Recruitment

We are hiring

Join our team as a Senior Administrator

The Senior Administrator will be an interesting and varied role at Carers Support (Bexley), overseeing our day to day administrative processes including resolving administrative and IT problems, looking after elements of finance, policies, facilities management and communications, and enabling the smooth running of the office. It’s also a key role in being a first point of telephone contact for carers and residents who are seeking support.

The successful applicant will have experience in administrative roles within a team environment which encompasses finance, policy development and customer service, plus excellent communication skills which enable people to feel comfortable, confident, and listened to. You will also have: experience of using social media and the ability to produce electronic and paper-based bulletins; experience of updating and maintaining a basic website; strong IT skills and be competent in the use of most Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word and Excel, and the ability to learn how to use a management information system effectively and support the team in basic IT queries. In addition you should have a passion for supporting people in the community, be caring and considerate, have the ability to demonstrate empathy with people and their life experience and be well organised and calm under pressure.

Application resources -

Application Pack linked here

To apply, please send your CV with an additional supporting statement on no more than 3 sides of A4, explaining how you meet the person specification to: vikkiwilkinson@carerssupport.org. CVs without a supporting statement which addresses the person specification cannot be considered. The application deadline is the 20th May 17.00.

We will be meeting to shortlist for this post by the 3rd June and we will be interviewing on 14th June 2022.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Vikki Wilkinson on vikkiwilkinson@carerssupport.org or 020 8302 8011.

Support Workers Urgently Needed for Waiting Clients

Do you have a kind and caring nature?

Would you like to earn some extra money providing a valuable service that really makes a difference?

Carers' Support (Bexley) is a charity that works to relieve distress for unpaid carers of frail, elderly, and younger disabled people and those with special needs. The charity has a paid-for service to help generate much needed funds to continue the vital work they carry out. The service is called The Support Worker Service. This service provides practical help for people such as taking someone out shopping, for a coffee, to a group and helping around the house. If you would like to become a Support Worker, Vicky Baker would like to hear from you

on 020 8302 8011 or email her: vicky@carerssupport.org

We pay a competitive rate, plus travelling time and mileage.

Volunteering Opportunities

Are you a good listener? Can you spare a couple of hours a week?

At Carers’ Support (Bexley) we are regularly looking for volunteers to join “In Touch” our support service offering emotional support and friendship to carers and ex-carers. Volunteers usually meet people in their own homes or at another mutually convenient venue or they may keep in touch by telephone.

Volunteers are asked to attend an informal interview prior to an induction training course (usually three morning sessions of 3 hours) and are paid out of pocket expenses ie fares or mileage.

If you are interested or would like further information please contact Felicity Packard on 020 8302 8011 or email: felicity@carerssupport.org

We regret that we are unable to offer placements to trainee counsellors but welcome anyone wishing to improve their listening skills to apply to become an “In Touch” volunteer.

Welfare Benefit Volunteers

Can you help our carers to complete welfare benefit forms? We are looking for volunteers who are able to visit carers in their homes and help them to complete welfare benefit forms. If this is something you feel you would like to be involved in, plesae contact Felicity Packard on 020 8302 8011 or email felicity@carerssupport.org