Jobs and Volunteering Opportunities
Selce is dedicated to providing volunteer and work opportunities to capacity build a clean and just energy transition
Selce’s founders, directors and local volunteers have devoted hundreds of voluntary hours to increasing the momentum towards to a green energy future, bringing knowledge, solutions and the vision of a sustainable future to our communities. We remain dedicated to creating voluntary, work experience, skill development and and job opportunities in the community energy sector.
Work with Selce
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– £17 per hour
– 3 days a week
– Fixed term contract for 5 – 6 months (with opportunities to extend employment depending on funding availability)
– Based in SE London
– All out of pocket expenses paid
To apply sent a completed application form and a CV to sonia@selce.org.uk by midnight of Tuesday 31st of March.
Here at South East London Community Energy (SELCE) we’re recruiting a new team member to build on our creative, award-winning work addressing climate change and fuel poverty in practical, tangible ways.
A key Energy Advisors in our team is visually impaired. Who on his day-to-day supports households that cannot afford to heat their homes. He provides practical guidance and support to low-income households to reduce their fuel bills by accessing discounts or changing behaviour or by fitting small, practical energy-saving measures such as low energy light bulbs and draft proofing. He also enables householders to access funded home energy improvements such as loft, cavity wall insulation or heating upgrades.
Your role will be to support him in his work, this will entail working in in community settings as well as home visits. The work will include driving to and from venues and to homes using the Selce car (you do not need to have your own vehicle – a vehicle is provided for you). In the home, you will support him to install energy efficiency measures such as draught proofing and low-energy light bulbs.
The main function of the role will be a support one. But optionally and ideally, we would like to support you on a pathway to be an energy advisor yourself. Ideally you would, as part of your employment, undertake a professional qualification in energy advice (City and Guilds Certificate in Energy Awareness (6281-01) funded by Selce. By learning to be an energy advisor you will best be able to support him in his work.
To deliver this role, you will need to have a full clean UK Driving Licence. Ideally, you will have experience of supporting a visually impaired person. Ideally you will have an interest in supporting people on a low income. If you are practical, passionate about helping vulnerable people, have a can-do attitude along with an interest in energy markets and energy efficiency, get in touch.
It’s a varied challenge and we are keen to find the right person, so if you have any questions or queries about the job, feel free to contact Sonia Haddad, our Operations Manager sonia@selce.org.uk.
Volunteer with Selce
There are lots of different ways you can volunteer with Selce, depending on your skill set.
“You get to work on live projects and there’s a really friendly and welcoming environment.” (Lawrence, now employed as renewables project officer).
For example, we are always looking for voluntary energy advisors to help us meet the growing demand for energy advice across South East London. If you have empathetic way with people, are good with numbers, can commit to one day a week we’re looking for you.
For committed volunteers, we can enrol you for a National Energy Action (NEA) level 3 qualification.
Many of our staff start out as volunteers and this is a good opportunity for someone looking to start working in the energy advice sector or for someone who would like to help out households in their local community.
For more information on how to get involved, get in touch here.
Volunteer with Selce
There are lots of different ways you can volunteer with Selce, depending on your skill set.
“You get to work on live projects and there’s a really friendly and welcoming environment.” (Lawrence, now employed as renewables project officer).
For example, we are always looking for voluntary energy advisors to help us meet the growing demand for energy advice across South East London. If you have empathetic way with people, are good with numbers, can commit to one day a week we’re looking for you. As part of this role, we will enrol you for a National Energy Action (NEA) level 3 qualification.
Many of our staff start out as volunteers and this is a good opportunity for someone looking to start working in the energy advice sector or for someone who would like to help out households in their local community.
For more information on how to get involved, join our monthly volunteer information sessions on Teams.
We run these sessions every second Tuesday of the Month from 11-11:30.
