Independent Living Officer inStockport inStockport PUBLISHED 21 JUL 2024
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At Stockport Homes we believe in being ambitious, making a difference in our local communities, and serving our customers with passion.
We are a values driven organisation committed to achieving our mission of ‘One team, transforming lives’.Working for us means you can make a difference to the lives of vulnerable people in Stockport every day. It’s also means you get to be part of a thriving and forward-looking Organisation that prides itself on being a great place to work.
We have a vacancy for an Independent Living Officer taking a lead on supporting rehousing applicants requiring Extra Care and adapted properties will lead on the management of both waiting lists. In addition, manage the administrative functions to support the Occupational Therapist assessing Stockport Homes’ customers requiring complex major adaptations.
Assessing risk and working effectively with in-house teams and external statutory and voluntary agencies (such as Social Care) for the benefit of customers is key to success in this role.
We are looking for someone whose previous experience of working with vulnerable individuals in a supportive capacity will empower customers to achieve successful outcomes. Passion, self-motivation, persistence & determination are skills required from the successful candidate to engage & support customers with a range of complex needs.
Candidates will have robust IT skills in order to effectively caseload manage as well as utilise Microsoft packages. Previous experience of clear & accurate recording of customer interventions is also required.
A driving licence & access to a vehicle is necessary for this role.
If you would like to informally discuss the Independent Living Officer role, please contact Nicole Jackson Occupational Therapist on or email .
We strongly recommend an early application as we will be interviewing throughout the duration of the role being open and reserve the right to close the role early if we successfully appoint.
It is important to us that we have a diverse workforce, representative of the communities we work in. Equality, diversity and inclusion is important to us and we like to acknowledge that everyone is different. We’re always looking to improve diversity within our teams and across the group, so we would welcome any applications from any underrepresented groups.
The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory enhanced clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We understand that if you don't meet every requirement, you may be hesitant to apply but we still want to hear from you and encourage you to submit an application detailing your experiences, achievements, and the value you can bring to our team.
This role will be on Stockport Homes Limited terms and conditions.
Closing date: 31st July 2024
Interview date: 6th & 7th August 2024
Find out if this opportunity is a good fit by reading all of the information that follows below.
Stockport Homes is Stockport’s largest landlord and a management organisation which acts as landlord for both Stockport Council’s social housing and our own property portfolio. But we’re more than just so-called rent collectors. We’re an award-winning, trailblazing public sector company that strives to transform lives by offering tenants advice and support on health and wellbeing, finance, youth engagement, employment and education opportunities as well as help in the home.
At Stockport Homes we believe in being ambitious, making a difference in our local communities, and serving our customers with passion. We believe in approaching problems with innovation, in respecting our partners, colleagues and customers and in striving for excellence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. The SHG “Be You” approach sums up our belief that everyone has the right to be who they are, and to be that person at work, in line with SHG’s Values. We appreciate the strength we gain from having and supporting our diverse teams. Diversity contributes to our inclusive culture and allows us to be truly representative of the communities we work in.
We are a values driven organisation committed to achieving our mission of ‘One team, transforming lives’.
Working for us means you can make a difference to the lives of vulnerable people in Stockport every day. It’s also means you get to be part of a thriving and forward-looking Organisation that prides itself on being a great place to work.
We have a vacancy for an Independent Living Officer taking a lead on supporting rehousing applicants requiring Extra Care and adapted properties will lead on the management of both waiting lists. In addition, manage the administrative functions to support the Occupational Therapist assessing Stockport Homes’ customers requiring complex major adaptations.
Assessing risk and working effectively with in-house teams and external statutory and voluntary agencies (such as Social Care) for the benefit of customers is key to success in this role.
We are looking for someone whose previous experience of working with vulnerable individuals in a supportive capacity will empower customers to achieve successful outcomes. Passion, self-motivation, persistence & determination are skills required from the successful candidate to engage & support customers with a range of complex needs.
Candidates will have robust IT skills in order to effectively caseload manage as well as utilise Microsoft packages. Previous experience of clear & accurate recording of customer interventions is also required.
A driving licence & access to a vehicle is necessary for this role.
If you would like to informally discuss the Independent Living Officer role, please contact Nicole Jackson Occupational Therapist on or email .
We strongly recommend an early application as we will be interviewing throughout the duration of the role being open and reserve the right to close the role early if we successfully appoint.
It is important to us that we have a diverse workforce, representative of the communities we work in. Equality, diversity and inclusion is important to us and we like to acknowledge that everyone is different. We’re always looking to improve diversity within our teams and across the group, so we would welcome any applications from any underrepresented groups.
The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory enhanced clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We understand that if you don't meet every requirement, you may be hesitant to apply but we still want to hear from you and encourage you to submit an application detailing your experiences, achievements, and the value you can bring to our team.
This role will be on Stockport Homes Limited terms and conditions.
Closing date: 31st July 2024
Interview date: 6th & 7th August 2024
Find out if this opportunity is a good fit by reading all of the information that follows below.
Stockport Homes is Stockport’s largest landlord and a management organisation which acts as landlord for both Stockport Council’s social housing and our own property portfolio. But we’re more than just so-called rent collectors. We’re an award-winning, trailblazing public sector company that strives to transform lives by offering tenants advice and support on health and wellbeing, finance, youth engagement, employment and education opportunities as well as help in the home.
At Stockport Homes we believe in being ambitious, making a difference in our local communities, and serving our customers with passion. We believe in approaching problems with innovation, in respecting our partners, colleagues and customers and in striving for excellence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. The SHG “Be You” approach sums up our belief that everyone has the right to be who they are, and to be that person at work, in line with SHG’s Values. We appreciate the strength we gain from having and supporting our diverse teams. Diversity contributes to our inclusive culture and allows us to be truly representative of the communities we work in.
Working for us means you can make a difference to the lives of vulnerable people in Stockport every day. It’s also means you get to be part of a thriving and forward-looking Organisation that prides itself on being a great place to work.
We have a vacancy for an Independent Living Officer taking a lead on supporting rehousing applicants requiring Extra Care and adapted properties will lead on the management of both waiting lists. In addition, manage the administrative functions to support the Occupational Therapist assessing Stockport Homes’ customers requiring complex major adaptations.
Assessing risk and working effectively with in-house teams and external statutory and voluntary agencies (such as Social Care) for the benefit of customers is key to success in this role.
We are looking for someone whose previous experience of working with vulnerable individuals in a supportive capacity will empower customers to achieve successful outcomes. Passion, self-motivation, persistence & determination are skills required from the successful candidate to engage & support customers with a range of complex needs.
Candidates will have robust IT skills in order to effectively caseload manage as well as utilise Microsoft packages. Previous experience of clear & accurate recording of customer interventions is also required.
A driving licence & access to a vehicle is necessary for this role.
If you would like to informally discuss the Independent Living Officer role, please contact Nicole Jackson Occupational Therapist on or email .
We strongly recommend an early application as we will be interviewing throughout the duration of the role being open and reserve the right to close the role early if we successfully appoint.
It is important to us that we have a diverse workforce, representative of the communities we work in. Equality, diversity and inclusion is important to us and we like to acknowledge that everyone is different. We’re always looking to improve diversity within our teams and across the group, so we would welcome any applications from any underrepresented groups.
The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory enhanced clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We understand that if you don't meet every requirement, you may be hesitant to apply but we still want to hear from you and encourage you to submit an application detailing your experiences, achievements, and the value you can bring to our team.
This role will be on Stockport Homes Limited terms and conditions.
Closing date: 31st July 2024
Interview date: 6th & 7th August 2024
Find out if this opportunity is a good fit by reading all of the information that follows below.
Stockport Homes is Stockport’s largest landlord and a management organisation which acts as landlord for both Stockport Council’s social housing and our own property portfolio. But we’re more than just so-called rent collectors. We’re an award-winning, trailblazing public sector company that strives to transform lives by offering tenants advice and support on health and wellbeing, finance, youth engagement, employment and education opportunities as well as help in the home.
At Stockport Homes we believe in being ambitious, making a difference in our local communities, and serving our customers with passion. We believe in approaching problems with innovation, in respecting our partners, colleagues and customers and in striving for excellence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. The SHG “Be You” approach sums up our belief that everyone has the right to be who they are, and to be that person at work, in line with SHG’s Values. We appreciate the strength we gain from having and supporting our diverse teams. Diversity contributes to our inclusive culture and allows us to be truly representative of the communities we work in.
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