P1607 Community Support Worker

Role Overview & Responsibilities

If you want to make a difference in someone’s life, we have a wonderful opportunity for you. We are recruiting for a Community Support worker for the Young at Heart project which was initially developed in 2013, currently has 8 social groups including a gardening group and a successful befriending service.

Young at Heart is a community project led by Father Hudson’s Care and is delivered by local volunteers. It offers a range of activities, including social groups, lunch clubs and befriending, to combat social isolation faced by older people in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire.

The successful candidate will deliver and co-ordinate social activities and befriending for older people in North Staffordshire with the aim of reducing social isolation and loneliness. You will also support and promote user-voice and volunteer-led approaches.

You will have experience in delivering services in community settings, have the ability to communicate with older people 1-1 and in group settings, showing active listening skills and empathy, practice planning skills and a full driving licence.

Contract Type: Fixed Term Position, for 12 months.

Hours: 37 hours per week. Monday - Thursday, 7.5 hour per day & Friday, 7 hours. May need to work evening and weekends if required. Part time hours will be considered.

Father Hudson’s Care is a committed employer that proactively pursues our ambitions for equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, building on our core values.

As a reward for your dedication to our services we offer the following Benefits:

Employee suggestion scheme accessible via intranet

• On line Payslips
• Excellent free online and face to face training to help develop and enhance your skills
• Investing in our employees enhancing developmental opportunities
• Monetary Long Service Awards Recognition
• Enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service funded by the Society.
• Supported and bespoke full induction programme
• Enhanced Society Sick Pay and Statutory Sick Pay upon qualifying period
• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlements
• Group Company Pension Scheme upon qualifying period
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support on personal and professional matters.
• Refer a friend scheme with financial rewards
• Charity Workers Discounts

Closing date 9am, 28/02/2023

Interview date To be confirmed.

CVs not accepted - only application forms

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive sufficient suitable applications.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 37 per week

Salary: £21,420.00-£23,945.00 per year

Benefits:

• Referral programme

Day range:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Stoke-on-Trent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 28/02/2023