Your Community Needs You
Hope receivers, hope carriers, hope bringers, hope givers.
CAP Sutton needs You
Thank you so much for considering joining us as a CAP Debt Centre Coach. This is your opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing movement of people who are working together to tackle one of the biggest social problems facing us today.
We’re on a mission to set people in Sutton free from a life sentence of debt, poverty and their causes. Our services, including our Debt Centre, Job Club and Life Skills groups, meaning we offer our clients not only expert practical support, but companionship, hope and a chance to hear the gospel too.
What’s in it for you?
Not only will you become a centre that delivers the most comprehensive debt help service out there, but you will also be able to take Jesus’ love right into people’s living rooms through our unique home-based appointments. From there, you will open their eyes to the loving community of God’s Church and be able to share the good news of Jesus Christ.
What else is in store for you as a Debt Centre Coach?
Help you develop confidence and work skills
Be an active member of your community
Be part of a national movement to end UK poverty
The Role
Your role as a CAP Debt Centre Coach will be to support the Debt Centre Manager in the set up and running of the Debt Centre. You will support clients on their journey to becoming debt free through home visits and ongoing support. All of this must be done in a way that positively reflects the Christian faith and the core values of the charity.
The minimum time commitment is eight hours per week, comprising two sessions of four consecutive hours, with at least one session being within normal working hours of 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Because this role can involve working with vulnerable people, you’ll need to have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We will help with this. We ask you to commit to a minimum of two years in this role due to the level of specialised training required and the time it takes to complete.
As part of this role, you will need access to the internet and be confident using email.
Accountabilities:
To positively promote the Christian faith in line with the objectives of the charity
To take part in all initial and ongoing training to offer the best service possible
To visit clients in their homes and to explain the CAP service in a way that is understood and encourages clients to agree to work with CAP (mobility is essential to enable home visits, so having a car and full licence is a requirement in most cases)
To go above and beyond in supporting our clients. This may include accompanying clients to court for issues relating to their debt situation, accompanying on medical appointments or helping with shopping
To be part of a team that delivers the debt advice to the client – this will involve a Fact Find of their current financial situation, communication of the prepared budget and financial plan, and encouragement to stick to the plan
To accompany clients to court to provide support as they secure affordable repayments and other legal agreements
May be required to help with publicising the CAP service in a way that makes it available to the widest possible section of society – this will involve developing links with relevant referral agencies so as to provide a service working in harmony with all relevant agencies
To promote the work of CAP in your church
To promote the work of CAP to friends, family and contacts to increase support and awareness of the charity – this includes encouraging support through the CAP Life Changer programme.
Skills / Abilities
This bit’s just the facts and formalities – excuse us for going all official on you! It’s basically a breakdown of what you’ll need to ace this role.
Comfortable working with numbers, and able to effectively work with and understand a household budget
The ability and desire to explain the gospel in a clear, relevant and natural way
Ability to motivate and inspire people to sign up for our service
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to remain emotionally strong through stressful situations
Logical, articulate approach to work
Excellent time and task management
Good administration skills
Good IT skills – confident using Microsoft Word and the internet
Sincere acceptance and understanding of the Christian purpose of the charity
Christian Commitment:
You must be able to give both a verbal assent to and practical demonstration of Christian Against Poverty’s Statement of Faith and Core Values.
You must be able to actively take part in prayer and worship, whether individual, in a small group or corporately, as an expression of your own personal faith and in line with CAP’s Statement of Faith.
Please note that we might require a reference from your church leader as part of considering you for this role.