Energy Specialist Advisor
Helping to create a society in which older people are valued and recognised; improving the quality of life for older people
Salary:
£24,262 per annum - £12.61 per hour pro rata
Hours:
28 to 37 hours per week (flexible)
Monday – Friday Between 8:30 to 5pm
Contract Term:
24 Month Contract
Location:
Based at either Bullenshaw House (Hemsworth) or Waterton House (Wakefield) with home working incorporated and travel throughout the Wakefield District
Please note a driving licence and use of a vehicle with Business use insurance is essential for this role
Role Description
You will work as part of a Energy Specialist team, alongside our connecting care teams, providing specialist energy advice and practical support to older people across the Wakefield District. This involves working within a multi-disciplinary team of colleagues from health, social care and voluntary organisations within the Connecting Care Hubs.
The focus of Connecting Care is to provide early and preventative interventions to avoid unnecessary hospital or residential care admissions for older people. You will contribute to this by enabling people to remain at home and stay independent for as long as possible, through energy-related advice, guidance, and interventions that reduce household costs and improve home comfort.
As well as preventative interventions, you will support older people in crisis situations who require rapid response energy-related advice or support. You will be responsible for a caseload of clients and providing timely interventions following a Leaf-7 assessment to identify needs, with particular focus on energy use, fuel poverty, and home environment improvements.
We are looking for someone who has good IT skills in Outlook, Word and Excel and who has some experience of using data management systems.
Closing Date: 12.00 noon – Friday 19th September
If you are committed to providing a quality service in a manner that promotes dignity, respect and independence for older people we would like to hear from you.
How to apply:
To apply please download and complete all the documents below:
Working for Age UK Wakefield District
Job Description and Person Specification
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
Please return your completed Application Form, updated CV and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (optional), by email to jobs@ageukwd.org.uk, by post or hand-deliver to Age UK Wakefield District, 7 Bank Street, Castleford, WF10 1JD, marking your envelope ‘Confidential’, and for the attention of Mohammed Hussain.
For further information or an informal discussion about the role please contact
Mohammed Hussain on e: mohammedhussain@ageukwd.org.uk
t: 01977 552114