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Independent Living Officer

West Lancashire Borough Council

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Skelmersdale/Ormskirk (On-Site)

Temporary, Flexible hours, Full time

Basic DBS check required

£24,294 to £25,979 pay award pending

36 hours


Why Us?

It’s time to join West Lancs as we embark on delivering our new and ambitious Vision and Priorities. With a focus on environmental sustainability, generating economic prosperity, building inclusive & healthy communities and financial resilience, we are looking for exceptional candidates to help shape our future. You will be joining an organisation that puts its customers first, takes responsibility and works together with a can-do attitude, all while challenging the status quo to deliver exceptional outcomes for our communities.

Your Role!

We are now looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated person to join our Independent Living team, someone who shares our commitment and motivation to make a difference. Ideally you will have experience of working with older people and understand their needs. In a busy and challenging environment you will provide a range of housing support services that enable residents to remain living independently in their homes; and will link with local services to prevent social isolation and promote health and wellbeing.

To find out more about West Lancashire Borough Council, Please follow the link to access our Recruitment Pack and view the attached Role Profile below.

About You!

With constantly changing priorities we are looking for someone who will be self-motivated, capable of working with minimal supervision and able to demonstrate a proven track record of dealing with customers, ideally in a social housing environment. You should also be a great communicator with excellent IT skills, which you will need to help provide an excellent and efficient service.

You will also ideally have:

  • Experience of working with older people in a support or care setting 
  • Experience of networking, maintaining and developing effective working relationships with support agencies, Housing colleagues, and other voluntary and statutory agencies for the benefit of clients and documenting actions.
  • Experience of jointly undertaking Personal Plans, (including risk and needs assessment), with clients and their representatives and work towards achieving identified outcomes.
  • Knowledge of professional boundaries and safeguarding issues

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves on our friendliness and being a good employer with a range of benefits and employment terms and conditions to suit you. A competitive salary and annual leave entitlement, flexible working, a generous employer pension contribution scheme, work life balance policies, and support for your personal development are just some of the benefits we offer.

If you are eager to be part of a transformative journey and make a tangible impact, West Lancashire Borough Council welcomes your application.


Closing date: Sun 10/11/2024 at 23:55
Job reference: WLBC/24/296339
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