Financial Wellbeing Advisor (Internal)

Financial Wellbeing Advisor

· Full Time

· Based at Mercian Close, Ilkeston, but likely to involve home working and travel to other locations.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a new post working to improve access to credit and savings for low income Derbyshire residents.

The role is based within the Public Health department at Derbyshire County Council, to work closely alongside the Welfare Rights Service and Derbyshire Discretionary Fund, and joins a wide range of activity to address social, economic and environmental factors which impact on people’s health. The purpose of the role is to work to improve the financial wellbeing of Derbyshire residents by promoting access to affordable lending and improving financial capability amongst disadvantaged communities

Key activities of the role include:

· To receive referrals from a variety of sources, providing advice and support to residents to access safe, low-cost lending in Derbyshire, including from applicants referred from the Derbyshire Discretionary Fund

· Support residents facing financial difficulties to access relevant support services.

· Deliver training for a range of professionals and residents

· Attend events to promote the project and respond to a range of enquires from professionals and members of the public

· Carry out evaluation activity for the project.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Ben Taylor on 01629 536892.

Provisional Interview Date: 8 January 2026

Due to this post having administrative privileges within the Council’s IT systems, and in order to comply with the Public Services Network requirements, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Basic criminal record check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

This is an Internal vacancy and is only available to employees of Derbyshire County Council, including temporary and relief employees and agency workers engaged by the Council. Employees specifically identified as ‘individually at risk’ of redundancy have priority interview status, and employees on pay protection have guaranteed interview status, for vacancies at the same grade or below. When applying for jobs please note that it is your responsibility to ensure that this status clearly stated on your application form. Please ask your manager if you are unsure of your status.School based employees who fall under the responsibility of the Governing body of an LA School are only able to apply for these posts if they are subject to notices of redundancy issued by the relevant school

Important: Derbyshire County Council holds a sponsorship licence, but this role does not offer visa sponsorship. Please apply only if you already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as applications that do not meet this requirement will be rejected.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.