Advice Worker in United States
Job Vacancy at a Confidential Company
- Industry
- Civic / Social Organization
- Specialization
- Legal
- Minimum Qualification
- Bachelor's Degree
- Required Experience
- 1 - 3 years
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Gender
- Male or Female
Job Description
Advice Worker Job Description
*Advice workers provide impartial and confidential information, advice, and guidance to individuals about a variety of social, financial, legal and employment problems.
*The work is challenging and varied with duties that range from interviewing clients, assessing problems and writing reports, to mediating on a client's behalf and providing legal representation at court cases and tribunals.
Duties and Responsibilities
*Maintaining records and information systems
*Compiling statistics
*Preparing/distributing publicity materials and displays
*Interpreting legislation and researching cases
*Referral and liaison with other relevant organisations
*Advice workers help people who are often in crisis situations, with very complex problems.
Qualifications and Training
*Personality and relevant experience are usually more important than qualifications, although a degree in law, counselling, guidance, psychology, education, social or community work, public administration or social sciences can be helpful.
Skills and Specifications
Resourcefulness
*Verbal and written communication skills
*Maturity
*Confidence
*Empathy
*Patience
*Advice workers provide impartial and confidential information, advice, and guidance to individuals about a variety of social, financial, legal and employment problems.
*The work is challenging and varied with duties that range from interviewing clients, assessing problems and writing reports, to mediating on a client's behalf and providing legal representation at court cases and tribunals.
Duties and Responsibilities
*Maintaining records and information systems
*Compiling statistics
*Preparing/distributing publicity materials and displays
*Interpreting legislation and researching cases
*Referral and liaison with other relevant organisations
*Advice workers help people who are often in crisis situations, with very complex problems.
Qualifications and Training
*Personality and relevant experience are usually more important than qualifications, although a degree in law, counselling, guidance, psychology, education, social or community work, public administration or social sciences can be helpful.
Skills and Specifications
Resourcefulness
*Verbal and written communication skills
*Maturity
*Confidence
*Empathy
*Patience
