Green Doctor Trainee

Green Doctor Trainee
Organisation: Groundwork North East & Cumbria
Contract Type: 12 Months, Fixed term
Weekly Hours: 37 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday – Friday – 8.30am-4.30pm, flexibility is required
Rate of Pay: £12.00 per hour
Responsible to: Project Manager
Location: Westmorland in Furness- based in Barrow.
Anticipated Start Date: 8th April 2024

Job Summary

The Green Doctor Trainee will work alongside our experienced Green Doctors (Groundwork community workers who specialise in providing energy advice) to help residents use energy efficiently, reduce bills, and to stay warm and well in their homes.

The role will include supporting customers by telephone, travelling extensively in the local area to deliver home energy visits, fitting small energy-saving measures (sometimes involving working at height), and taking part in promotional activities to spread the word about our service.

You will learn how to use equipment and tools, gather and record data accurately, and ultimately provide high-quality advice to help people who are most in need.

We are seeking an individual who is motivated to develop a career in the energy advice sector, and who is committed to supporting vulnerable people to act more sustainably, to stay warm and well in their homes, and to reduce their household bills.

The ideal candidate would be approachable, professional and motivated to learn. We’ll help you to gain the technical qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience needed, provided you commit to a structured programme of learning alongside other Trainees. The role will involve working in communities and supporting vulnerable people in their homes, so interpersonal skills and a commitment to working safely and responsibly will be critical. As part of a small team, communication and team-working skills will be essential, as well a willingness to travel to support customers within an agreed geographical area.

Closing date: Midnight on Friday 23rd February 2024

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Make yourself at home

We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.

No agencies please.