Are you passionate about the local church? Are you drawn to support those in great need?

Debt Centre for East Lothian

Come and work with us! We’re looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and hard-working individual to grow our Debt centre and build a team of volunteers in 2022.

We are partnering with CAP to offer their award-winning Debt Help service to families in East Lothian. Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is a national charity working through local churches, delivering hope, support, and practical solutions for thousands of people across the UK affected by poverty and its associated causes.

This role is an opportunity to continue to build a brilliant Debt Centre for the East Lothian region, recruiting, growing and managing a team of volunteers in collaboration with other local churches. Our CAP Centre was one of the busiest Debt Centres in Scotland during the pandemic and we are looking for the right person to help us build on the good reputation we have locally as safe people to reach out to for help. We are confident that with the larger offering and integration of our Lighthouse Community Projects and church community, we are well placed to offer holistic help to families in the local area as they work with CAP to go debt-free.

Debt Centre Manager

The role of the local Debt Centre Manager will be to administer, promote, network, lead and inspire on CAP Debt Help at a local level. This will include communicating CAP’s debt advice to clients, engaging with external referral sources, recruiting and training volunteers, and liaising with church partners. Our Manager will positively reflect the Christian faith and core values of the charity, and find a place of mutual support and encouragement as part of the wider Lighthouse staff team.

Are you the jam to our sponge? The cream to our scones? The cheese in our toasties?! We're looking for a new cafe manager... could it be you?

Back in 2018 Lighthouse church set up and launched our community cafe seeing a need for a place of connection and belonging in our community. Behind the scenes we refurbished our old building, transformed the garden space and worked hard at friendships in the local area. We've had some incredible people and volunteers help us build up a loyal customer-cake-base but now we're looking for a new permanent manager who will take our meringues to new heights.

About the role

As part of our Lighthouse Central staff team, you will lead on the delivery and running of the Cafe, ensuring it meets the vision and values of the wider Lighthouse Community Projects. Please see the job description for more details.

A full Job Description is available for download below.