The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) is a national, free, confidential and independent service, providing advice and support to people in debt or in danger of getting into debt. Each MABS company is rooted within the communities they serve, and staff work with clients to enable them to cope with immediate debt problems and assist clients with identifying appropriate solutions and advocate with creditors on their behalf. South Connacht MABS is seeking a:

Money Adviser

Permanent, Part Time, 17.5 hours per week, for its Galway City Office

South Connacht MABS has a vacancy for a permanent Part Time Money Adviser. The Money Adviser will provide a free, independent, confidential money advice service to facilitate clients to deal with debt problems and to become financially independent in the long term. Money Advisers also provide debt prevention education to the target group.

• This is a permanent, part-time position subject to completion of a six-month probationary period.
• Full Time Salary Scale: €38,773 - €55,855 (including 2 long service increments), pro-rata for part time staff.
• Annual Leave: 26 – 29 days (after 5 years’ service).
• Pension: There is a pension scheme is in place where 5% is contributed by the employee and 7% by the employer. Membership of the pension scheme is mandatory.
• Incremental Credit: It is expected that all new entrants to MABS will be appointed at point one of the salary scale. However, South Connacht MABS operates an incremental credit process for appointments higher than point one. This process is applicable to new entrants into South Connacht MABS. Incremental credit criteria, based on the competencies for the role, are assessed against employment history as laid out in the application form only. A request for incremental credit from a successful candidate must be made within the first 3 months of employment. The decision on whether to award an incremental credit or not is a decision made by the Board and is subject to the availability of funding.
• A panel may be formed of qualified candidates from which permanent, part-time Money Adviser posts which arise within the next twelve months will be filled should vacancies arise in this period. Posts will be located in the Galway City office.
• Application Process: These details and the application process are outlined in the candidate pack.
• Closing date: 3pm on Wednesday 23 July 2025. CVs and late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Please note that MABS has established a normal retirement age in line with the State Pension (currently 66).

For details on how your personal data will be used as part of this process our Data Protection Notice for Job Applicants is available here: http://www.citizensinformationboard.ie/en/data_protection/mabs.html

MABS is an equal opportunities employer.

MABS is funded and supported by the Citizens Information Board.