Do you want to be part of something new?
Lincolnshire is on a mission to make all homes Good Homes.
The Lincolnshire Good Home Alliance is a ground-breaking project working to improve housing condition, health & wellbeing outcomes for residents across Lincolnshire.
Funded by Lincolnshire County and District councils, the Good Home Alliance works across housing, health, social care and other organisations to identify housing condition issues, provide advice on available options and deliver practical support to enable people to stay safe, warm and well at home.
The Advice and Caseworker has a particular focus on supporting people to address housing condition issues, including hoarded homes and fire safety; improve energy efficiency, and connect households to available solutions, services or trades.
Hosted by East Lindsey District Council, this this role will work with residents and households across Lincolnshire.
The Alliance welcomes applications from individuals with a proven track record of managing a caseload, supporting people to make home improvements, providing information and advice directly to residents, and building trusted relationships with individuals, households, professionals and services.
The successful candidate will need to be a dynamic team player who can demonstrate their ability to research, identify, connect and implement innovative solutions to improve the quality of homes for some of the county’s most vulnerable residents.
What we need from you:
* Demonstrated experience within a relevant area of work for example energy advice, housing support, community casework, hoarding support or home improvement services.
* Understanding of the impact of poor housing conditions on health and wellbeing outcomes.
* Previous experience of working with members of the public, vulnerable groups and multi-agency working
* Experience of working within changing service environments and adapting to different approaches to service delivery to meet customer needs.
* This role involves regular travel across Lincolnshire, with multiple site visits on a regular basis. The ability to independently and reliably travel as part of your daily duties is essential.
BENEFITS: We offer excellent terms and conditions of employment including:
* Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, enjoy peace of mind with generous employer contributions to a scheme designed to provide long-term financial security after your working life
* Generous annual leave scheme +option to buy more
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Employee Benefits Platform including retail, holiday, and leisure discounts
* Cycle to work scheme*
* Flu Jabs
* Free Eye Test voucher for regular screen users
* Flexible Working Policy
* Agile Working Policy*
* Car mileage reimbursement*
* Excellent career progression and training opportunities
* Long Service Recognition*
* Salary sacrifice car scheme roles over 33k*
*Certain restrictions may apply
ABOUT US: Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council have formed the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. The largest Council Partnership in the country. Since October 2021, the Partnership Councils have been working closely to deliver improved services to the communities in the sub-region and already there have been many positive outcomes.
Over time, it is envisaged that services will become formally shared across the three Councils creating the opportunity for colleagues to be involved in new and innovate areas of work.
The Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to ensuring all recruitment processes are non-discriminatory and that no potential or current employee is treated unfairly. Find out more about our Equal opportunities on our website
The Council reserves the right to change the closing date, depending on application numbers. Interviews may be arranged virtually/ in person when suitable candidates apply which may be prior to the closing date
Salary description
£31015.00 - £35570.00 per year