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About The Role

Role: Home Improvement Agency Technical Advisor
Location: Hybrid - On site/remote working and Civic Offices, Union St, Chorley
ContractFull time (36.25 hours per week) / Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
Salary: £33,366 - £36,124
Closing Date: 11 December 2024

Keen to make a real positive difference to people’s lives? Help to restore their independence and boost their wellbeing with this vital role carrying out technical work in the Home Improvement Agency team.

What you’ll be getting up to
  • You will be visiting residents’ homes to do building surveys and designs for disabled adaptions, produce CAD drawings and specifications of work, and procure tenders for building projects to ensure value for money and completion of works to the required standard.
  • You will liaise with other professionals such as Occupational Therapy, Social Care services and Social Housing providers on technical matters concerning the assessment of residents’ needs.
  • You will maintain and manage work programmes within budget, including verifying invoices
  • You will monitor contractors’ on-site performance.
Who we’re looking for
  • Someone with relevant professional qualification relating to building technology, possessing a high level of technical expertise in building maintenance, adaptations, and disrepair issues
  • You’ll need excellent ICT skills, including AutoCAD expertise.
  • You’ll have extensive experience of dealing professionally with vulnerable residents, resolving their complex problems, and identifying practical solutions
  • Someone with a sound understanding of the Council’s responsibilities regarding Disabled Facility Grant, current developments, and good practice.
Other requirements
  • This role requires you to regularly use a vehicle to carry out your role therefore you must possess a valid UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle.
  • Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check (applied and paid for by the Council).
Our Benefits
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
  • Hybrid/agile working from day one
  • Local Government pension
  • Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments 
  • Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
  • Volunteering days
  • Free parking
Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We’re always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you’re interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the “Contact Us” form on our careers website.

About Us

Chorley Council is dedicated to providing first-class services and promoting the well-being of the local community. Our staff are our greatest resource, at the heart of everything we do, and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services for our residents. At Chorley Council, we’re always striving to make our borough the best to live, work and visit. 

Working Together

We share a number of our services with South Ribble Borough Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.

Additional information

Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date. 

Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.

We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.

If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

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