Job Information
The Warmer Homes Team Leader will manage a team responsible for processing warmer homes applications, coordinating appointments for home visits and liaising with contractors and delivery partners for residents who have applied to Northumberland County Council’s Warmer Homes scheme.
Northumberland County Council declared a Climate Emergency in 2019. Since then, we have been busy identifying and delivering projects that attract investment to the county, create new jobs for the green economy and reduce our carbon footprint.
What have we done so far?
We have given away more than 30,000 trees to residents and community groups, extended our Electrical Vehicle charging network, started to decarbonise our council owned fleet, install heat pumps across our estate, carried out energy improvement measures to our housing stock and launched the Great Northumberland Forest!
We have set out details of the projects we need to deliver in the next two years and a route to achieving net zero by 2030 in our most recent Climate Change Action Plan (www.northumberland.gov.uk/climateactionplan).
Delivering Sustainable Homes
We are seeking people to help with one of Northumberland's main challenges to reaching net-zero, domestic heating, and energy. To deliver our climate plan we have set up‘Warmer Homes’ which is Northumberland County Council’s new in-house delivery scheme for the delivery of government funding, for the retrofit of domestic dwellings.
Warmer Homes will help make homes in Northumberland more energy efficient, with funding available for eligible residents living off the gas grid. The warmer homes team will have until 2025 to deliver energy efficiency improvements on at least 600 homes in the region.
This team will work directly with residents and suppliers to design and deliver changes that will make a real difference at the front line of climate change, while also bringing direct benefits to local people by providing warmer homes. Individuals interested in this role must always put the needs of our residents first, providing appropriate care and consideration in every case.
We are looking for people who are great communicators and passionate about delivering net zero but are also detail focused and realistic about the challenges on the route to Net-Zero.
The council welcomes applications from engaged, knowledgeable and focused individuals and can support the achievement of qualifications where necessary.
Further details can be found in the attached job description and if you would like more information, please email climate@northumberland.gov.uk for an informal discussion.
Based at County Hall, Morpeth, however, occasionally may work away from the normal office location and will regularly deal with customers in their homes.
37 hours per week, Fixed term contract until 30 April 2025
