field_job_employment_type

field_job_occupational_field_parents_all

job_organization_name

Do you have a passion for helping people stand on their own two feet? Then we've got a role that's right up your accessibility ramp! We're on the lookout for an Independent Living Advisor who's ready to lift others up, roll with the challenges, and navigate the road to independence with heart, humour, and a whole lot of can-do attitude. Location: Boston Salary: £11,428.56 Contract: Permanent Hours: Monday- Friday, 18 hours per week (Shift rota to be discussed during interview) What is Lincolnshire Housing partnership like to work for? We're a local housing association with our roots firmly fixed in our Grimsby and Boston communities, many of our colleagues were born in the same areas that we serve. This gives our teams an additional sense of purpose to improve the lives of our customers. It's an exciting time to join LHP! With the recent approval of our ambitious 'Everyday Better' transformation programme by our Board and Executive Team, we're expanding our team. Check out our Youtube channel to hear some stories of what it's like to work here! What benefits will I get from working for Lincolnshire Housing Partnership? <ul><li>An employee wellbeing package worth up to £1200 annually through our benefits partner Westfield Health</li><li>Discounted Shopping Vouchers through Westfield Health</li><li>Opportunities to learn new skills and knowledge through our fantastic corporate training programme</li><li>A superb employer salary sacrifice pension scheme with up to 12% paid by LHP</li><li>24 holiday days a year (plus bank holidays) which will increase by 1 day per year for the first five years of service</li><li>The ability to earn additional holiday days through full attendance</li><li>Mental Health First Aiders across the business, let's be there for each other!</li><li>Career Development &amp; Encouragement</li></ul>What could a typical week look like as our Independent Living Advisor? Working at LHP offers variety, challenge and the chance to make a real difference - but it's not always easy, you'll have a fantastic team around you as support and to celebrate your team success. A typical week could look like: <ul><li>Carrying out assessments of housing register applicants for the sheltered housing service.</li><li>Completing Support Plans and Reviews accurately with existing and new customers and annually thereafter.</li><li>Undertaking relief duties for colleagues in their absence.</li><li>Assisting in the provision of the Integrated Living and Supported Housing Service, promoting the service throughout the area.</li><li>Signposting customers to the appropriate agency suitable to their needs as and when necessary.</li><li>Carrying out weekly/monthly Health &amp; Safety building compliance checks.</li><li>Working with outside agencies and develop working relations with the local community and support activities across the community hubs.</li><li>Assisting in the provision of our extra care housing service, particularly our dementia day care service Memory Lane.</li><li>Visiting Sheltered Housing schemes as required, to ensure security of the building, check lighting, reporting communal and tenant repairs.</li><li>Dealing with resident enquiries or effectively signposting requests for advice, in relation to a wide range of information.</li></ul>For a full list of responsibilities please download the job description What Skills, Abilities, Knowledge and Experience will I need as a Compliance Surveyor? <ul><li>Experience of providing a quality customer service.</li><li>Able to develop good working partnerships, external &amp; internal.</li><li>Competence with standard desk top ICT applications.</li><li>Maintain excellent communication and interpersonal skills.</li><li>Hold an ability to relate to people in stressful situations.</li><li>Able to prioritise and manage workloads, and work without direct supervision.</li><li>Able to work effectively as part of a team and on your own.</li><li>Able to relate professionally and effectively with vulnerable people.</li><li>Willing to work flexibly. </li><li>Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to own vehicle. </li></ul>How to Apply Please attach your most recent CV along with a supporting statement outlining the experience and skills that make you a strong candidate for the role for the Independent Living Advisor role. Please get your application in quickly as we may close the campaign early if we receive sufficient strong candidates. Finally some key Information At Lincolnshire Housing Partnership, we're committed to maintaining a fair, transparent, and accessible recruitment process. Upon request, reasonable adjustments will be made for all candidates. It's important to ensure that the role you're applying for is the right fit for you. If you have any questions or need more information, please feel free to reach out to our recruitment team at <a href="mailto:Recruitment@lincolnshirehp.com" target="_blank">Recruitment@lincolnshirehp.com</a> for a friendly chat Please be aware that we may close the vacancy early if we receive a large number of applications or if there are changes in business priorities. To be eligible for employment with us, you must reside in the UK for the entire duration of your employment. You will be required to provide evidence of your Right to Work during the recruitment process All offers of Employment is subject to a DBS Check and Satisfactory References

Independent Living Advisor (Part Time)

Job Description Independent Living Support Worker - Level 1 | 8633 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £25,584 to £27,269 per annum plus weekend/bank holiday pay enhancements and sleep in payments | Grade E | Countywide Children's Services, Supported Accommodation Service Young people are at the heart of our practice at Norfolk County Council. They have established key principles for their ideal worker to help them flourish. Please ensure you read these requirements carefully and apply only if you can fully commit to them. To apply, please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV. Our Supported Accommodation service works to create and promote a positive environment for each young person in the independent living scheme. In this role, you will support young people, helping them to develop positive and effective independent living skills. You will contribute to making plans to support them and assist with their implementation, attending statutory reviews as required. As a positive role model to the young people engaged in the independent living scheme, you will be excellent at forming effective relationships with young people and their families to ensure that their emotional and physical needs are met and opportunities for their development are maximised. With previous experience of support work, you will have the ability to communicate clearly and engage with young people. Your organisational skills will enable you to plan and prioritise your workload effectively, and your eagerness to learn will develop new skills and learning. We offer a host of employee benefits, such as our excellent local government pension scheme and you can receive corporate savings through our Norfolk Rewards scheme. Additionally, there are a multitude of opportunities for personal and professional development via various training and education routes. You will be required to attain your Level 3 Children's Workforce Diploma; this is fully funded. The role will include evenings, weekends, bank holidays and "sleep-ins" as required. If you would like to find out more about the role please call Shania Pigram, Senior Independent Living Support Worker on 07780275348 or email <a href="mailto:shania.pigram@norfolk.gov.uk" target="_blank">shania.pigram@norfolk.gov.uk</a> To apply, please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV. Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council: <ul> <li>Competitive salary</li> <li>Generous holiday entitlement </li> <li>Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service</li> <li>Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependent on your job role and business need. </li> <li>Financial benefits such as: <ul> <li>'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out. </li> <li>A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers</li> <li>Relocation expenses (where applicable)</li> <li>An advance of your expenses if you travel for work</li> <li>Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.</li> <li>Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes</li> <li>Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)</li> <li>A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job</li> </ul></li></ul>You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here. Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email. We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position. Redeployment closing date: 30 July 2025 All other applicants closing date: 06 August 2025 About Us We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate. We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county. We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation. We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.

Independent Living Support Worker (8633)

Income and Housing Officer We're looking for 2 friendly, innovative and resilient Income and Housing Officers to join our Landlord Services Team located at our Head Office in Islington. £32,000.00 - £36,000.00 per annum (depending on skills and experience), working 35 hours per week. Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here. Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning &amp; Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day. Our benefits include: • Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service • Free DBS (take this out if BSW advert) • Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card • Fully paid induction programme and further training • ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes • Cycle to work scheme • Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support • Online wellbeing resources • A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&amp;Cs apply) • Quarterly Staff Awards to reward &amp; recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship. As an Income and Housing Officer you will help to maximise the organisation's rental income collection,n effectively manage rent arrears and deal with other breaches of the occupancy agreement. Managing a patch of 500+ units across our services you will ensure that challenging rent collection targets are met but also that everything is done to avoid eviction. Your personal qualities are as important in this role as your work experience. Working alongside Operational Colleagues, the Income and Housing Officer will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of generic Housing Management services across their patch with the main focus on Income Collection and some ASB management. You will be expected to meet tight KPI's increasing rent collection and carry out rent arrears actions at all stages from the initial warning letters to the eviction stage. In order to effectively deliver the services listed above to their patch, the Income and Housing Officer will need to work closely with Contract Managers and Support Workers working within our projects to empower and enable them to carry out their responsibilities. Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills are a pre-requisite to the role. The post holder will be extremely flexible and have the ability to effectively manage multiple projects at one time. What you'll do: • Take responsibility for maximising rent collection across a defined patch of Look Ahead's portfolio of properties ensuring that rent collection targets are met and tenancies sustained • Advise operational teams on their support related arrears management activities, including holding local surgeries with tenants and staff, taking direct control of higher level and more complex arrears cases • Proactively monitor all current and former accounts within the defined patch and make recommendations to the Housing Manager for appropriate former accounts to be written off or referred to Look Ahead's debt collection agency • Ensure that the rent collection function is carried out both sensitively and in a timely fashion so as to avoid the build up of excessive arrears and record all case details accurately. • Ensure that all sign ups within the defined patch are done accurately on the correct type of tenancy and at the correct rent and service charge levels. • Prepare files and documents for legal action and present cases in County Court hearings for possession claims, money judgements • Serve NTQs, NOSPs, NRPs and carry out home visits as requested. • Accurately and comprehensively record all actions on the housing management system and use reports from the housing management system to manage cases and monitor performance • Assist with the taking on of new agency housing management responsibilities related to new services and as needed with the transfer of housing management responsibilities schemes to other providers • Ensure that confidentiality and data protection is maintained throughout the service including all information held in whatever form • Respond to management issues such as disputes and complaints including breaches of tenancy and / or licence conditions • Ensure that there are effective and on going liaison processes in place with key agencies such as the housing benefit service , Department of Work and Pensions, the Job Centre and local debt advice agencies • Develop and promote financial inclusion initiatives in the service such as advertising credit unions and local debt management advice services • Contribute to special projects such as tenancy audits and suspected sub-letting • Assist in the training of new support staff in the tenancy aspects of support for customers. • Any other relevant tasks as required by the Housing Manager This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead About you: An understanding of the needs of customers who have experienced homelessness and who may also have support needs. Excellent time management skills to systematically monitor arrears and complete other tasks in a logical and systematic way. Excellent communication skills and experience of dealing with vulnerable people in a sensitive , friendly and clear manner. An understanding of how to effectively deal with breaches of occupancy such as anti-social behaviour and abandonment. . The ability to communicate clearly with non -housing management staff and explain cases in a non technical way. A logical approach to problem solving and a willingness to deal with problems quickly and efficiently. A willingness to "go the extra mile" when working with our customers. What you'll bring: Essential: Experience of monitoring rent accounts and managing rent arrears Experience of using computerised rent systems to monitor arrears and record information Extensive knowledge of welfare benefits ,especially housing benefit Experience of liaising with housing benefit departments ,the DWP and other external agencies. About us: Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us. We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values: • We focus on Excellence and innovation. • We are Caring and Compassionate. • We are Inclusive and Trusted. • We work in Partnership and are One-Team. Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

3 Jobs in King's Lynn PE30, UK