Living Well Support Service Wellbeing Worker - Lancaster

Location:    Lancaster

Salary:        £23,000 FTE 

Hours:        21hrs per week.  (including some weekends & bank holidays)

Are you looking for a role that is varied and challenging, where you have the potential to improve the lives of vulnerable people in Lancashire”?

If so we are looking to recruit a Living Well Support Service Wellbeing Worker to support the existing team. They will work across the community to support patients in the Lancaster and Morecambe Bay areas. 

Age UK Lancashire's Living Well Support Service provideds support for anyone over 18 years old following a long period of illness or hospital stay. Our service provides essential support to patients who are both at risk of admission and have been discharged from hospital.

In providing this service we are able to:

• Take patients home directly from the hospital and settle them back at home, ensuring they have everything they need to remain at home.
• Provide continued support for up to 6 weeks, to help them retain or regain their independence.
• Provide support to those individuals who are at risk of admission.

The successful applicant should have:

• Experience/knowledge of working with vulnerable or older people
• An ability to provide a person-centred approach, promoting independence at all times
• The ability to work well within a team
• The ability to communicate effectively across a wide range of people
• Able to manage their own workload and to use their own initiative
• The ability to carry out assessments and keep accurate records
• A full driving Licence, appropriate Insurance cover and a suitable car.

This is a hugely rewarding role for the right person. If you are passionate about making a difference and have empathy towards others, then we would love to hear from you. We know you will understand why we want to make sure we recruit the right person with the right key requirements-skills, experience, attributes, and abilities to join our team, so it is important that you tell us about it on your application form.

Full training will be provided.

Please note there is no personal care within this role.

Benefits include:

• Full training and comprehensive induction to ensure you have the support you need to succeed and thrive in your new role.
• Access to Employee assistance programme.
• Pension scheme.
• Paid annual leave.
• Staff discount card for hundreds of Highstreet shops and online services.
• Travel expenses will be paid for all journeys required for work, excluding travel from home to base. 
• Hospital metered parking will also be paid for costs incurred carrying out your role.
• Bank Holidays paid at double time.

 DBS: This post is eligible for an enhanced DBS check and all the associated costs will be met by the employee. 

Closing Date:   10.00am Monday 29th July.  Early applications are welcome, with immediate start pending DBS checks & references.

Further information and application form can be downloaded below. Please take a look at the full job description and person specification before applying. 

To apply please send your completed application or a current CV and supporting statement to recruitment@ageuklancs.org.uk