Healthy Homes Advisor

• West Suffolk Council
• Address: Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3YU
• Salary: 33143 - 38220 per annum plus excellent employee benefits package
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent

• Reference: 0563

West Suffolk Councilis looking to recruit a Healthy Homes Advisor.

We are looking for an efficient motivated solutions focused individual with a can do attitude to join our Healthy Homes team which is part of our Private Sector Housing and Environmental Health team.

The West Suffolk Healthy Homes team is essential in delivering the financial assistance associated with the Councils Housing Assistance Policy. Principally this is about delivering Disabled Facility Grants to enable residents to remain independent in their own home.

In this important role you will be responsible for overseeing grant applications liaising with applicants and professionals and resolving enquiries and complaints. You will need to be both assertive ready to challenge and problem solve.

The role is essential to ensuring the processes and systems in use are working optimally. Key tasks involve the review of grant applications to ensure they are reasonable and practicable compilation of data and figures for reports and oversight of the budget and supervise technical support within healthy homes.

You will have excellent communication and IT skills have the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines and be highly organised. You must demonstrate strong attention to detail and accuracy along with a thorough understanding of the Disabled Facilities (DFG) process and the associated aids adaptations.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of this exciting opportunity.

Why work for us Our benefits include:

• holiday entitlement of 25 days increasing to 29 days after 5 years (pro rata if part time) plus bank holidays (with an option to buy up to 10 extra days each year subject to approval)

• generous pension scheme contribute between 5.5% and 6.8% (depending on your salary) and the council will contribute 26%

• life assurance a payment of three times your annual salary

• flexible working options to enable work/life balance

• agile working - ability to work in the office and from home

• access to a unique employee benefits package which includes discounts and cashback on supermarkets high street shops holidays mobile phones electrical goods savings and loan schemes and many other products and services

• salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle to Work scheme Tusker Leased Car Scheme and SmartTech (buy the latest tech products interest free and repay through your monthly salary)

• rail and bus staff discounts

• a range ofHealth and Wellbeing initiatives including an employee assistance programme

• discounted membership at Abbeycroft Leisure centres

• A culture of learning inspiring staff to focus on continuous learning

• modern office accommodation

For an informal discussion and further information please call Emma Forsberg Private Sector Housing and Environmental Health Manager on or email

To apply please visitour website

West Suffolk Council has been rated in the top 10 district councils for climate action (Climate Scorecards 2023) and as a member of UK100 has demonstrated its commitment to a rapid transition to Net Zero with Clean Air in our communities. The council has declared a climate and biodiversity emergency and is committed to working towards net zero emissions by 2039.