Low Carbon Energy Adviser

To work as part of our Low Carbon Energy Advice team and the Resilient Bude programme

Community Energy Plus  is recruiting a Low Carbon Energy Adviser to promote energy efficiency and to assist householders in the transition to low carbon lifestyles.

Community Energy Plus’s Energy Advisers are people who:

• are committed to providing high quality advice services,
• are passionate about making a lasting difference for the people we serve,
• have an approachable outlook and can communicate with people of all backgrounds,
• are flexible and can take a collaborative approach to teamwork, and
• are prepared to learn new skills

Knowledge about energy management in a domestic setting is essential for this role. All energy advisers working with Community Energy Plus are required to hold City & Guilds 6281 Level 3 certification in Energy Awareness. Appropriate training will be given if this qualification is not held prior to appointment.

Resilient Bude – Protecting Our Future: The Bude Climate Partnership is a group of local environmental organisations working together to develop positive community-led climate-change responses throughout the wider Bude area. The partnership has secured funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for a five-year programme, that started in January 2023, that aims to build climate resilience and reduce energy use and carbon emissions across the Bude area. It will galvanise every resident, business, and visitor across all communities to build resilience against the impact of climate change.

The Resilient Bude programme will deliver activities across a number of projects:

• A Sustainable Tourism project
• A Shoreline Resilience project
• A energy efficiency, low carbon technology advice programme

Together with the establishment of

• A Library of Things
• Community Growing project

The focus of the projects’ activities is Bude & Stratton Town Council area and the 11 Parish Councils in the surrounding area.

Engagement with all parts of the funded projects will be a crucial part of the role of the Low Carbon Energy Adviser, but the Adviser will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of energy efficiency and renewable energy advice. This aims to help residents improve the efficiency of their homes and to reduce the community’s carbon footprint.

Working as part of the team at Community Energy Plus, the Low Carbon Energy Adviser will be supported in this work and will assist in the delivery of work to address the transition to low carbon technologies in the Bude area and northeast Cornwall.

Please see Low Carbon Energy Adviser – Application Pack before making your application