Job Description

Enthusiastic, efficient and self-motivated Older People's Outreach Worker needed to enable isolated older people to access befriending and events in Hammersmith and Fulham

Older People's Services covers a range of projects delivering befriending, casework, events and advocacy support through trained volunteers to isolated or lonely older people in Hammersmith and Fulham.  

The Older People's Outreach Worker will  undertake outreach work with isolated older people to enable them to access the new H&F Connect 55+ project . Your focus will be on isolated older people who are living in sheltered housing or not in receipt of any other befriending services.  The Outreach worker will also help the Older People's Services team cover essential services such as telephone befriending and preparing publicity for events.

Applicants should ideally have  excellent office skills and a minimum of one year's recent experience of working with older people and volunteers.  Experience of hosting events for older people is an asset.     The post is for 28 hours a week.  

Bishop Creighton House 

Older People's Services is part of Bishop Creighton House. BCH is a multi-purpose charity which was founded in 1908. We run a community resource centre and a number of social support and welfare services mostly for people living in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. We specialise in meeting the needs of people who are older, disabled, vulnerable or socially excluded, and aim to support their independence, health and well being, and to help them maximise their potential.