Independent Living Officer
North Yorkshire County Council
Harrogate, UK
Published today
Social care
Full Time
Salary: £27,254 to £29,064 per annum
Grade: F
Contract: Temporary
Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Weekend Working Yes - on a standby and callout basis
We are looking for an Independent Living Officer to join the team delivering the Lifeline and Sheltered Housing service to older people in the Harrogate area.
The post is initially temporary as the service offer is currently being reviewed.
You will have your own Lifeline clients living in the community that you will visit regularly, and you will also help with providing cover for the council's six sheltered housing schemes in the area, carrying out weekday morning wellbeing checks and simple building management tasks when required.
You will install, test and maintain basic telecare equipment for customers both in the community and in sheltered housing schemes.
In addition, you will be part of a rota providing a 24-hour emergency response service to customers in the former Harrogate district, which will mainly involve responding to any fire alarm activations on sheltered schemes and occasionally dealing with urgent equipment issues. Additional standby and callout payments are made for providing this cover outside normal office hours.
Ideally you will have a customer service or care background which includes dealing with older people, and you must have a full driving licence and a vehicle available for work, for which you will be paid a car use allowance for business mileage.
Key Documents:
Job description
Total Rewards
Key Dates:
Closing Date: Sunday 10 th May 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 20 th 2026
Venue for Interview: Knaresborough
***DBS***
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.
We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
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Grade: F
Contract: Temporary
Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Weekend Working Yes - on a standby and callout basis
We are looking for an Independent Living Officer to join the team delivering the Lifeline and Sheltered Housing service to older people in the Harrogate area.
The post is initially temporary as the service offer is currently being reviewed.
You will have your own Lifeline clients living in the community that you will visit regularly, and you will also help with providing cover for the council's six sheltered housing schemes in the area, carrying out weekday morning wellbeing checks and simple building management tasks when required.
You will install, test and maintain basic telecare equipment for customers both in the community and in sheltered housing schemes.
In addition, you will be part of a rota providing a 24-hour emergency response service to customers in the former Harrogate district, which will mainly involve responding to any fire alarm activations on sheltered schemes and occasionally dealing with urgent equipment issues. Additional standby and callout payments are made for providing this cover outside normal office hours.
Ideally you will have a customer service or care background which includes dealing with older people, and you must have a full driving licence and a vehicle available for work, for which you will be paid a car use allowance for business mileage.
Key Documents:
Job description
Total Rewards
Key Dates:
Closing Date: Sunday 10 th May 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 20 th 2026
Venue for Interview: Knaresborough
***DBS***
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.
We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
Apply now