Head of Friendships & Community Connecting

Age UK Cambridgeshire & Peterborough; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Remote; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Cambridgeshire seeks a Head of Friendships and Community Connecting to manage friendship-focused services. Responsibilities include leading service development, enhancing volunteering, and introducing a new Care Home Volunteer Visiting service. This is a dynamic role requiring innovative ideas to create sustainable services. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

28 days Annual Leave

Employee Assistance programme

Contributory Pension Scheme

Mileage allowance

Free DBS check

Access to retail discounts

Qualifications

• Disclosure and Barring Service check at an ENHANCED level will be required.
• Complete an Age UKCAP application form to be considered for this post.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead friendship focused services to promote wellbeing.
• Carry out a full review and development of volunteering.
• Introduce a new Care Home Volunteer Visiting service.

Job description

Overview

Head of Friendships and Community Connecting is a brand new senior role created to manage and lead the friendship focused services, which aim to promote wellbeing, independence and access to wider support. The post holder will be responsible for a full review and development of volunteering within the organisation and the introduction of a new Care Home Volunteer Visiting service. Working closely with the Leadership and Management team you will be dynamic, bringing innovative ideas to create sustainable services and valuable opportunities in line with Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s new strategy.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead our friendship focused services to promote wellbeing, independence and access to wider support.
• Carry out a full review and development of volunteering within the organisation.
• Introduce a new Care Home Volunteer Visiting service.
• Collaborate with the Leadership and Management team to create sustainable services and opportunities in line with the organisation’s strategy.

Details

• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Location: Home based with extensive travel
• Salary: Dependent on experience + benefits
• Closing date: Tuesday October 14th, 2025
• Interviews: Monday October 27th, 2025

Requirements

• Disclosure and Barring Service check at an ENHANCED level will be required.
• You are required to complete an Age UKCAP application form to be considered for this post. An application pack can be requested by responding to this posting. Our roles are specific to the services provided by Age UK Cambridgeshire & Peterborough and the application form provides the opportunity for applicants to evidence how they feel the skills and experience they have would fit the criteria detailed in the Person Specification for this post.

Benefits

• 28 days Annual Leave (pro rota for part time) + Bank holidays
• Employee Assistance programme to support you and your family
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Mileage allowance
• Free DBS check
• Access to thousands of retail discounts