Independent Living Officer

Location

Preston, Lancashire | United Kingdom

Job description

Salary:26,098.86

Closing date:13/03/2024

Employment type:Permanent

Work location:Community Based

Hours Per Week37

Independent Living Officer (3 x roles)

£26,098.86 p.a. (Pay award due April 2024)

Location:

As Independent Living Officer (ILO) you will be based at one of our modern, purpose-built extra care sites in Preston but will also be required to work in the community and customers’ homes.

What will you be doing in the role?

You will be responsible for delivering housing management support functions to older people living in our extra care settings and dependent upon your skills and abilities, you will have a focus on delivering activities or managing compliance too.

The role supports a holistic approach to independent living and the ILO will work closely with customers to ensure they have the best quality of life and are able to stay in their homes for as long as they can through the provision of a service which is centred around the person and their wellbeing.

What are we looking for in you?

We are looking for someone who shares our values and puts customers at the heart of everything they do.  That is why it is important that you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and experience of working with older or vulnerable people in a customer facing role.

Occasional evening and weekend work may be required to assist with our Activities Programme.   You will need to have a full driving licence and a vehicle insured for business use to be able to travel between sites.  A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this post.

It would be great if you also had:

• CIH Housing Qualification Level 2

The Perks:

We aim to make our employee experience second to none and our benefits package reflects how we much we value our colleagues.  We offer a variety of wellbeing benefits and development opportunities, in addition to generous holiday entitlement.  You'll start on 22 days leave, plus bank holidays, an additional 3 days for Christmas closure and another day for your birthday.   Your annual leave increases with your length of service to a maximum of 27 days.  We also enrol all our colleagues in a company paid health cash plan and pay up to 8% employer pension contributions.  

More information about our T&Cs and benefits are attached to this advert

An Important bit!

Inclusion is key for us.  We would love to hear from people from diverse backgrounds for this role, and second languages come in handy.  For more information about our approach to diversity in recruitment click here: https://www.communitygateway.co.uk/inclusive-recruitment

Working arrangements:

This role is community-based working at our extra care sites in Preston but also covering other Independent Living community sites in the area.  We offer flexibility wherever possible to accommodate our business and your personal needs.

Dates for your diary

The closing date for this advert is midnight on Sunday 10th March 2024 with interviews expected to be held on Monday 19th March 2024.

Previous applicants need not apply.

A bit more about us:

Community Gateway own and manage over 6500 homes across the city of Preston, but we are so much more than just a landlord.  We aim to create vibrant, friendly, and diverse communities where people want to live, work, and play and are part way through our ambitious 5-year plan focusing on evolving, investing, and supporting colleagues, customers, and our communities.   

We employ passionate and talented people…. could you be the perfect fit for us?

Take a look around the companyhttps://www.communitygateway.co.uk/

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