Support Service Assistant

3 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Being There Full time

   JOB DESCRIPTION  

  

Support Service Assistant 

  

Contract: Permanent 

  

Base: 

Post holder will be expected to travel locally and to any Being There office as required. 

Salary:  

  £12.00 per hour + car allowance + mileage allowance  

Hours:  

Minimum 6 hours a week up to 21 hrs when covering 

  Key Responsibilities 

  To manage the day to day running of our branches volunteer service, offering emotional and practical support to those with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, along with those closest to them, such as family, friends and carers when our branch managers are on annual leave or ill. 

Main Duties 

  • To provide cover at any of the 5 Being There branches 
  • To take client referrals and liaise with relevant health, social service and voluntary services staff 
  • To attend and assist at social groups, excursions and support meetings at any branch as required 
  • To arrange client transport for medical appointments 
  • To attend client support group 
  • To ensure ongoing support for clients 
  • To record accurate details of each contact with clients always maintaining confidentiality 
  • To deal with mail, correspondence and office paperwork as agreed with branch managers 
  • To answer telephones and take messages as necessary  
  • To collate orders for stationery for all branches 
  • To drive clients to and from medical appointments and social events when no volunteer is available 
  • To assist with print distributions, local promotions, presentations and publicity as required 
  • To answer telephones and take messages as necessary 

Accountable to:  Chief Executive Officer 

 

Person Specification 

 

We only consider inviting to interview people who show that they possess the required experience, skills and personal attributes, as outlined in the table below. When completing your application, please use examples from your professional and personal life to illustrate how you fulfil all the criteria to be assessed at application stage. 

 

Being There is committed to fighting racism and other forms of oppression. We want to be a great employer for all our staff regardless of their background or characteristics. We recognise that not everyone is the same and that different people will require different support to fulfil their potential. We want to ensure that Manchester becomes a place of greater equity and inclusion. One thing we do to work towards that goal is to ensure that our staff team is representative of the diverse communities across Manchester, and particularly those communities we know face late diagnosis of life limiting conditions. We particularly encourage applications from those communities and from anyone with experience of living with life limiting conditions, either themselves or a family member. 

  • Relevant work experience in a similar role, preferably in the community or voluntary sector 

  •  Organise recruitment of volunteers in liaison with volunteer recruitment co-ordinator 

  • Attend social groups when covering 

  • Drive clients to appointments when no volunteers are available 

  • Answer the telephone and take messages 

  • Deal with mail, correspondence and office paperwork as agreed with branch managers 

  • Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people through a variety of different methods. 

  • Excellent numeracy, literacy and report writing skills with the ability to maintain accurate records. 

  • Skilled in building and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. 

 

How to Apply 

If you would like to discuss the job before applying, contact Vikkey Chaffe, CEO,

 

Applications must be submitted using our application form, CV’s will not be accepted. 

 

Deadline is 12 noon on 13th December 2024 

 

Late applications won’t be accepted. Those who don’t adequately demonstrate how they fulfil the criteria required at application stage, will not be considered for shortlisting. 

 

Interviews for this post will be held in January 2024. Successful candidates will be contacted, no later, that the 17th December 2024. Interviews will be held in person, venue to be confirmed but will be in Manchester. 

 

If you have not heard from us by two weeks after the deadline, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. The organisation regrets that it cannot provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants at the shortlisting stage. 

 

 



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