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Age UK Sheffield is a great place to work! Could you bring your skills to our team? See our latest vacancies below.
Working for Age UK Sheffield
Age UK Sheffield is a local independent charity with around 60 staff members. We help over 4,000 local older people every year, offering support, activities, events, befriending, information and more. It's a great place to work if you really want to make a difference in people's lives.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Because of the nature of our work with older people, all roles are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
We have a generous annual leave policy – 30 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata). We are an inclusive organisation who embrace and celebrate difference. We welcome and encourage applicants from people from Black, Asian and other minoritised communities, people who are LGBTQ+ and people living with disabilities. We are a Mindful and Disability Confident employer.
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Age UK Sheffield Enterprises Ltd Non-Executive Director (voluntary)
If you can bring us your commercial experience in business, retail, estate management, and events, and share my passion for the local community in Sheffield, we would like to hear from you. If you are ready to express your interest in this role, please ask for an informal and confidential conversation with CEO Teresa Barker by contacting (0114) 250 2850 or recruitment@ageuksheffield.org.uk.
Wellbeing Centre Team Coordinator
Wellbeing Centre Team Coordinator We are looking for people passionate about providing excellence in dementia service provision to lead our team based at Norfolk Park and Hillsborough and work in our wonderful locations based in parks across the city. We are looking for people who will enjoy getting to know individual customers and their life stories, sharing joy and laughter whilst exploring new activities. 28 hours 9am - 4pm 4 days per week £18,500 per annum (Actual) We have a generous annual leave policy – 30 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata) Completed application forms should be returned, with your equal opportunities monitoring form, by 24th January 2025 to recruitment@ageuksheffield.org.uk Interviews will be held on Week commencing 27th January 2025
Hospital Discharge Practical 1-1 Assistants
We are looking for experienced, flexible and passionate individuals to join our team, who are committed to supporting older people to live independently in their own home. We have recently extended our funding to expand our discharge to home support provision to provide support to patients on their return back home, this is a real opportunity to make a difference. This role will help facilitate: and work closely with Age UK Sheffield hospital discharge team to ensure Patients receive support on their discharge back home to enable them to remain safe and independent on their return back home. 24 hours to be worked across 4 days Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm £11.78 per hour actual (£14,701) plus pension and 30 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata) Car drivers are essential to this role Closing date for applications: 9am Friday the 24th January 2025 Interviews: to be held week commencing 27th January 2025
Independent Living Coordinator
Do you want a new role for the New Year working to improve the quality of life and reduce poverty for older people in Sheffield? If you have drive, enthusiasm and a solution-focused approach this position is for you This role will focus on supporting people who have had recent hospital admissions to help put everything in place to enable customers to continue to live independently at home You will be a people person, highly organised and skilled at practical problem-solving. You will be passionate about maximising older people's income. Read more…. 36.25 hours, Hours to be worked flexibly Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm When completing your application please include all relevant experience, including any you have gained outside paid employment. Completed application forms should be returned to Lucy Sharp by 9am 6th January at recruitment@ageuksheffield.org.uk Interviews to take place W/C 13th January 25
Interested?
If you'd like to know more about the roles and what we do to support older people living in Sheffield, we recommend checking out our YouTube channel! Here's the link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2eXJ8irtClPI1VUEp8u4cA