Befriending Coordinator

BEFRIENDING COORDINATOR

£24,837-£26,452

Part Time – 30 hours per week

Age UK North Tyneside is looking for a self-motivated, organised and experienced Coordinator to support older people in our community and to help them make more of life through our face to face and telephone befriending service. 

The post holder will be responsible for coordinating and administering the befriending service which supports older people to engage socially through home visits, telephone calls, attending group activities and volunteering.

The role is to support, develop and expand the existing offer, recruit volunteers, deliver training and maintain effective communication across referrers, customers, and volunteers. The successful candidate will also work with the wider team to maximise customer opportunities.

This service is delivered by a team of trained volunteers, the coordinator will deliver a volunteer training programme, administrate the volunteer and customer matching process, and produce monitoring reports, within a robust reporting and evaluation framework.

If you think you are the right person, please apply via our website.

Age UK North Tyneside is part of the Disability Confident Scheme and are proud to carry the positive about disabled people symbol due to our commitments regarding recruitment, training, retention, consultation, and disability awareness. We recruit the most suitable individuals for each vacancy regardless of sex, sexuality, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, gender, marital status, social or economic background or caring responsibilities.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Paid Mileage
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• 26 Days holidays
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Wellbeing Day
• Staff Referral Scheme
• Annual “Thank You” Events
• Better Health at Work Employer operating at Ambassador status.
• Opportunities to take on enhanced responsibilities through key roles such as Mental Health First Aider etc.