Independent Living Advisor

Do you have a passion for helping those in need of a little help? Do you have experience and thrive on providing support and guidance to the vulnerable, developing plans to improve and self-actualise, all with patience and a positive attitude? If so, we want you to join an organisation certified as a Great Place to Work!

About the Role:

As an Independent Living Advisor (Support Worker), you'll provide a tailored service and customer-focused approach to customers living in our Independent Living Schemes and general needs properties. You will manage a caseload of support cases including long-term, short-term and social isolation cases, regularly carrying out support assessments and reviews to establish customers' needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• The role generally involves working with our most vulnerable customers in the over 50 age group, so experience in this area would be helpful.
• A good understanding of the safeguarding vulnerable adults procedures and the confidence to signpost customers to other services would also be desirable.
• Liaising with internal and external agencies in the community, with the wider Independent Living Scheme team, is key to providing a customer-focused and integrated service.
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills are essential.

What We're Looking For:

To be successful here, you'll need to genuinely care about people - a friendly and approachable person who prefers working together to solve problems rather than telling people what to do. You'll need to be hardworking, resilient and confident enough to make decisions and take action when needed.

You will be someone who:

• Has experience working with older and vulnerable people, as well as time in a customer-focused environment.
• Is curious and does not shy away from having difficult conversations.
• Has excellent knowledge of safeguarding procedures.
• Is proficient in the use of computer applications, such as Outlook, Word and other Microsoft applications.
• Ideally has spent time working within a social housing organisation.
• Is enthusiastic and has a positive problem-solving nature.
• Brings a commitment to our DNA and will be a great ambassador for Bromford.

Additional Information:

This role is full time and permanent, working in our schemes in the Mangotsfield, Wick & Marshfield (BS16 9JG) areas. Regular travel is required, so you will need access to a car and a full driving licence. The role is subject to an enhanced DBS and adult barred list check.

Ready to Apply?

If you're passionate about making a difference and meet the criteria above, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now and take the first step towards a rewarding career with Bromford.

Application Deadline:

The closing date is Sunday 22 June with interviews taking place on Monday 30 June 2025, at our Riverside Court Office, Chipping Sodbury.

Your previous experience may be in roles such as housing manager, housing officer, estate management, tenancy officer, amongst others.

About us:

We are a housing association that owns and provides over 47,000 homes for people who can't access market housing; has individual relationships with more than 112,000 customers; has a strong balance sheet and plans to build 11,000 homes by 2032. All of this is only possible because of our 1,900 dedicated colleagues.

We take a simple view that nothing is more important to any individual or family than their home. It's a matter of social justice that everyone should have a home that is safe, secure, and affordable. We exist to provide such homes. With the right home, people can achieve great things, not only for themselves but for wider society too.

We provide quality, affordable homes. But we care about the people who live in them too. We want each of them to be able to achieve their goals. This will be different for each customer. Put simply, we want people to thrive.

Diversity Statement:

We are committed to recruiting, developing and retaining colleagues who are representative of the diverse communities we work with. This commitment is embedded in our DNA, and we are striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all colleagues feel valued and respected, and individuality is celebrated. We are a proud "Disability Confident" (Level 2) and Menopause Friendly employer and have signed the Armed Forces covenant to support those who serve.

We encourage people from all sections of our community to apply for jobs with us. Particularly, we welcome those who have been historically underrepresented in areas of our workforce including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Great Place To Work Certified:

Bromford have once again been certified as a Great Place To Work (Nov 24 - Nov 25). The 2024 Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey highlighted that our employees believe we have an amazing company culture and that 91% of our employees were made to feel welcome when they joined us. We are also proud to have been named as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women for two years running (2023 and 2024) demonstrating that all colleagues, regardless of gender, can thrive at Bromford.

Benefits:

• Flexible benefits
• Learning and development
• Private medical cover
• Work-life balance
• Pay and financial wellbeing
• Health and wellbeing