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Enhance Coordinator

Age UK Leeds is a leading local voluntary sector organisation providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of older people in Leeds.

Are you looking for a role that is varied and challenging, where you have the potential to make a real difference and improve the lives of older people in Leeds? If so, we at Age UK Leeds are recruiting for an Enhance Coordinator to work as part of our Enhance Team.

Salary Scale 6 £26,887 - £27,973 pro rata

Hours Up to 21 hours per week

Contract Term Service is contracted until 30^th April 2025

Closing Date 08.05.2024

Interview Date 15.05.2024

Location Leeds

The aim of Enhance is to support safe and sustainable discharge from hospital and neighbourhood teams into a secure home environment. This will be through provision of in-home and community services to recipients across the city. The programme aims to link Neighbourhood Teams with Age UK Leeds, along with 14 other third sector organisations, to enhance capacity in both sectors and to avoid both delayed discharges and readmissions.

The focus of this role is to co-ordinate referrals, assess client’s needs and develop 121 person centred action plans, based on post discharge support, which include focuses on exercise, nutrition, healthy living and rehabilitation. Contact will be via home visits and telephone calls.

The role will involve supporting Enhance Support Workers, carrying out supervision as well as holding a caseload of clients.

Experience and knowledge of producing risk assessments and outcome-based support plans is a requirement for this role, along with an understanding of the opportunities available to older people who are impacted by physical and mental health conditions.

How to Apply

To apply for this role please download the following documents which make up the application pack. Please note that all applicants must complete the application form as we do not accept CVs.

Application Pack Documents:

Application Form

Age UK Leeds Background

Equality and Diversity Policy

Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form

Job Description

Person Specification

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy

Tell us what you think

For an informal chat about the position, please contact Samantha Latham on 07538 870 323

Please submit your completed application and monitoring form to our HR by email at humanresources@ageukleeds.org.uk or by post to Human Resources, Age UK Leeds, Bradbury Building, Mark Lane, Leeds, LS2 8JA.

Please note that postal applications must reach us the working day before the deadline in order to be considered for shortlisting.

For further information about applying for the role contact the HR Officer on 07395851568

Application packs may be available in other formats on request.

Travel with Confidence Coordinator

Age UK Leeds is a leading local voluntary sector organisation providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of older people in Leeds.

Are you looking for a role that is varied and challenging, where you have the potential to make a real difference and improve the lives of older people in Leeds? If so, we at Age UK Leeds are recruiting for an Travel with Confidence Coordinator to work as part of our Travel with Confidence Team.

Salary - Scale 6 £27,973 pro rata

Hours - 15 hours per week

Contract Term Service is contracted until 31^st March 2027

Closing Date – 17.05.2024

Interview Date - TBC

Location – Leeds

The Travel with Confidence Programme, along with other third sector organisations aims to support people aged 50+ to have more positive experiences of the transport system and feel more confident in making journeys.

This is a brand new project with the opportunity for the Co-ordinator to contribute to the planning, development and analysis of the service.

The focus of this role is to coordinate up to 12 weeks of person-centred intervention. You will lead on co-ordinating referrals, through the programme, assessing client’s needs and developing 121 outcome-based plans.

Key to the role will be the ability to build trusting relationships quickly whilst motivating individuals to make sustained changes, working sensitively and overcoming barriers

You will work alongside communities, other voluntary organisations and a range of partner agencies to ensure that older people have the knowledge, resources and support systems in place to maximise resilience now and in the future.

The role will involve supporting paid Support Workers, carrying out case supervisions as well as holding a caseload of clients. The role also involves the coordinating and supervising volunteers.

Experience and knowledge of outcome-based support plans and producing risk assessments is a requirement for this role, along with experience of working with older people who have a disability.