Energy & Retrofit Advisors

Job Location	North East England
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	£24,735 - £27,338 per annum
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Contract, full-time

Job Description

Our client, a social regeneration charity, is recruiting for 7 Energy and Retrofit Advisors, one for each of the major North East local authorities.Energy & Retrofit AdvisorSalary: £24,735 - £27,338 per annumHours: 37 hours per weekContract: Initially fixed term to March 2025 with potential to be extendedLocation: Gateshead, Sunderland, North Tyneside, Newcastle, South Tyneside, Durham or NorthumberlandAbout the organisationThey work 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’ll goon 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 roleAdvisors will provide energy advice and raise awareness of domestic retrofit, supporting increased retrofit awareness and activity as well as working alongside staff within Local Authorities to develop and deliver projects to engage communities and stimulateretrofit activity across the region. Energy and Retrofit Advisors will work closely with their Green Doctors supporting households suffering from fuel poverty and referring them into more specialist support where needed.This role requires a dynamic and dedicated person who can think on their feet, someone with a caring nature who has a strong desire for helping people and is passionate about making a difference. You will need to be highly organised and adaptable as no twodays will be the same.Essentials

Level 3 Domestic Retrofit Advice Course or willingness to undertake this within the first 3 months of the role.
Experience of running community events/ activities
Highly developed communication skills
Excellent team player
Strong motivation and a determination to provide excellent service to customers
Commitment to equality and diversity

This is a unique and challenging role that gives you the chance to make a difference to people’s lives every day.As this organisations Greener Living team grows, this role offers potential for extension and progression toward a career in Energy and Retrofit Assessment.This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service.Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 9th May 2024InterestedTo find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.Make yourself at home: Our client wants you to be yourself and they value everything that makes you unique. They recognise and celebrate your differences and together everyone will make the charity a special and great place to work.As a Disability Confident employer they offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.This employer 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 thepeople they appoint are suitable to work with children, young people and adults.No agencies please.Required skills

1Customer Service
1Empathy
1Interpersonal Skills
1Organisational Skills
1Social Care
1Team Worker
1Environmentally Friendly
1Energy Saving Advice

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