Climate Ready Advisor (R)

Sefton Redeployment; Sefton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Sefton Council's Healthy Green Homes team seeks a Climate Ready advisor to deliver the SCRAP project, offering detailed 1-2-1 advice to residents on making homes more energy efficient. The role involves giving advice in locations across the borough, at events and via telephone, helping clients access funding for insulation or boiler replacement, and sharing tips on small behavioural changes that add up.

Applicants should have prior frontline advisory experience, meticulous record-keeping, and a

Qualifications

• Previous experience of providing this type of advice to the public.
• Friendly and approachable manner, with attention to detail when handling sensitive data.

Responsibilities

• Offer advice at immersive locations, events, home visits or by telephone.
• Assist vulnerable clients by applying for funding for retrofit works.
• Provide information on behavioural change and small energy-saving actions.

Job description

About the role:

A Climate Ready advisor post has become available within the Healthy Green Homes team to deliver the Sefton Climate & Retrofit Action Project (SCRAP). This will involve provision of detailed 1-2-1 advice and information to Sefton residents on how they can retrofit their homes to make them more energy efficient.

Key responsibilities include:

Offering advice at a range of locations including at immersive room locations in the Borough, events, home visits or over the telephone. This post holder will also make applications for funding on behalf of vulnerable clients to enable climate/ retrofit works to take place e.g. home insulation, boiler replacement. Advice and information will also be given on behavioural change and how small changes can have a big, combined impact.

Applicants must have previous experience of providing this type of advice and support to the public and have a friendly and approachable manner. The position also requires detailed record keeping and working with sensitive data, and so attention to detail is required.

As well as liaising with the public, you will be expected to work with the team manager and co-ordinator to ensure the successful delivery of the SCRAP and where possible enhance these services. You will be provided with training and development opportunities to ensure you are fully informed of all applicable legislation, grants and Government policies.

Please see Appendix in the Recruitment Pack for full Job Description and Person Specification

Closing Date - Monday 28th September (or earlier in the event of a high volume of applications being received)

Provisional Interview Dates - Week commencing 12th October.

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody's identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual's skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

Further information on this vacancy

• Guidance Notes - Completing an Application Form
• Recruitment Pack