Community Link Worker – Littlehampton/Bognor
Hours: 21 hours a week with occasional evenings and weekends
Salary: £13,445 pa (£23,690 FTE)
Locations: Littlehampton/Bognor
Closing Date: 18th January 2024 - midday*
*We may interview suitable applicants before the closing date and vacancies could close earlier, so please do apply as soon as possible. Please note that we are unable to accept sponsorship applications and you will need the Right to Work in the UK.
Join our dynamic team in an exciting new service aimed at making a positive impact in the lives of local residents. As a Community Link Worker, you will play a crucial role in supporting individuals to access essential community services, fostering connections to enhance their overall health and well-being.
About The Role
In this newly established position, you'll be supporting a brand-new team, working closely on a 1:2:1 basis with individuals to facilitate their access to local community services. Whether it's assisting with benefit applications, providing housing advice, or combating loneliness by encouraging social engagement, your efforts will contribute to improving the quality of life for many who lack local family support. As a valued member of the multidisciplinary NHS team within Sussex Community Foundation Trust, your work will directly impact the well-being of community members, helping them remain in their homes and preventing unnecessary hospitalisations.
What you need to be successful in this role:
- You should be really good at talking and engaging with clients, colleagues, and professionals.
- You’ll need to be good at helping to find solutions for clients.
- You should know how to refer people to local services that will help people further (this will be part of your training).
- Experience of working in health care is helpful but not essential.
- You need to know how to use email and write client notes.
- You need a driver's licence, a car, and be okay with traveling (we'll pay for the mileage outside of you base).
- You should be comfortable working in people's homes, the community, hospitals or offices.
- You’ll need to be flexible and have a positive can-do attitude.
- Ability to work some weekends as part of a rota.
- You should be good at managing your work and competing demands, sometimes it’s very busy.
- Essentially, you should want to help local people be healthier and happier!
Why Join Us:
This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the community. We provide comprehensive training and ongoing support as we establish this exciting new initiative.
Don’t worry if you think you’re missing some listed skills, if you’re passionate and share our values, please do still get in touch with us.
Please click here for the Job Description/Person Specification.
If you need help with completing an application or want to chat, please email recruitment@ageukwestsussex.org.uk so we can arrange this.
Benefits
At AUKWSBH we value our people and as such our staff benefits include:
- Flexible Working Option
- Ongoing professional training and development
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
- Eligible for Blue Light discount scheme
- BUPA Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Part of an inclusive and committed team
- Ability to make a genuine positive difference to people’s lives
- 4% auto enrolment pension with Life Assurance
About AUKWSBH
We’re known for our excellent work with older people in the UK. We are an ageing population, and many older people have no one else but us. We are passionate about inspiring and enabling people over 50 to Love Later Life.
We provide various services and activities within the community, helping people, their families and carers by providing opportunities for people to stay independent, have fun, socialise and build friendships. We also deliver some services for people over 18. We offer rewarding roles, flexibility and the chance to be part of an amazing team!
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We want everyone who works for us or who we work with, to feel included and that they belong at Age UK West Sussex, Brighton and Hove.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. We want you to perform at your best, so please contact us should you require any adjustments to allow you to apply/undertake your role. We plan to send interview questions to successful candidates prior to interviewing.
To apply please email your CV to recruitment@ageukwestsussex.org.uk or visit our website and download an application form https://www.ageuk.org.uk/westsussexbrightonhove/get-involved/work-for-us/
Should you be successful, you will be subject to checks, including DBS and references.
