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Receptionist

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 a Receptionist to work as part of our Information Services (Advice) Team.

Service: Information Services Team

Salary: SC3 £21,624 pa (pro rata)

Hours: Up to 25 hours per week over 5 days (flexibility to work weekends and evenings on occasion is required)

Contract Term: Permanent

Closing Date: Friday 31^st May 2024

Interview Date: There is no set date for interviews. These will be scheduled in as and when suitable applications are received

Location: Leeds city Centre Office

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 looking to recruit a Receptionist at our office in Leeds City Centre.

About the role

In this role, you will provide Reception and room booking support to both the Information Services Manager and Income Generation Director. As the first point of contact for visitors to our building, you will provide a warm welcome, along with basic information and signposting about Age UK Leeds and other services partners, as appropriate. You will also be responsible for our meeting spaces, ensuring our hirers have a positive experience when using them.

If you would like to find out more about being part of a team that makes a difference to people’s lives please call us on the number below.

If you would like to apply for the role please visit the Age UK Leeds website.

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:

Application Form

Age UK Leeds Background

Equality and Diversity Policy

Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form

Job Description

Person Specification

Tell us what you think

Recruitment of Ex Offenders Policy

For an informal chat about the position, please contact Claire Ruston (Operational Manager for Information Services) on 07562 437037.

Please submit your completed application and monitoring form to our HRTeam by email to 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.

Travel with Confidence Coordinator

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 Travel with Confidence Coordinator to work as part of our Travel with Confidence Team.

Salary - Scale 6 £27,973 pro rata

Hours - 15 hours per week

Contract Term Service is contracted until 31^st March 2027

Closing Date – 17.05.2024

Interview Date - TBC

Location – Leeds

The Travel with Confidence Programme, along with other third sector organisations aims to support people aged 50+ to have more positive experiences of the transport system and feel more confident in making journeys.

This is a brand new project with the opportunity for the Co-ordinator to contribute to the planning, development and analysis of the service.

The focus of this role is to coordinate up to 12 weeks of person-centred intervention. You will lead on co-ordinating referrals, through the programme, assessing client’s needs and developing 121 outcome-based plans.

Key to the role will be the ability to build trusting relationships quickly whilst motivating individuals to make sustained changes, working sensitively and overcoming barriers

You will work alongside communities, other voluntary organisations and a range of partner agencies to ensure that older people have the knowledge, resources and support systems in place to maximise resilience now and in the future.

The role will involve supporting paid Support Workers, carrying out case supervisions as well as holding a caseload of clients. The role also involves the coordinating and supervising volunteers.

Experience and knowledge of outcome-based support plans and producing risk assessments is a requirement for this role, along with experience of working with older people who have a disability.