Near You Coordinator - Somerset
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 26 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £24,960 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 24 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Somerset, South West England |
| Gweithio o bell: | Yn gyfan gwbl o bell |
| Cwmni: | RNID |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | HQ3140 |
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RNID Near You Coordinator – Somerset
• Location: Remote working in Somerset, it is an essential requirement that you live in this area.
• Salary: £24,960 per annum
• Hours: 35 per week
• Contract type: Fixed Term – 12 months to October 2026
• Application deadline: 24th September
• Interview Dates: 1st October
Please note: The post requires travel across the Somerset area so living within the area is an essential requirement.
Who we are
We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world-class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus.
We work with our communities and partners across industry, government, charity, education and more to change life for the better. RNID has a proud history and big ambitions. We also know the value of a friendly face in local communities to support people where they need it most.
Join our team
We are a remote working organisation, with colleagues based across the UK in locations from Cornwall to the Shetland Isles and everywhere in between. We come together in person two or three times a year for our Staff Summits, inspirational events for sharing skills and ideas, hearing from external speakers and spending quality time with colleagues. Working in this way, we bring together the best of digital and in-person working in a modern, progressive organisation. We know our colleagues have responsibilities and interests outside work and we want to support that, which is why we offer a sector-leading flexible working policy to all our staff from day one.
Our values are at the heart of how we work and communicate with each other, and the outside world. We strive to be an organisation that is connected, insightful, curious and passionate in everything we do.
This role is important to us and this is where you come in….
This role is important to us and this is where you come in…
You will be joining us at an exciting time as we set up our new RNID Near You service in Somerset working alongside our current RNID Near You in care homes service, Somerst Foundation Trusts Audiology team, and RNID’s Health Programme to develop and deliver a new self referral pathway and wraparound service in the Somerset Foundation Trust area. As a Co-ordinator, you will focus on developing and delivering our volunteer lead community service across the Somerset area through sessions in community settings. The service will offer:
• practical hearing aid support
• information on hearing loss and tinnitus
• hearing checks
You will:
1. Be responsible for setting up and co-ordinating sessions across the region
2. Be able to recruit, train and manage a team of up to 30 volunteers to deliver the service across Somerset.
3. Work with NHS Somerset Foundation Trust audiology team and our local RNID Near You Somerset Care Home Co-ordinator to induct and train our volunteers to high standards.
4. Promote this service within the NHS Somerset Foundation Trust area to ensure maximum engagement and uptake.
5. Ensure all paperwork is processed correctly and reports to stakeholders are timely completed.
You
You want to make a difference in people’s lives and love to interact with various audiences, including volunteers, health professionals and people using our services.
You have experience managing events, your own workload and are able to work evenings/ weekends if required.
You are able to physically assist people with hearing aids sensitively, giving clear guidance and taking into account individual wishes and health needs.
You are ready to work for a home-working organisation and have good IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Excel, Word.
We are looking to appoint a motivated person with a keen interest in supporting people with their hearing loss. While you will be home based, there will be some regular travel to services which will be volunteer delivered.
What we can offer you
• Digital First, fully remote working with in person all-staff conferences throughout each year
• Fully remote working with no core hours
• £26 remote working allowance every month
• 28 days annual leave plus all bank holidays
• Plus 2 wellbeing days for extra flexibility
• Sickness benefit entitlement from day 1
• Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Life Assurance – 2 x salary
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing app that provides counselling sessions
• Additional benefits for maternity, paternity and adoption
• Access to an event ticketing platform
Our commitment to diversity
We are committed to supporting our staff including making reasonable adjustments. If you require support to apply for or fulfil the requirements of this role, please inform us so we can discuss the options with you.
Disability Confident
Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions. It has replaced the previous Two Ticks Positive About Disabled People scheme that you may have heard of.
RNID is proud to be a member of Disability Confident and as a Disability Confident Leader we recognise the value disabled people bring to RNID. We offer interviews where possible to any candidate that tells us they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role.
• Location: Remote working in Somerset, it is an essential requirement that you live in this area.
• Salary: £24,960 per annum
• Hours: 35 per week
• Contract type: Fixed Term – 12 months to October 2026
• Application deadline: 24th September
• Interview Dates: 1st October
Please note: The post requires travel across the Somerset area so living within the area is an essential requirement.
Who we are
We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world-class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus.
We work with our communities and partners across industry, government, charity, education and more to change life for the better. RNID has a proud history and big ambitions. We also know the value of a friendly face in local communities to support people where they need it most.
Join our team
We are a remote working organisation, with colleagues based across the UK in locations from Cornwall to the Shetland Isles and everywhere in between. We come together in person two or three times a year for our Staff Summits, inspirational events for sharing skills and ideas, hearing from external speakers and spending quality time with colleagues. Working in this way, we bring together the best of digital and in-person working in a modern, progressive organisation. We know our colleagues have responsibilities and interests outside work and we want to support that, which is why we offer a sector-leading flexible working policy to all our staff from day one.
Our values are at the heart of how we work and communicate with each other, and the outside world. We strive to be an organisation that is connected, insightful, curious and passionate in everything we do.
This role is important to us and this is where you come in….
This role is important to us and this is where you come in…
You will be joining us at an exciting time as we set up our new RNID Near You service in Somerset working alongside our current RNID Near You in care homes service, Somerst Foundation Trusts Audiology team, and RNID’s Health Programme to develop and deliver a new self referral pathway and wraparound service in the Somerset Foundation Trust area. As a Co-ordinator, you will focus on developing and delivering our volunteer lead community service across the Somerset area through sessions in community settings. The service will offer:
• practical hearing aid support
• information on hearing loss and tinnitus
• hearing checks
You will:
1. Be responsible for setting up and co-ordinating sessions across the region
2. Be able to recruit, train and manage a team of up to 30 volunteers to deliver the service across Somerset.
3. Work with NHS Somerset Foundation Trust audiology team and our local RNID Near You Somerset Care Home Co-ordinator to induct and train our volunteers to high standards.
4. Promote this service within the NHS Somerset Foundation Trust area to ensure maximum engagement and uptake.
5. Ensure all paperwork is processed correctly and reports to stakeholders are timely completed.
You
You want to make a difference in people’s lives and love to interact with various audiences, including volunteers, health professionals and people using our services.
You have experience managing events, your own workload and are able to work evenings/ weekends if required.
You are able to physically assist people with hearing aids sensitively, giving clear guidance and taking into account individual wishes and health needs.
You are ready to work for a home-working organisation and have good IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Excel, Word.
We are looking to appoint a motivated person with a keen interest in supporting people with their hearing loss. While you will be home based, there will be some regular travel to services which will be volunteer delivered.
What we can offer you
• Digital First, fully remote working with in person all-staff conferences throughout each year
• Fully remote working with no core hours
• £26 remote working allowance every month
• 28 days annual leave plus all bank holidays
• Plus 2 wellbeing days for extra flexibility
• Sickness benefit entitlement from day 1
• Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Life Assurance – 2 x salary
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing app that provides counselling sessions
• Additional benefits for maternity, paternity and adoption
• Access to an event ticketing platform
Our commitment to diversity
We are committed to supporting our staff including making reasonable adjustments. If you require support to apply for or fulfil the requirements of this role, please inform us so we can discuss the options with you.
Disability Confident
Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions. It has replaced the previous Two Ticks Positive About Disabled People scheme that you may have heard of.
RNID is proud to be a member of Disability Confident and as a Disability Confident Leader we recognise the value disabled people bring to RNID. We offer interviews where possible to any candidate that tells us they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role.
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