Work for us
Trustee's Required
We are looking for volunteer Trustees
Join our Board to guide our team of staff and volunteers to deliver our strategic priorities to help older people in Leeds;
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By enabling independence
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Make positive contributions
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Build resilience, choice and control
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Build and maintain social connections
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By promoting health and wellbeing
The overarching aims of our work are to;
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Prioritise things in life that are important to the older person to enable them to live their life as they choose and to the best of their ability
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Support older people to regain and maintain their confidence
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Provide a range of health and wellbeing activities
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Provide accessible quality assured information and advice on issues affecting older people
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Support older people to plan for their later years, helping to navigate significant life changes
Age UK Leeds is a vibrant, forward-looking organisation. We are a leading, local, independent charity working to influence, shape and deliver responsive services, supporting the independence and wellbeing of older people in Leeds to positively improve their quality of life.
Age UK Leeds has an experienced, talented team of staff and volunteers and a dedicated Board of Trustees, who have built a credible and trusted organisation. We want to continue to work in partnership with others to help achieve the Leeds ambition to be the best city to grow old in.
Skills, Ability and Knowledge
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You will demonstrate an ability to engage strategically, positively and collaboratively in Board discussions and act as an ambassador for the Charity.
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You should also bring strong relationship management skills and have a passion for delivering excellence.
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You will demonstrate skills and experience of working in some of the following key areas: legal, commercial, IT, HR and organisational development, fundraising, or campaigning.
We aim to promote equality diversity & inclusion as an employer and seek to ensure that equality and diversity principles underpin all areas of our work and service provision. We recognise that we have a special responsibility to combat age-discrimination experienced by older people.
This is an unpaid role, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed
Age UK Leeds is seeking to recruit a number of committed and enthusiastic people to further strengthen our Board of Trustees and help us achieve the next phase of our planned development.
Further information:
Application Process
Please send your CV and covering letter telling us why you are interested in working with Age UK Leeds, and the skills, experience and knowledge that you possess that will be beneficial to the Charity to recruitment@ageukleeds.org.uk or by post to Age UK Leeds, Bradbury Building, Mark Lane, Leeds, LS2 8JA.
Closing date: 1 October 2024
For an informal discussion, please contact Iain Anderson – Chief Executive
Email: Iain.anderson@ageukleeds.org.uk
Phone: 07983215393
Hospital to Home Support Worker
Age UK Leeds is a leading local voluntary sector organisation providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of older people in Leeds.
Are you looking for a role that is varied and challenging, where you have the potential to make a real difference and improve the lives of older people in Leeds? If so, we at Age UK Leeds are recruiting for an Hospital to Home Support Worker to work as part of our Hospital to Home Team.
Service:Hospital to Home
Salary: Scale 5 Point 12 £25,586 pro rata
Hours: 2 Positions available.
Part Time: 56 hours over the course of a fortnight. This averages at 28 hours per week and requires working alternate weekends. Current service hours are between 08:30am and 7pm but these may alter based on the needs of the service and funding.
Closing Date: Sunday 02nd February 2025 @ Midnight
Interview Date: Week commencing 17th February 2025
Location: St James’s University Hospital and in the community of Leeds
Job role
About the role
In this role you will work as part of the Hospital to Home Team, who provide transportation to facilitate hospital discharge and who carry out support tasks within people’s homes to prevent further hospital admissions. The team, also, assess individuals’ wider support needs and effectively signpost and refer onto other organisations to ensure longer term support is put in place.
About the Hospital To Home Service
Our service prides itself on its “Home First” and patient-centred approach and supports those over 50, who have suffered a period of illness that has affected their independence following a hospital admission or visit to A&E. We work closely with professionals from across the Health & Social Care sector and a range of other agencies to encourage clients to access services that will improve their health and wellbeing and retain their independence.
This may involve activities such as a Pre-Discharge Home Check to ensure that the patient’s home is secure, warm and ready for their arrival and/or identifying potential support needs based upon each individual’s needs, such as hand rails/trip risks etc.
About you
You must have good communication and organisational skills and the ability to assess and respond to the needs of older people. Problem solving and using your initiative, whether lone-working or as part of a team, to provide support, you will work from our base at St James’ University Hospital and out in the community.
This is a hugely rewarding role delivering many different aspects of emotional and practical support to a wide range of patients. If you are passionate about making a difference and have empathy towards others then we would love to hear from you.
Full training will be provided
How to Apply
To apply for this role please download the following documents which make up the application pack. Please note that all applicants must complete the application form as we do not accept CVs.
Application Pack Documents:
Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form
Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy
For an informal chat about the position, please contact Victoria Pearson, Operations Manager, Hospital To Home Service, 07895 330371
Please submit your completed application and monitoring form to our Admin Team by email at humanresources@ageukleeds.org.uk or by post to Human Resources, Age UK Leeds, Bradbury Building, Mark Lane, Leeds, LS2 8JA.
Please note that postal applications must reach us the working day before the deadline in order to be considered for shortlisting.
For further information about applying for the role contact the HR Officer on 07395851568
Application packs may be available in other formats on request.