Healthier Lifestyles Project Officer
| Posting date: | 04 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £17,000 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | 17,000 Pro Rata (£29,750 FTE) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Thornton Heath, South East London |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Age UK Croydon |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Healthier Lifestyles Project Officer
Salary £17,000 Pro rata (£29,750 FTE / 20 hours per week / Permanent
Background to Role
Age UK Croydon is passionate about achieving our mission to reach, involve, support and connect people so they can age well in Croydon.
Our Healthier Lifestyles Service includes a programme of seated and standing exercise, health checks and social engagement together with our 3 Memory Tree Cafés. Memory Tree cafes combine music and singing, dancing, reminiscence, exercise, activity and social interaction providing a safe and relaxing environment for older people living with dementia and their carers. Our programmes are delivered in various settings across the borough including care homes, sheltered housing and community venues together with our own Brigstock Road Community Hall.
The Healthier Lifestyle team at Age UK Croydon offers a range of inclusive and accessible activities and events across the borough of Croydon combining exercise and social engagement in a variety of local settings. These sessions help reduce isolation, improve independence, prevent falls, increase fitness levels and manage health conditions. They also provide social engagement and interaction, information and support around living with dementia, a safe and welcoming space for all to engage and relax.
Duties will include (but are not limited to) –
•Independently delivering chair-based exercise sessions daily in Croydon care homes to residents.
•As an Age UK Croydon ambassador promote our services including via talks and presentations to community groups across the Borough.
•Developing and maintaining good relationships with care home, health hub venue staff and partner organisations or talk providers.
•Working as part of the health hub team lead on the delivery of health hubs in various Croydon locations.
•To be the key point of liaison for all clients accessing the Activity Service.
• To support the promotion of the organisation, services, activities, and events.
• To contact clients when there are changes to the regular classes.
• Keep up to date with and the Activity Service changes.
•Awareness of risk assessments and GDPR compliance
•If qualified also delivering standing exercise sessions.
•Setting up equipment for activities and ensuring resources are ready for events.
•Delivering basic health checks including blood pressure, BMI and diabetes screening.
To apply please visit www.ageuk.org.uk/croydon for an application pack. You can also send an email to Executive.Assistant@ageukcroydon.org.uk to receive an application pack.
CV’s will not be accepted.
Please ensure that your application demonstrates how your experience, skills and abilities meet the criteria set out in the Person Specification and provide specific examples of these. Please also ensure you complete the equal opportunities monitoring form. Completed application forms should be signed and sent to: Executive.Assistant@ageukcroydon.org.uk
Applications sent by post should be marked confidential and for the attention of:
Recruitment, Age UK Croydon, 81 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7JH
Closing date for applications: 9am, Thursday, 17th July 2025
Interview Dates: Thursday, 24th July 2025
Salary £17,000 Pro rata (£29,750 FTE / 20 hours per week / Permanent
Background to Role
Age UK Croydon is passionate about achieving our mission to reach, involve, support and connect people so they can age well in Croydon.
Our Healthier Lifestyles Service includes a programme of seated and standing exercise, health checks and social engagement together with our 3 Memory Tree Cafés. Memory Tree cafes combine music and singing, dancing, reminiscence, exercise, activity and social interaction providing a safe and relaxing environment for older people living with dementia and their carers. Our programmes are delivered in various settings across the borough including care homes, sheltered housing and community venues together with our own Brigstock Road Community Hall.
The Healthier Lifestyle team at Age UK Croydon offers a range of inclusive and accessible activities and events across the borough of Croydon combining exercise and social engagement in a variety of local settings. These sessions help reduce isolation, improve independence, prevent falls, increase fitness levels and manage health conditions. They also provide social engagement and interaction, information and support around living with dementia, a safe and welcoming space for all to engage and relax.
Duties will include (but are not limited to) –
•Independently delivering chair-based exercise sessions daily in Croydon care homes to residents.
•As an Age UK Croydon ambassador promote our services including via talks and presentations to community groups across the Borough.
•Developing and maintaining good relationships with care home, health hub venue staff and partner organisations or talk providers.
•Working as part of the health hub team lead on the delivery of health hubs in various Croydon locations.
•To be the key point of liaison for all clients accessing the Activity Service.
• To support the promotion of the organisation, services, activities, and events.
• To contact clients when there are changes to the regular classes.
• Keep up to date with and the Activity Service changes.
•Awareness of risk assessments and GDPR compliance
•If qualified also delivering standing exercise sessions.
•Setting up equipment for activities and ensuring resources are ready for events.
•Delivering basic health checks including blood pressure, BMI and diabetes screening.
To apply please visit www.ageuk.org.uk/croydon for an application pack. You can also send an email to Executive.Assistant@ageukcroydon.org.uk to receive an application pack.
CV’s will not be accepted.
Please ensure that your application demonstrates how your experience, skills and abilities meet the criteria set out in the Person Specification and provide specific examples of these. Please also ensure you complete the equal opportunities monitoring form. Completed application forms should be signed and sent to: Executive.Assistant@ageukcroydon.org.uk
Applications sent by post should be marked confidential and for the attention of:
Recruitment, Age UK Croydon, 81 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7JH
Closing date for applications: 9am, Thursday, 17th July 2025
Interview Dates: Thursday, 24th July 2025