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Age UK Merton is a great place to work. Could you bring your skills to our team? See our latest vacancies below.
Working for Age UK Merton
Age UK Merton is a local independent charity operating in the Borough of Merton for over 70 years, and with 25+ staff members we are always looking to grow! We help over 3500 local individuals every year, offering activities, events, befriending and information for older people, their carers, families and friends to make the most of later life. It's a great place to work if you really want to make a difference in people's lives and in the community. Could you be the face of Age UK Merton's future?
Take a look at the below vacancies for the current roles which we have listed.
If there are no current vacancies listed below, please take a look at the other ways you can get involved with us.
Age UK Merton is proud to support the #ShowTheSalary campaign. Age UK Merton have agreed to always Show The Salary when we advertise roles, to help to start closing the pay gaps that exist in the sector and give all candidates a more equal chance of a fair wage. We are committed to pay transparency and encouraging others to do the same.
It's a great place to work if you really want to make a difference in people's lives.
Current Opportunities
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I&A advisor application pack
Information & Advice Adviser
Location: Mitcham (On-site) with hybrid working available after a successful training period.
Salary: Full time salary 37.5 hours - £30,391 - £32,451 per year full time
Would consider 4 days (30 hours) pro rata
Contract: (Fixed term for 12 months), possibility of extension, subject to funding
Own car desirable but not essential. You will be required to undertake home visits across the borough of Merton.
You are an enthusiastic, motivated and organised person with excellent people skills who is looking for a role where real impact is made on the lives of the people you are supporting. You will need to have attention to detail, and strong problem-solving skills to support the complex and diverse range of issues that our clients face. Experience in the information and advice sector is desirable but not essential as full training will be given. What is important is your ability to work as part of a team but also using your initiative, being flexible and collaborative across the team at Age UK Merton. All our employees demonstrate our values of Quality, Integrity, Kindness, Inclusivity and Collaboration, and you will see this reflected throughout the people who make Age UK a wonderful place to work.
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Volunteer Administrator - Footcare service.
Age UK Merton provides clients with a comprehensive footcare service delivered by qualified Foot Health Practitioners. We want to encourage more clients to this service by providing an excellent service and warm welcome and are looking for dedicated volunteers to help us acheive this ambition.
Key tasks are:
- Updating client information in our database
- Contacting clients to confirm appointments
- Checking in clients and showing them to the treatment room
- Collecting payments and booking future appointments
Skills required:
- Excellent I.T. and database skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good telephone skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to follow Age UK Merton policies and procedures
- Confidentiality
- Willingess to learnAvailability of 6 months and over preferred
If you are interested in this role please email: footcare@ageukmerton.org.uk
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Volunteer support- Activity Service
Age UK Merton offers a range of activities both at its centre in Mitcham and across Merton.
We are keen to expand the activities we offer and are looking for volunteers to help support activity leads to do this.
The role:
- Helping set up rooms prior to activity
- Meeting and greeting participants
- Providing refereshments where required
- Collecting payments as required and handing over to a member of staff
- Supporting participants with the activity as needed to ensure they can fully join in
- Where relevant, encourage conversation to increase the social benefit of the activity
- Support clients with leaving at the end of the activity
- Clean and tidy spaces after activity has finished
We are looking for volunteers who:
- Are practical
- Have a 'can do' attitude
- Are friendly and able to communicate easily
- Are empathetic
- Enjoy being part of a team
- Have an understanding of health and safety and can follow Age UK Merton's policies and procedures.
We are particularly looking for people that can help with our very popular singing for fun session on Thursday mornings.
If you are interested in this role please email your expression of interest to activities@ageukmerton.org.uk
We recognise that everyone is unique and may have particular needs during the recruitment process. Therefore if there is anything you would like to discuss in relation to that process, please contact us.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and especially from under-represented groups.
We strive to make our recruitment process fully accessible to all applicants, including those with a disability, long term condition or anyone who may otherwise require additional support or reasonable adjustments.
This includes support for applicants:
- with visual impairment with assistive technology and alternative print
- who are deaf or hard of hearing with interpreters, technology solutions and interview questions in writing
- with conditions that affect mobility and dexterity with an accessible building
- with neurodiversity, such as Asperger's Syndrome and dyslexia, as well as mental health, with tailored support
The list is not exhaustive and we welcome the opportunity to discuss your specific needs with you. If our application requirements are not accessible to you please contact us to discuss alternative ways of applying for our roles.
If additional support is needed at interview to ensure you have full access, you can either tell us in your application, or you will be asked if you are invited to interview.
An applicant’s disclosure of their disability will not disqualify nor adversely affect the candidate’s chances of being short listed or offered the post.