SPRING Lead and SPLW North
Location: Waterside House, Irthlingborough and community based
Rate of pay: £16.55 per hour Lead two days; £15.55 per hour SPLW two days
Hours of work: 30 hours per week
Age UK Northamptonshire, the employer for this post, is one of the social sector organisations that make up the SPRING Partnership.
SPRING is a partnership of social sector organisations, commissioned by Northamptonshire Health & Care Partnership, to improve the wellbeing of people in Northamptonshire using Social Prescribing.
We take a person-centred approach and a holistic view towards wellbeing. Our goal is to help people to take a leap forward in managing their wellbeing and long-term health conditions.
About the role
The key purpose of this role as a Lead is to effectively manage the day-to-day activity of Age UK Northamptonshire’s SPRING Social Prescribing Service to ensure a high quality, appropriate, and relevant service is delivered.
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to SPRING Link Workers who take a holistic approach to an individual’s health and well-being. SPRING connects people to diverse community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. The SPRING Social Prescribing Link Worker will develop and promote activities for clients of SPRING services.
You will line manage the established team of four Social Prescribing Link Workers across the north of the county and one Administrator, and also contribute to the recruitment, management and training of volunteers. We will expect you to forge strong links with community organisations to build a comprehensive database of local resources and keep this information accurately updated, working collaboratively with local diverse partners. Keeping accurate, up to date records of caseload and adhering to confidentiality and information sharing protocols are important aspects of this role.
You will be expected to promote positive relationships with our partners and stakeholders: adult social care, hospitals, GPs and other organisations that support older people in the county.
Please see the job description for a fuller explanation of this role.
About you
We are looking for someone with experience of managing and working in a team and also able to work proactively on their own initiative. We are looking for someone with excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to liaise with other professionals.
For more information about this role please call Sam Watson on 01604 611200.
How to apply for our job vacancies
Download the job application form on this page. Complete either the Word or PDF version of the application form and either email to recruitment@ageuknorthants.org.uk or post it to:
Age UK Northamptonshire
The William and Patricia Venton Centre
York Road
Northampton
NN1 5QJ
Please do not send CVs as they will be discounted. For more information about this role and working for Age UK Northamptonshire, call us on 01604 611200 or email recruitment@ageuknorthants.org.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 30th May, midnight
Interviews: Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th June
Application form to download and open with Microsoft Word (158 KB)
Application form as a PDF to download and print out (404 KB)