Lifeline Response Officer
| Posting date: | 17 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £13.69 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2025 |
| Location: | Feethams, DL1 5QT |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Darlington 6346615359380 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Temporary Lifeline Response Officer
Ref number: Darlington 6346615359380
24 hour service over a 3 shift pattern. 07.30 - 15.45, 15.30 - 21.30 and 21.15 - 07.45. You could be asked to cover shifts at short notice.
Please do not apply for this role unless your CV meets the following general requirements, listed below:
You must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK.
For office based and hybrid roles, your commute to the place of work must be less than 1 hour.
This is a temporary role. Please do not apply if you are seeking a permanent position.
Enhanced DBS disclosure within the last 12 months
Must have a UK manual driving license
Skills & Experience:
Approx 2 years experience of dealing with vulnerable clients who may display behaviours that challenge and maintain appropriate boundaries.
Experience of working within policies and procedures, use initiative to respond to situations and escalate as required.
Experience of working in a busy and challenging environment with the ability to deal with unexpected events and prioritise accordingly.
IT literate, capable of using Microsoft Office Packages, ability to apply accurate literacy and numeracy skills, demonstrate attention to detail and work within guidelines.
What's involved with this role: In this role, you’ll respond to emergencies for Lifeline clients, working independently or as part of a team to promote safety, wellbeing, and independence. You’ll help create safer environments through the installation of assistive technology.
Key duties:
Respond to emergency calls, carry out dynamic risk assessments, and provide immediate care including First Aid, CPR, and defibrillation.
Support clients with dignity and empathy during crises, ensuring their safety and independence until further help is arranged.
Provide compassionate assistance to clients and families during illness, hospitalisation, or bereavement.
Install and demonstrate assistive technology, perform related admin tasks, and ensure accurate records are maintained.
Liaise with colleagues and external agencies, attend relevant meetings, and signpost clients to appropriate services and support.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
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Job Ref: Darlington 6346615359380
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates.
We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.
Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.