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Advice worker : Salary and conditions

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  • Range of typical starting salaries: £14,500 - £23,000.
  • Range of salaries at senior level: £23,000 - £36,000.
  • Starting salaries may be higher for advice workers joining local authorities or academic institutions.
  • Starting salaries are relatively low, and the highest salaries are for posts that incorporate management responsibility. Salaries are often dependent on external, and sometimes unpredictable, sources of funding.
  • A nine-to-five day is standard, although advice sessions are sometimes offered in the evenings and at weekends. Some organisations now offer a telephone advice service outside normal office hours.
  • Some positions, particularly those in the voluntary sector, are only available on temporary contracts due to short-term funding.
  • The work is usually office-based, and the quality of work environment depends on the employer and the funding they have available.
  • Part-time work is common and flexible working arrangements are sometimes available.
  • Self-employment is rare, although it may be possible to offer freelance training.
  • Jobs are available in most towns and cities, but rarely in rural areas.
  • There is an even balance of men and women in advice work.
  • The job can be stressful as it involves dealing with clients who are sometimes anxious, upset and angry. Advice workers also have limited or no administrative support and often have to undertake much of this work themselves.
  • Some local travel may be required.
  • It is rare for advice workers to be required to stay away from home except for training or conferences.
 
AGCAS
Written by AGCAS editors
Date: 
November 2010
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