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Age UK Reading is a great place to work. Could you bring your skills to our team? See our latest vacancies below.

Working for Age UK Reading

Age UK Reading is a local independent charity with 20 staff members. We help over 1500 local older people every year, offering activities, events, befriending and information. It's a great place to work if you really want to make a difference in people's lives.

If there are no current vacancies listed below, please take a look at the other ways you can get involved with us.

Group Activities Development Co-ordinator

This role oversees the development and running of all of our group activities . It is a chance to own an important project and really make a difference to the lives of older people.

 

Responsibility for:            

  • The work of Group activity staff and volunteers, the management of Group Activities provision and to support the lead for organisational volunteering in the recruitment, training and deployment of volunteers supporting these services
  • Services include all of our social activities which include STAR Clubs for older people. MCST Dementia Clubs, and our Pop in Coffee morning. It is our goal to develop more in the future as clubs become established and self-funding.
  • This key post will be given a high degree of responsibility and accountability to deliver day-to-day services and to develop the organisation to help make Reading a great place to grow old.

 

Aims of the role:

  1. To support the CEO to improve and develop our organisation through new ideas and projects to take our services forward.
  2. To ensure high quality service delivery in all activities to meet the needs of older people in Reading.
  3. Lead and motivate good teamwork amongst the staff and volunteer team.
  4. To run and report on our dementia services according to the MCST framework.

Salary: circa £28,600 per annum, pro rata for 20/25 hours PW.

Note. One year contract. We expect the scope of this role to be reviewed within the next 12 months It is likely to continue but not in the same form.

We welcome informal conversations about this role. 

To talk to us or to ask for an application pack please contact the office on 01189502480 or email info@ageukreading.org.uk

 

 

Happy Feet

 

Happy Feet - Nailcutter

We provide a toenail cutting service to people over the age of 50. We are looking for enthusiastic, energetic, positive people who are committed to delivering top quality services to older people in the Greater Reading area and Wokingham.  The service makes a real difference to hundreds of older people, helping them to stay active for longer.

 Salary:                          £12 per hour

Hours of Work:             0830-1500

Sessions available:

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Reading and Wokingham

 

 Key Tasks:

  • To undertake nail cutting, foot massage and client assessments for which training will be given.
  • Attend team meetings and participate in training and development activities.

 Skills required:

  • Excellent communication and time management skills
  • Maintain accurate records, be numerate and have good IT skills
  • Relate to the needs of older people
  • Ability to work as a team

 For information or request an application form: fcareadmin@ageukreading.org.uk 0118 9502480

 In the event of a successful application  the staff post will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.  A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position with Age UK Reading.  Age UK Reading is an equal opportunities employer committed to equality in the workplace.