Independent Living Advisor
Amplius (Formerly Longhurst Group)
United Kingdom
Published 3 days ago
Social care
The Vacancy
At Amplius, we're on a mission to deliver homes that make a difference. As a fresh and forward-focused social housing provider, we prioritise tenant safety, sustainability, and smart property investment.
In our Independent Living Advisor role, you'll be providing advice, information and support to Amplius Customers including their families and carers who may require assistance to enable them to live safe and well within their homes. This includes completing an assessment, identifying, recommending, and arranging for the installation of minor adaptations and signposting to other services.
Location: "Hybrid - Midlands / East of England with travel across our geography as required"
Salary: Up to £32,465.67 per year
Contract: Permanent
Your week: 36.25 hours per week 8.55am - 5.10pm Monday to Friday, with 1-hour lunch
Snapshot of your role
This is what your day will look like as our Independent Living Advisor:
To thrive in our Independent Living Advisor role, you'll need:
Why join Amplius?
There are loads of things that make Amplius a great place to be - every colleague has the chance to grow with us, make a real difference to our customers lives and ultimately be the most authentic version of themselves:
Grow with us
Your development matters to us. With tailored training programs, ongoing feedback, and career progression pathways, we support you to advance as far as you want to go.
Make a real impact
Our mission is rooted in service and community. Your work will contribute directly to improving the lives of people in the communities we serve.
Environmental and social impact
We're dedicated to sustainability and social responsibility, taking real steps to protect our planet and foster inclusivity.
Perks of working at Amplius
We're dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and accessible. Reasonable adjustments will be provided upon request for all candidates.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early in response to an overwhelming number of applications or a change in business priorities.
We do not provide visa sponsorship; you must be eligible to work in the UK to join Amplius. You must reside in the UK for the duration of your employment and provide Right to Work evidence.
Have any questions? Contact the Amplius Recruitment Team and we'll be in touch to support you with any questions, queries or conundrums!
The Company
Amplius is one of the largest housing providers across the Midlands, East and Southeast of England. We own and manage more than 37,000 homes and deliver a range of quality services, including care and support, specialist housing and home ownership options. We're a team of over 1,300 colleagues driven to have a positive impact on people's lives and provide affordable homes that make a difference.
The Benefits
Flexible
working
Pension
contributions
Cycle to
work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
State of the art IT equipment
Volunteer
days
The Benefits
Flexible
Working
Pension
Scheme
Life
Assurance
Health
Cash Plan
Generous
Annual Leave
Career
Development
At Amplius, we're on a mission to deliver homes that make a difference. As a fresh and forward-focused social housing provider, we prioritise tenant safety, sustainability, and smart property investment.
In our Independent Living Advisor role, you'll be providing advice, information and support to Amplius Customers including their families and carers who may require assistance to enable them to live safe and well within their homes. This includes completing an assessment, identifying, recommending, and arranging for the installation of minor adaptations and signposting to other services.
Location: "Hybrid - Midlands / East of England with travel across our geography as required"
Salary: Up to £32,465.67 per year
Contract: Permanent
Your week: 36.25 hours per week 8.55am - 5.10pm Monday to Friday, with 1-hour lunch
Snapshot of your role
This is what your day will look like as our Independent Living Advisor:
- Visiting customers in their homes to complete a person-centred assessment, helping to identify adaptations that reduce or prevent risk to enhance independent living.
- Advising customers of the financial help available including internal funding, grants, welfare benefits, charity funding, etc.
- Working alongside Local Authorities and health groups to effectively signpost our customers where appropriate.
- Discussing risks factors affecting health and wellbeing and work closely with local social services to promote and support wider Health and Wellbeing needs.
To thrive in our Independent Living Advisor role, you'll need:
- Willingness to complete a Trusted Assessor Level 3 online course.
- Experience of completing person-centred assessments and offering advice and support to customers.
- Being highly organised and efficient with the ability to adapt to work demands, dealing with sometimes stressful situations and make appropriate decisions using own initiative.
- Be able to demonstrate a positive 'can do' attitude while adopting a people-focused, friendly, and approachable manner with a strong sense of commitment.
Why join Amplius?
There are loads of things that make Amplius a great place to be - every colleague has the chance to grow with us, make a real difference to our customers lives and ultimately be the most authentic version of themselves:
Grow with us
Your development matters to us. With tailored training programs, ongoing feedback, and career progression pathways, we support you to advance as far as you want to go.
Make a real impact
Our mission is rooted in service and community. Your work will contribute directly to improving the lives of people in the communities we serve.
Environmental and social impact
We're dedicated to sustainability and social responsibility, taking real steps to protect our planet and foster inclusivity.
Perks of working at Amplius
- 28 day's annual leave plus bank holidays, with the ability to carry over allowance and purchase more
- Pension scheme with matched contributions up to 10%, plus life cover of three times your annual salary
- Paid professional subscription for membership fees relating to your role
- Employee Assistance Programme offering free wellbeing tools, free flu jabs and more
- Health cash plan giving cash back for everyday health checks such as optical and dental
- Cycle to Work and Electric Car Lease schemes
- High street, holiday and gym membership discounts
- Plus lots more once you join!
We're dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and accessible. Reasonable adjustments will be provided upon request for all candidates.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early in response to an overwhelming number of applications or a change in business priorities.
We do not provide visa sponsorship; you must be eligible to work in the UK to join Amplius. You must reside in the UK for the duration of your employment and provide Right to Work evidence.
Have any questions? Contact the Amplius Recruitment Team and we'll be in touch to support you with any questions, queries or conundrums!
The Company
Amplius is one of the largest housing providers across the Midlands, East and Southeast of England. We own and manage more than 37,000 homes and deliver a range of quality services, including care and support, specialist housing and home ownership options. We're a team of over 1,300 colleagues driven to have a positive impact on people's lives and provide affordable homes that make a difference.
The Benefits
Flexible
working
Pension
contributions
Cycle to
work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
State of the art IT equipment
Volunteer
days
The Benefits
Flexible
Working
Pension
Scheme
Life
Assurance
Health
Cash Plan
Generous
Annual Leave
Career
Development