Community Energy Project Lead
- Full time
- £31,518
- Glasgow
- Closing 15th September 2023
- Advertised from 30th August 2023
- 35 Hours per week. 2 Year Fixed Term Contract.
Role
In 2021, the three Local Housing Associations within Govan worked together in order to provide energy advice services to local people with this original project coming to an end in Spring 2023. This partnership, known as ‘GEL’, comprises of Govan, Elderpark and Linthouse Housing Associations and between them own and manage over 4000 properties in the area.
Due to the association being successfully awarded new funding through the Energy Redress Fund, we have an exciting opportunity for a Community Energy Project Lead to join us on a two year fixed-term basis as part of this new Govan Community Energy Team which will seek to provide education, advice and engagement on all aspects of energy advice to our local residents.
The key aims of the post will be to support our Govan residents to live in a warm and comfortable home at the lowest possible cost by maximising opportunities to reduce energy consumption and minimise heat loss. It will be essential that the candidates have a strong community presence and are able to build working relationships with local partners along with having the skills to motivate and line manage a small team ensuring the outcomes of the project are met.
Duties and Responsibilities include:
• Educating people about their household energy consumption, heating controls and their energy bills
• Providing advice on fuel debt, benefit claims, income maximisation, advice on fuel tariffs, payment options and energy efficiency measures
• Carrying out home visits to gather information on energy use and provide advice on reducing energy consumption
• Collecting data on changes in energy consumption from home visits
• Work with the local community to deliver workshops, focus groups and events which provide advice on energy consumption
• To manage, support and develop the Community Energy Advisors
The GEL Partnership are seeking individuals who have excellent communication skills, who can demonstrate empathy and use their problem solving skills to deliver a dynamic customer focussed service. Full training will be provided and the successful candidates will be assisted in attaining a recognised City and Guilds qualification.
Please note that the successful candidates will be employed by Elderpark Housing and will work collaboratively across the three Housing Association localities and Community Partner venues.
Application notes
To apply for this role, we are inviting candidates to email a CV and a covering letter to recruitment@elderpark.org. Please ensure you provide both documents which contain full information on how you meet the requirements of the role as described in the job description and person specification which is available on our website elderpark.org/vacancies.
Should you have any questions, wish to discuss this role or the requirements, please contact recruitment@elderpark.org.
Closing date for all applications will be Friday 15 September 2023 at 12 Noon. It is anticipated interviews will take place Week Beginning 25 September 2023.
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