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JOB PURPOSE

To provide practical help and assistance to older people enabling them to live independently within their own home and supporting them to access their local community.

RESPONSIBE TO:     CSS Operations Manager

LOCATION:     Throughout the Rotherham Borough

HOURS:     Zero hours contract. Mon – Fri between hours of 9 – 4

SALARY:     Scale 9  £11.44 plus mileage and travel time

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Service Delivery

• To follow support plans and risk assessments to ensure the safe and effective delivery of the service, by providing household duties, including meal preparation and shopping and prompt Health & wellbeing of the service user.
• Provide a high quality service encouraging independence where appropriate to the service user
• To support the service user to access primary care and support with appointments.
• Support the service user to be less lonely/isolated by supporting to attend community activities and groups and taking them on outings and trips.
• To be proactive as ambassadors of Age UK Rotherham offering information in relation to and providing support to access other Age UK services
• To liaise with appropriate staff re changes or issues regarding their service user.
• Liaise with family members and other professionals as directed by manager.
• Initial planning of cover for own service users during holidays

2. Reports and monitoring

• Complete and submit relevant service user information in line with procedures and deadlines to aid the smooth running of the service.
• Provide and receive written information regarding service users conditions and their abilities.
• To continually monitor and review service users to ensure the support plans suit any changing need and alert manager to any changes.

3. Health & Safety

• Ensure the service is delivered in line with each service users individual support plan and risk assessments.
• Report any Health & Safety incidents or issues promptly to the operations manager using AUKR procedure

4. Finance

• Be responsible for  handling small amounts of money, collecting appropriate fees for service and  issuing receipts whilst  following Age UK Rotherham’s financial procedures

5. Personal Development

• Undertake training as required by AUKR and for personal self development.

Equal Opportunities

Act in accordance with the ACR Equal Opportunities Policy, which is designed to prevent discrimination of any kind, and ensure equality of opportunity is a key principle that is continually embraced.

This post is subject to an appropriate DBS check

PA zero hours Job Description April 24.doc

For more information email Hannah Massey or complete the attached application form and email to apply. hannah.massey@ageukrotherham.org

APPLICATION FORM Personal Assistant Zero hours_2022.pdf

JOB PURPOSE

To carry out comprehensive holistic assessments within older peoples own home, signposting them to relevant agencies to help them maintain their independence. Support in the smooth transition from a hospital stay back to their own home environment.

RESPONSIBE TO:               Care & Support Assistant Operations Manager

LOCATION:                          Galax Business Centre and in the Community

HOURS:                               30 hours per week

SALARY:                              Scale  19 £13.70  per hour plus mileage, pension

1. Service Delivery

• Provide a high quality confidential person centred, assessing and support planning service, by making initial assessments, including full risk assessments.
• Provide a high quality 1^st point of contact to both service users and professionals.
• To support in the discharge process from a hospital environment by transporting service users home in a safe and timely manner and help them to settle back in.
• Signpost and refer to appropriate agencies.
• Support service users to access primary care services as appropriate.
• Maintain effective partnerships with other professionals to maximise accessibility to all.
• Provide detailed, easy to read support plans and reports using assessment information gathered.
• Regularly monitor, review and case manage individual service provision and support plans to meet the changing needs of the service user.
• Ensure accessibility to appropriate welfare benefits to maximise service user income.
• To be flexible and available to work over a 5 day week between the hours of 09:00 – 18.00 on a rota basis.
• Be flexible to cover at short notice for holidays and sickness.

1. Monitoring and Quality Assurance

• Regularly conduct quality checks through agreed quality assurance systems and interviews, both random and in response to raised issues.

1. Health & Safety

• Ensure that risk assessments for jobs/activities are followed, maintained and updated.
• Ensure that all services are compliant with all relevant current legislation.

1. Other duties

• Keep maintain and provide records and reports as appropriate and as required, using the organisations care management system.
• Liaise and submit relevant documentation on a regular basis to the assistant operations manager to assist in evaluation of the service.
• Comply with the organisation policy and procedures.
• Undertake training as required by AUKR and for personal self development.

This role profile is not exhaustive it will be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the business. The post holder will be expected to participate in this process and we would aim to reach agreement to the changes.

This post is subject to an enhanced baring DBS check

Assessment Officer job description March 25.doc

For more information email Hannah Massey or complete the attached application form and email to apply. hannah.massey@ageukrotherham.org

Could you be Age UK Rotherham’s new Wellbeing Coordinator?

We are looking for someone who is passionate about communities, with a good
understanding of older people and the challenges that can arise in later life.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled person to join our talented staff team
helping older people in Rotherham improve their wellbeing through a
‘Community Circles’ approach.

We are an independent local charity, affiliated to the Age UK network, working
with and for older people across Rotherham. Our work focuses around
what local older people say matters most to them:

• being less lonely
• staying independent
• being and feeling safe
• maintaining physical, mental and social health
• being connected within communities

This project has been funded through The National Lottery Community Fund
for 3 years.

Wellbeing Coordinator

Hours: 30 hours per week
Fixed term contract to 31st March 2028
Salary: AUKR Scale 24, £14.03 per hour, £25,538.28 pro rata per annum

This is an excellent opportunity to take a leading role in the development,
delivery and evaluation of this project. You will use our ‘Community Circles’
approach as a way to improve the mental, physical and social wellbeing of local
people throughout later life.

We hope to reach those who can benefit most including those who are older,
frailer, from BAME communities or have existing poor mental health. This
programme will use both paid staff and volunteers to help people build
personalised support circles to improve their physical, social and emotional
wellbeing.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.. 

This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Scheme check.

Wellbeing Co-ordinator JD & PS FINAL.pdf

For more information email Iain Cloke or complete the attached application form and email to apply. Iain.Cloke@ageukrotherham.org

APPLICATION FORM EngAge 003 WB APR25.docx