Become an Energy Champion
Are you concerned about climate change and want to help your community reduce carbon emissions? Or perhaps you’d like to help people conserve energy, save money on their energy bills and create warmer, healthier homes next winter.
If so, this role is for you! You can do it as a volunteer or as a part-time paid role.
What does an Energy Champion do?
- Give energy efficiency advice to members of the public.
- Attend energy efficiency events and advice clinics, as well as carry out home visits such as thermal imaging or in-home energy assessments.
- Provide knowledgeable and trusted support.
- Enjoy flexible working hours and be able to work some evenings and weekends.
Click here for the full Energy Champion Job Description.
What makes a good Energy Champion?
You will need to:
- Have a friendly disposition.
- Talk to members of the public sympathetically and confidently.
- Complete our Energy Champions courses.
- Give energy efficiency advice that is correct and knowledgeable.
- Be prepared to support vulnerable and non-digital people.
- Provide advice at events in your community.
Get trained up for free!
The training course involves an in-person one day training course in Buckinghamshire; there are follow-up modules to gain additional skills such as training to use the Fairer Warmth online tool to create energy efficiency plans for the people you advise, and we have funded places on the NEA Level 3 Energy Awareness course and encourage our team to complete that qualification.
We will also give full training on thermal imaging assessments and home visits to those team members who will be involved in that type of advice.
