Crawley Service Coordinator

Recruiting Organisation: Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove (AUKWSBH)

Working hours: 10 hours per week
Salary: £6,402 pa (£23,690 FTE)
Location: Crawley

Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, is an independent local charity working in the community to help older people, their families and their carers.

Their vision is to inspire and enable people in West Sussex, Brighton & Hove to Love Later Life. To do this, they provide an array of services and activities that meet the needs and interests of the communities they support, providing opportunities for people to get out, have fun, socialise and build friendships. It really is a great place to work if you really want to make a difference in people’s lives.

The Role: 

They are looking for an enthusiastic individual to lead a small team in delivering our Thursday Activity / Social group in Maidenbower Crawley.

• You will be creating a safe and enjoyable space for our members/carers enabling those using our services to engage in meaningful activities and to support carers in their role providing signposting where needed and keeping up to date with local support services.
• Administration duties to include recording of accurate data to support reporting required for commissioned services.

This service supports local adults looking to keep mentally and physically active, to socialise and meet new people, also support people living with Dementia or who may be worried about their memory, the service can also provide much needed respite to those normally supporting them.

To Do Well in this Role:

• You will need to have an understanding of, and interest in older people, their situations and the opportunities they may want and/or need.
• Excellent communication skills and leadership skills with an ability to manage and motivate people towards achieving defined outcomes.
• Experience of working with people who have a diagnosis of Dementia.
• If you feel you have the passion for the role but may not have all the skills they’d love to talk to you, so please do get in contact.

If you need help with submitting an application, please do email [email protected] and they will contact you to help.

To apply please email your CV to [email protected] or visit website and download an application form https://www.ageuk.org.uk/westsussexbrightonhove/get-involved/work-for-us/

Should you be successful, you will be subject to checks, including DBS and references.

Closing date:  9 Nov 2023, 5pm.