Community Link Worker: Reconnect Lives & Communities

Age UK Oxfordshire; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Age UK Oxfordshire is seeking a Community Link Worker to support adults in Oxfordshire, primarily over 55, focusing on independence and wellbeing. You will work mainly from home in a locality team and also spend at least one day weekly in a hospital setting, handling referrals and developing tailored support plans.

You will collaborate with health and social care professionals, build local networks and help clients access community activities and non-clinical support to maintain meaningful lives.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload, contacting and supporting clients through face-to-face meetings, telephone, video calls and attending client group meetings, helping them develop a support plan to achieve their goals.
• Be part of the hospital team, working in a hospital setting at least one day a week supporting people to prepare for their discharge.
• Utilising a strengths-based conversation approach to help clients identify the most appropriate source of information and support and enable them to engage with activities, groups and other community programmes.
• Provide information and support that helps people stay connected in their communities and continue to lead meaningful lives, whilst living at home safely and securely.
• Maintain accurate records for the cases, groups and events that you support, and support initiatives to collect feedback from clients.
• Be an active member of the wider Community Team, providing peer support, sharing good practice and new approaches, and assisting in identifying gaps in the service and taking steps to address them.
• Build networks in an area, attending events and meetings and developing relationships with the organisations delivering relevant services in their area.
• Maintain and grow your knowledge of local services and Age UK information and signposting best practice
• Work collaboratively with Age UK Oxfordshire staff, health and social care professionals, and other organisations as is appropriate.

Job description

Age UK Oxfordshire is seeking a Community Link Worker to support adults in Oxfordshire, primarily over 55, focusing on independence and wellbeing. You will work mainly from home in a locality team and also spend at least one day weekly in a hospital setting, handling referrals and developing tailored support plans.

You will collaborate with health and social care professionals, build local networks and help clients access community activities and non-clinical support to maintain meaningful lives.