UK.

Artificial intelligence can assist you during the application process, but every example and statement you include must be honest, accurate, and based on your own real experiences. If plagiarism is detected, meaning you present someone else’s ideas or experiences, or AI‑generated content, as your own, your application may be withdrawn, and internal applicants could face disciplinary action.

At GC, safeguarding the welfare of all individuals including vulnerable adults and young people is a top priority, and we expect all staff to uphold this standard. All appointments follow Safer Recruitment Procedures, including a DBS check carried out by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd), at no cost to the successful candidate.

Please note: It is a legal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List.