Energy Advisor
Job Vacancy | Groundwork South
Energy Advisor
Kent and Medway
| Location: | Riverside Community Centre, Dickens Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JY/ Currently Working from home |
| Contract: | Fixed Term Contract – September 2022 |
| Salary: | £22,500 |
| Hours: | 37.5 hours per week |
Qualified or experienced in giving energy advice? Want to help some of the most vulnerable people keep warm this winter and manage their energy bills? Come and join our Green Doctor team at Groundwork South.
Summary of role: Our Energy Advisors – Green Doctors deliver home visits and telephone consultations across Kent, Surry & Sussex. Consultations are a mix of advice, installation of small practical energy-saving measures such as low energy light bulbs and draft proofing and referring on to other health and wellbeing services. We aim to reduce our client’s energy bills and save them money in a variety of ways including providing a bill switching service.
You will be a practical, people-person with a passion for helping vulnerable people. You must have either knowledge or experience in energy efficiency to provide tailored energy saving advice, and the ability to adapt your approach to suit our client’s varying needs.
You must be comfortable with lone working and in managing your own workload. Experience of training and working with volunteers is also desirable.
A qualification as Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA), NVQ Level 3 (6049-03) Provide Energy Efficiency Services, or City and Guilds Energy Awareness (6281-01) is desirable, but relevant experience within the field and a willingness to take the qualification will be considered.
A full clean driving licence is required.
GENERAL INFORMATION
· This post is based at home until we are able to return to Home Visits, when it will be a mobile position working primarily across KENT with the designated office location in Gravesend, Kent, but may contribute to delivery across the South East and occasionally in London.
· This post is subject to a DBS check.
· The responsibilities of this post and reporting structure will be periodically reviewed.
- This is a mobile position so a Full UK driving licence is essential and ideally access to your own vehicle for which you will need to be insured for business use. Employees are able to claim back mileage rates as per our Expenses Policy.
For key requirements of the role please see the personal specification attached to the Job Description on our website.
Groundwork South
Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people’s prospects, and promote greener living and working.
We are passionate about creating a future where every neighborhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. This vision drives the work that we do. Each year we deliver over 100 innovative projects, tackling the biggest issues facing our communities and creating real and lasting, positive change.
Apply now!
Download the Job Application pack below:
Application_Form – Energy Advisor
Guaranteed Interview Scheme (website link)
Please send your completed application form, quoting reference ‘KMGD’ to laura.dyke@groundwork.org.uk
For further information and to discuss the role please contact Louise Shrubsole at louise.shrubsole@groundwork.org.uk or on 07803452652
| Closing date for applications: | 15th February 2022 |
| Interview date: | 22nd February 2022 |
Start date: ASAP
Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Groundwork South is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.