Financial Wellbeing Officer

Financial Wellbeing Support Officer

£36,363 - £40,777 (Grade
6)

Location - Flexible

2 x Full Time 12 Month Fixed Term Contracts

City of Wolverhampton Council are seeking to recruit Financial Wellbeing Support Officer within the Financial Wellbeing Service.

This is an exciting and excellent opportunity to assist our residents and partners to navigate the ongoing challenges in relation to the Cost of Living and help to build sustainability and financial resilience for the future.

Working to ensure that Crisis and Resilience Fund reach those most in need across the city and makes a difference to those who receive it by building better resilience and overall financial wellbeing.

The successful candidate will have:

• A good knowledge of the DWP benefits and welfare system.
• The ability to develop and maintain new partnerships with the voluntary and community sector across the city
• Bring Financial Wellbeing initiatives from the delivery plan to life, by thinking creatively
• Work with key stakeholders and partners to distribute Household Support Fund to those most in need
• Assist individual residents to navigate their way through financial challenges and build resilience to avoid future crisis
• Support new initiatives that promote sustainable approached to support.

If you are interested in applying and require further information on this position, please contact Kate Lees on or email Ka

Closing date for applications is Sunday 15th February 2026

Interviews are scheduled to take place W/C 26th February 2026.

For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Our working arrangements

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style.

Some roles are agile which enable and empowers employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocation where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location.

Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.

Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.

For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policies and much more please click here.

Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve.

We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality.

Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.

Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential. We've received the Stonewall Silver Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace. As of March 2023, the RACE Code Quality Mark signifies ouractive engagement with racial equality.

These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, theyfeel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums here

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders

We are committed to the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background.

The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against any individual on the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure - Learn more here

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