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Independent Living Advisor

Employer
The Guinness Partnership
Location
Heywood
Salary
£19,510
Closing date
19 Sep 2021

About Us
A member of The Guinness Partnership, Guinness Care is a charitable organisation that specialises in services for older people and people with learning disabilities. Our staff are hardworking and enthusiastic. We all want to provide great person-centred service to enable our customers to live positive, independent lives. In return, we offer a rewarding job with excellent benefits alongside outstanding accredited training and management development.

About the Role
We have an exciting Fixed Term Contract opportunity for an Independent Living Advisor to join our team working in Heywood and Oldham for up to 12 months.  This is a full-time vacancy working 35 hours per week Monday to Friday.

Reporting to the Independent Living Manager, you will be responsible for providing an intensive housing management service to Guinness sheltered housing customers. This will include developing successful customer relationships, assisting prospective customers to view properties and settle into their accommodation, assisting in tenancy management matters and ensuring customers understand their rights and responsibilities in accordance with their tenancy agreement.

You will also assist customers to access correct housing benefit assistance or financial advice to pay rent/service charges, complete referrals for assistive technology, aids and adaptations which will help to maintain customer independence and carry out periodic site inspections and tests to ensure scheme is fully operational and Health and Safety compliant.

Although primarily based at Cherwell Court in Heywood and Sweetbriar House in Oldham, you will be flexible to travel between schemes in the local area as well as covering for colleagues when required so a full UK Driving Licence and access to your own vehicle is essential.

What we’re looking for:

  • Previous experience of working with the elderly and proven ability to foster a spirit of co-operation and sense of independence within this group.
  • Demonstrable commitment to Equality and Diversity
  • Ability to adapt communication style to suit individual needs or when explaining technical information.
  • Previous experience of carrying out administrative work including numeracy work.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
  • Good oral and written communications
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle

If you’re interested in joining us and would like to apply for this role, please review the role profile to view all of the key responsibilities and to ensure you meet the essential criteria.

Advert Closing Date:   Sunday 19th September 2021 at midnight

Interviews to be conducted:  Thursday 23rd September 2021 - Interviews will take place on MS Teams

The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.  We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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