Adviser
Start Date: Immediately (subject to pre-employment checks)
Location: Great Ormond Street Hospital, WC1
About Citizens Advice Camden
Citizens Advice Camden is a well-respected local charity with more than 85 years’ experience of delivering free, independent and impartial advice and casework services to those most in need.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a well-regarded and innovative project contributing to achieving positive outcomes for some of the most vulnerable families in England and beyond whose sick children are being treated at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital (GOSH) We also provide an ‘open door’ service to our GOSH partners such as social workers and family support officers in our areas of expertise.
You will be expected to deliver high quality holistic advice and in-depth casework to families with children who are patients at GOSH across all Citizens Advice issue areas and this will include complex housing issues and with benefits cases up to appeal level.
Whilst we are keen to provide paid to train opportunities where we can, this role is not suitable for a trainee and such applications cannot be considered. Please check the person specification below to ensure you meet the requirements for the role before applying.
What you will bring to the role
- Relevant experience of client-centred advice work with competency in welfare benefits and housing casework.
- Experience of researching complex advice issues including those outside of your advice experience
- Meet the accreditation requirements to the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) quality framework to advice and casework levels. Documentary evidence of accreditation will be required.
Being available onsite is an important aspect of this role and so this role is hybrid working.The exact split between remote/onsite working will be by agreement with the line manager and to meet the needs of the project which could change over time. This role is not suitable for remote working only.
To apply complete our application form and online application process at Adviser.
Closing deadline for applications is: 9.00am on Friday 24 April 2026
If you have recently applied for this role, please do not apply again.
Early applications are encouraged as we are interviewing on a rolling basis and may close the role before the closing date.
CVs are not accepted.
Interview date: 29 and 29 April 2026
Interviews will be held on Zoom.
The successful candidates will be required to provide documentary evidence of their right to work in the UK, complete a satisfactory DBS check, and complete and comply with GOSH honorary status requirements.
Citizens Advice Camden is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.