Community Care Responder

Age UK Lincoln & South Lincolnshire is an independent local charity – a brand partner of Age UK – supporting more than 5,000 people every week. Following an expansion with our NHS contract, our HART (Hospital Avoidance) and Response Team are looking to recruit additional Responders.

• We are looking for Responders in Grantham with countrywide coverage
• Fixed event contract until 31 March 2025
• Full time 35 hours - hours negotiable
• 8-hour shifts (1-hour break): 06:00-14:00 or 14:00-22:00
• £23,707 per annum (35 hours)
• A driving licence is essential

Our vision, ‘a world where older people flourish’ is delivered through our commitment to our values and strategic priorities. 

What is a Responder?

As a Responder, no two days are the same. With a multitude of tasks to keep you busy, supporting clients with different needs, every day will come with its challenges, but more so an abundance of job satisfaction and the feeling that you’ve ‘made a difference.’

Your day might start with preparing breakfast for a client, following some assistance with personal care. You may be supporting them with their medication, or be that one person they look forward to seeing each day, aiding their recovery at home. In between your care calls, you might be needed to respond to a lifeline call, assisting someone experiencing distress.

Together with our partners, we enable older people to safely remain at home, in order to prevent hospital admissions, but also to bridge the gap in care and avoid unnecessary hospital stays. 

We’re looking for vibrant and enthusiastic employees working across 7 days, with two full days off each week for full time contracts and three full days off for part time contracts.

We pay 45p per mile up to 10,000 miles as a driving licence and access to your own car is essential to meet the needs of the service.

The expansion of the contract is scheduled to last until 31^st March 2025.

What’s in it for you?

Age UK Lincoln & South Lincolnshire is an inclusive and innovative organisation that listens to our employees and clients to ensure they feel valued, respected and recognised. All employees have access to:

• Access to an Employee Assistant Programme provided by BUPA
• In house Mental Health First Aider support
• Full training for the role, with additional training in line with your passions, such as Dementia, Safeguarding and NVQ’s
• To be part of an organisation that really makes a difference.
• Job satisfaction and feeling valued.
• Blue Light Card
• Charity Worker discounts, including a dedicated Age UK portal (AON)
• Discounted tickets for events provided by Tickets for Good
• Uniform and all PPE

Are you ready to help us make a difference? Then here’s how to apply!

Please click here to complete our application form. Please do refer to the job description when completing your application, demonstrating your skills and suitability for the role.

CVs will not be accepted.

If you would like to find out more, please email hr@ageuklsl.org.uk or call 0345 556 4144 and ask to speak to a member of the HR team.

We reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

Age UK Lincoln & South Lincolnshire has an ongoing commitment to safeguarding, to demonstrate this we ensure that we follow safer recruitment practices. Our application form and interview process will always contain safeguarding-related questions. To ensure that our pre-employment checks are thorough, we will obtain and verify references from previous employers and conduct Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks for all new employees. Everyone at Age UK Lincoln & South Lincolnshire will receive a comprehensive induction which will cover an insight into safeguarding principles, policies and procedures. In addition, all employees complete mandatory Safeguarding Training.