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Age UK Richmond upon Thames is a great place to work. Could you bring your skills to our team? See our latest vacancies below.
Working for Age UK Richmond upon Thames
Age UK Richmond upon Thames is a local independent charity with 50 staff members. We help over 4,000 local older people every year, offering activities, events, practical help at home and information. It's a great place to work if you really want to make a difference in people's lives.
To apply for a vacancy, please send your CV and short covering letter to recruitment@ageukrichmond.org.uk
Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
If there are no current vacancies listed below, please take a look at the other ways you can get involved with us.
Current vacancies with Age UK Richmond upon Thames
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Housekeeper
Join our Housekeeping team. Our great housekeeping service helps our clients with a range of tasks to help ease struggles and improve quality of life. We are looking for friendly and empathetic individuals to join us on a casual contract basis as cleaners /housekeepers.
Please fill out the application form and email to recruitment@ageukrichmond.org.uk or phone 020 3326 9432 if you would like to discuss first.
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Handyperson / Handyman
Join our Handyperson team. We are looking for skilled and capable individuals who will ideally come from a maintenance / handyperson background to join us on a casual hours contract basis.
Our useful handyperson service helps clients with a range of tasks including fitting key safes / grab rails; plumbing; moving furniture; putting up shelves; fixing taps and repairing windows, etc.
Please fill out the application form and email to recruitment@ageukrichmond.org.uk or phone 02033269432 if you would like to discuss first.
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Gardener
We are looking for skilled and capable individuals with gardening experience and skills to join us on a casual contract basis.
Please fill out the application form and email to recruitment@ageukrichmond.org.uk or phone 02033269432 if you would like to discuss first.
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Information & Advice Advisor / Officer
We have a permanent position available to support our Information & Advice team. Our small team of staff supported by excellent volunteers provide free and confidential Information & Advice to older people across the borough on a range of topics. The team also helps older people claim welfare benefits and other forms of financial support and provide information on accessing care, sorting out paperwork and housing, etc.
As our Advisor / Officer you will help older people, their family and carers by providing welfare benefits support, information on a range of topics, work across service areas a needed, providing support via home visits, over the phone and in community settings.
Access to a car is required.
Apply by sending your CV and short covering letter to recruitment@ageukrichmond.org.uk or fill out the application form. Please include your location in the application. We will interview as and when we receive suitable applications.
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Hospital Discharge Outreach Worker / Coordinator
Part time - Fixed term until 31st March 2026
Join a great team providing support to local older people when leaving hospital.
We currently have an immediate excellent opportunity for a flexible and proactive individual with experience in a health or social care related field to join our Nightingale team. You will help organise and deliver tasks which facilitate a speedy hospital discharge / make the home safer to avoid readmission and avoid admission.
Apply by sending your CV and short covering letter or completing an application form and sending to recruitment@ageukrichmond.org.uk. Applications should be submitted by 9am on 4th June 2025. Interviews will take place on Monday 9th June.
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Welfare Benefits Advisor
Permanent.
Work as part of a team giving great support to local older people.
Our Information & Advice service is a central part of our organisation. Our small team of staff, supported by excellent volunteers, provide free and confidential Information & Advice to older people across the borough on a range of topics.
We currently have an excellent opportunity for an experienced individual with a good understanding of the welfare benefits syster for older people to join us as a Welfare Benefits Advisor.You will provide advice on financial support available, make applications, provide information via home visits, over the phone or at community locations.
Access to a car is required.
Apply by sending your CV and short covering letter to recruitment@ageukrichmond.org.uk or fill out the application form. Please include your location in the application. We will interview as and when we receive suitable applications.