Community Care Responder
Age UK Lincoln & South Lincolnshire is an independent local charity – a brand partner of Age UK – supporting more than 5,000 people every week. Following an expansion with our NHS contract, our HART (Hospital Avoidance) and Response Team are looking to recruit additional Responders in Lincoln, Grantham, and Louth.
Our vision, ‘A world where older people flourish’ drives everything we do!
What is a Responder?
As a Responder, no two days are the same. With a multitude of tasks to keep you busy, supporting clients with different needs, every day will come with its challenges, but more so an abundance of job satisfaction and the feeling that you’ve ‘made a difference.’
Your day might start with preparing breakfast for a client, following some assistance with personal care. You may be supporting them with their medication, or be that one person they look forward to seeing each day, aiding their recovery at home. In between your care calls, you might be needed to respond to a lifeline call, assisting someone experiencing distress.
Together with our partners, we enable older people to safely remain at home, in order to prevent hospital admissions, but also to bridge the gap in care and avoid unnecessary hospital stays.
We’re looking for vibrant and enthusiastic employees working across 7 days, with two full days off each week. We have vacancies for full time employees (35 hours) and part time employees (28 hours). Our vacancies are for day shifts only.
The salary for this role is £23,707 pro rata with a holiday entitlement of 196 hours a year. We pay 45p per mile for up to 10,000 miles, a driving licence and access to your own car is essential to meet the needs of the service.
The expansion of the contract is scheduled to last until 31st March 2025.
What do we offer?
Age UK Lincoln & South Lincolnshire is an inclusive and innovative organisation that listens to our employees and clients to ensure they feel valued, respected and recognised. All employees have:
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme provided by BUPA
- Support from in house Mental Health First Aiders
- Full training for the role, with additional training in line with your passions, such as Dementia, Safeguarding and NVQ’s
- The opportunity to join an organisation that really makes a difference
- The opportunity for job satisfaction and feeling valued
- Access to the Blue Light Card
- Charity Worker discounts, including a dedicated Age UK portal (AON)
- Access to discounted tickets for events provided by Tickets for Good
- Uniform and all PPE
Are you ready to help us make a difference? Then here’s how to apply!
Please click here to complete our application form. Please do refer to the job description when completing your application, demonstrating your skills and suitability for the role.
CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: Monday 20th May 2024 at 09:00
Interview date: Wednesday 22nd May 2024
If you would like to find out more, please email recruitment@ageuklsl.org.uk or call 0345 556 4144 and ask to speak to a member of the HR team.
We reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications