| Hours: | 21 hours per week |
| Salary: | £14,577 per annum for a 21 hour week |
| Location: | Homeworking but with extensive travel in either East Cambridgeshire or South Cambridgeshire |
| Term: | Fixed term to 31-Mar-2026 |
| Start date: | As soon as possible |
About us
Cambridgeshire ACRE is an independent, rural development charity that works across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We offer support, resources and specialist advice to communities and partners across a wide range of topic areas connected to rural community life.
About this role
Are you looking for a flexible job supporting people in your local community? We are looking for two new people to join our team of Village Agents.
The Village Agents team provides help, support and solutions for the health and wellbeing needs of members of the community, by engaging with local neighbourhood volunteers, health and care sector, statutory and voluntary organisations.
Village Agents give advice and support to those living in potentially vulnerable situations on managing their energy bills, avoiding debt, maximizing their income and registering with the Priority Services Register. They offer support with staying safe regarding carbon monoxide (CO), including giving out free CO alarms, and provide cooking demonstrations on using slow cookers and facilitate distribution of free slow cookers to those who would benefit from them.
You will be providing support on a wide range of holistic health and wellbeing issues to community members who may self-refer or who may be referred to you by others. The role does not involve delivering personal care. You will build your own local networks in the area in which you work so that people see you as a credible source of support and trust you to help them. You will work to support our network of Community Hubs in either the East or South Cambridgeshire areas and the volunteers who run them. The ability to observe client confidentiality is a must and you will need to keep accurate and comprehensive records of your contact with clients on a system provided.
Both job roles are flexible to fit around personal/family commitments for 21 hours per week, with days to be determined by agreement.
The salary is £14,577 (for a 21 hr week) per year plus travelling expenses. A laptop and phone are provided and as a home-based role, you must have access to a dedicated work area and internet access. Full training and support will be provided but you must have a good knowledge of the local community and the district. An interest in or experience of health and/or social care and community-level working is essential.
You must be able to demonstrate that you can proactively engage with and support people in the community, often on a one-to-one basis. Working as part of a remote team you must have excellent spoken and written communication skills and possess the ability to solve problems. You must have good IT skills, a full driving licence and use of your own car.
Appointment is subject to a DBS check.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rachel Mason, Community Wellbeing Manager (rachel.mason@cambsacre.org.uk) to arrange a time to speak.
What we offer
You will be working for a reputable charity which cares for its employees’ wellbeing and offers benefits including:
- A working from home allowance to support you to undertake your role effectively
- A flexible working policy designed to promote a good work-life balance
- A workplace pension with a 5% employer contribution, providing a similar employee contribution is made plus an option for salary sacrifice
- An above-statutory allowance for annual leave with a large degree of flexibility as to when leave can be taken to suit your requirements
- A performance and pay strategy that rewards outstanding achievement with pay scales reviewed each year
- A company wellbeing package
- Support and encouragement with personal development so you can keep your skills up-to-date
- Access to the Bike2Work scheme
How to apply
Please download a copy of the recruitment pack for this role below. The full job description for the role should also be downloaded for reference.
Having read these documents, if you think you are the right person for ones of these roles, please follow the instructions for applying given in the recruitment pack.
The closing date for applications is midday on Thursday 24 October 2024.
