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Age UK Sheffield is a great place to work! Could you bring your skills to our team? See our latest vacancies below.
Working for Age UK Sheffield
Age UK Sheffield is a local independent charity with around 60 staff members. We help over 4,000 local older people every year, offering support, activities, events, befriending, information and more. It's a great place to work if you really want to make a difference in people's lives.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Because of the nature of our work with older people, all roles are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
We have a generous annual leave policy – 30 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata). We are an inclusive organisation who embrace and celebrate difference. We welcome and encourage applicants from people from Black, Asian and other minoritised communities, people who are LGBTQ+ and people living with disabilities. We are a Mindful and Disability Confident employer.
You may also like to look at the other ways you can get involved with us.
Chair of Trustees
Voluntary role Our Chair role is vital in leading the strategic development of the charity, working closely with the Chief Executive who will deliver that strategy on a day-to-day basis. Our trustee board also has ultimate responsibility for our trading arm, Age UK Sheffield Enterprises Ltd. This company drives the commercial side of our income generation operation, particularly focusing on our chain of charity shops and the commercial development of our Gathering Ground site in Hillsborough Park. In addition to all the regular duties of all charity Trustees in England and Wales (which can be found here), our Chair has some specific responsibilities including: • Ensuring the efficient and effective conduct of the business of the Board and of general meetings, in particular to do all that is possible to ensure that all Trustees have the opportunity to contribute to discussions. • Establishing a constructive and complementary working relationship with, and provide support for, the Chief Executive. • Representing the charity as required. For more details, download the application pack. To express your interest in becoming our Chair, simply phone us on (0114) 250 2850, or e-mail: recruitment@ageuksheffield.org.uk and ask for a confidential and informal discussion about the roles. The deadline for expressions of interest is Monday 30th September 2024 at 9.00am.
Independent Living Coordinator (Benefits At Home)
If you have drive, enthusiasm, and a solution-focused approach and can raise expectations about what is possible in later life this position is for you. You will be a people person, highly organised and skilled at practical problem-solving. You will be passionate about maximising older people's income and ideally have experience of pension-age benefits. You will have excellent time management and IT skills and be comfortable managing a caseload of customers and responding to high levels of demand for our services. You will be meticulous at case recording, enjoy completing paperwork and keeping up to date in changes in welfare benefits. Independent Living Coordinator (Benefits At Home) 36.25 hours per week Ref ILCBAH0724 Hours to be worked flexibly Monday to Friday between 8 am and 6 pm £24,046 per annum, plus pension and 30 days annual leave plus public holidays Closing date for applications: 9 am 23rd September 2024 interview commencing week commencing 30th September 2024.
Wellbeing Centre Assistant Coordinators
We are looking for someone who will be working in close collaboration with the Wellbeing Centre Coordinator the post holder will work with and for up to 15 people each day who are affected by memory loss and dementia to help facilitate: • peer support; • customer-led activities; • exploration of new customer interests; • full customer involvement in achieving outcomes that have been defined in a co-produced support plan; 21 hours 9am – 4pm 3 days per week at Hillsborough. The Deadline for this position will be 19th of August 2024 Interviews will be held the week commencing the 26th of August 2024
Service Delivery Manager -Older people resources
We believe that older people need and deserve excellent quality services. This role will require some experience with social care / older people. Age UK Sheffield aims to be committed to ensuring our services meet the highest standards. This role is central to this commitment. You will need to: Ensure our services are delivered successfully, every day, Ensure we meet service targets and contractual obligations, and provide reports and returns as required, Work with our Head of Service Delivery and Standards to implement the charity’s quality system, Ensure our services, staff, volunteers, and customers are safe and Help drive our commitment to improve our services continuously. Full-time/36.25 hours per week. £30,000 to £33,000pa (dependent on experience) plus pension. Annual leave is bank holidays plus 30 days per annum DEADLINE EXTENEDED*** The closing date for applications is 9am on Friday 30th August. Interviews will be held during week commencing Monday 2nd September.
Hospital Discharge Activity Coordinator
Hospital Discharge Activity Coordinator- Car drivers are essential to this role Do you have experience supporting older people living with long-term health conditions including memory loss and dementia? Would you enjoy getting to know individual customers and their life stories and relish the opportunity to design and deliver personal and group activities that maximise well-being during their stay in the hospital? Able to engage in stimulating conversations and make connections to discuss what support they may need to resume living independently on their return home. These roles will provide an agreed programme of short-term support in their homes to older people on discharge from the hospital, carrying out a wide range of practical tasks to a high standard within the required timescale. ***Driving will be essential to this role 25 hours to be worked across 4 days Monday to Friday between the hours of 9.30 am and 3 pm £14,872 actual plus pension and 30 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata) Closing date for applications: 9am Friday 27th of September 2024 and Interviews to be held w/c – 7th of October 2024
Interested?
If you'd like to know more about the roles and what we do to support older people living in Sheffield, we recommend checking out our YouTube channel! Here's the link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2eXJ8irtClPI1VUEp8u4cA