Independent Living Officer
| Posting date: | 11 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,403 to £31,022 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 December 2025 |
| Location: | Lancaster, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Lancaster City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 108_25 |
Summary
We are recruiting for two Independent Living Officers
The Role
Overview
• To provide an effective local housing management service to all tenants living in an independent living environment including maintaining the regular contact agreement for each tenant.
• To provide onsite management and supervision of independent living schemes with regards to
maintenance, health and safety and cleanliness.
• To undertake all aspects of the role within the independent Living team and always working within the relevant policies and procedures of the area.
General Duties
• To provide a local housing management service to tenants living in an independent living environment, by supporting Council housing teams, including estate managers, income managers, household intervention officers and choice-based lettings, to help sustain tenancies.
• To provide a home visiting service to ensure adequacy and safety of accommodation.
• To provide daily contact with tenants as agreed on their support plan
• Provide cover at other schemes for holidays or sick leave.
About You
You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.
Our Benefits
Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:
Generous annual leave allowance
Local Government Pension Scheme
A range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities and retail.
Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.
We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.
At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.
We are a disability confident committed employer.
Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.
Interview date: TBC
The Role
Overview
• To provide an effective local housing management service to all tenants living in an independent living environment including maintaining the regular contact agreement for each tenant.
• To provide onsite management and supervision of independent living schemes with regards to
maintenance, health and safety and cleanliness.
• To undertake all aspects of the role within the independent Living team and always working within the relevant policies and procedures of the area.
General Duties
• To provide a local housing management service to tenants living in an independent living environment, by supporting Council housing teams, including estate managers, income managers, household intervention officers and choice-based lettings, to help sustain tenancies.
• To provide a home visiting service to ensure adequacy and safety of accommodation.
• To provide daily contact with tenants as agreed on their support plan
• Provide cover at other schemes for holidays or sick leave.
About You
You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.
Our Benefits
Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:
Generous annual leave allowance
Local Government Pension Scheme
A range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities and retail.
Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.
We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.
At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.
We are a disability confident committed employer.
Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.
Interview date: TBC
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.