Job Title: Home Energy Advisor (Green Doctor)
Salary: £25,229 – £27,885 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: Full-Time (37 hours per week) and Part-Time roles available
Location: Workington based – Redress Project – Will be expected to travel extensively to locations across West Cumbria and Carlisle.
About the employer
Our client works across the UK helping communities find practical solutions to the challenges they face. They provide training and create jobs, reduce energy use and waste, re-connect people with nature and transform whole neighbourhoods. Step by step they will go on changing places and changing lives until everywhere is vibrant and green, every community is strong enough to shape its own destiny and everyone can reach their potential.
About the role
The organisation is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Home Energy Advisor (Green Doctor) to join their team in Cumbria. In this rewarding frontline role, you’ll provide practical, in-home support to residents most at risk of fuel poverty, including low-income households, older people, disabled residents and families with young children.
You will help make homes warmer, healthier and cheaper to run, offering tailored advice, installing simple energy-saving measures, and advocating on behalf of householders with energy providers.
If you’re a confident communicator who enjoys working with people and community partners, the employer would love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing:
As a Home Energy Advisor, you will:
*Deliver one-to-one home energy support visits to vulnerable residents
*Install small energy-saving measures such as LED light bulbs, draught excluders and reflective radiator panels
*Provide basic budgeting and money management advice
*Advocate with energy companies to help residents secure better tariffs and resolve issues
*Develop strong referral pathways with local authorities, housing providers, health services and community organisations
*Deliver informal energy awareness sessions to partners and community groups
*Maintain accurate records and complete all administrative tasks to a high standard
*Manage your own diary of appointments and meetings
*Monitor and maintain stock levels of materials and equipment
*Promote the project within the local community
*Work towards agreed targets with minimal supervision
About you:
The organisation is seeking someone who is:
*Passionate about supporting vulnerable people
*A confident and empathetic communicator
*Well-organised and able to manage their own workload
*Comfortable working independently across a wide geographic area
*Able to build positive relationships with partners and residents
An energy-related qualification at Level 3 or above would be desirable. However, full in-role training will be provided for the right candidate.
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Closing Date: Monday 16th March noon.
Please note, should the employer receive a high volume of applications, they may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application.
The employer reserves the right to close this advert at any time.
Interested?
To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions.
Make yourself at home
The employer wants you to be yourself and they value everything that makes you unique. They recognise and celebrate your difference and together you will make the organisation a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer the employer offers a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.
The organisation ensures that they provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that they organise. They are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Their safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people they appoint are suitable to work with children, young people and adults.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.