Independent Living Advisor

5 months ago


Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom Kingston Centre for Independent Living Full time

Independent Living Advisor

28 hours/week

Kingston upon Thames - hybrid working

Kingston Centre for Independent Living (KCIL) is a community-based disability charity working across the boroughs of Kingston, Richmond and Sutton.

We support disabled people and their families to employ Personal Assistants (PAs) so that the disabled person can live as independently as they choose. We are looking for an ILA to support disabled people and their families in this process.

**What you may be doing now**
- You could be working in a voluntary sector, medical, care sector, education or HR setting.
- You could have lived experience of the issues disabled people face.

**Duties and responsibilities**
- Manage referrals into KCIL's Independent Living Direct Payments service.
- Guide service users through the process of employing a PA.
- Build and maintain relationships.
- Supporting KCIL's activities as a whole, for example, supporting general queries from the public, and providing support at KCIL events.

**What we are looking for**

**Essential**
- Administrative Experience, and providing information and advice to others.
- Ability to communicate clearly.
- To be self-motivated and work on your own initiative.
- A patient and caring manner.
- To be prepared to undergo a DBS check.
- A good understanding of Equality and Diversity.

**Desirable**
- Experience working with disabled children, adults, and/or their families/carers.
- Direct experience of disability.
- An understanding of welfare rights and benefits for disabled people.

**What we can offer you**
- Small, friendly and supportive team.
- Interesting and varied work environment.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Flexible work schedule that we can fit around you. This part-time role is the equivalent of four working days; this could be four working days or spread over five days, for example, 9 am to 3.30 pm.
- BUPA Employee Assistance Programme.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 7 months
Part-time hours: 28 per week

**Salary**: £25,500.00-£27,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Flexitime

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kingston Upon Thames: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kingston Upon Thames

Reference ID: KCIL-ILA



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