INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
Background
Age Concern Eastbourne is a medium-sized charity serving older people in Eastbourne and
surrounding areas. It was founded in 1948 and for most of its life it was a small organisation
operating from an office in Eastbourne and providing a limited range of services. In 1999, as a result
of a large donation from a local resident (Mrs Patricia Venton), it opened the William and Patricia
Venton Centre in Eastbourne town centre and since then it has grown considerably.
This has been achieved by increasing our income via our retail services and we have also been
fortunate with legacies. We now need to develop and extend our services in the Venton Centre and
within the community to better support older people.
Age Concern Eastbourne’s Services
Age Concern has a clear approach to the delivery of services and activities. Those services based at
the William and Patricia Venton Centre are for predominately active older people. We offer a set of
activities and interests which are designed to keep older people active – both physically and
mentally. We also offer a range of therapies for older people
Age Concern Eastbourne runs a wide range of services in the following locations:
At the William & Patricia Venton Centre: This is the main base and HQ of the Charity. In the Centre
is a Café; hairdresser; beauty therapy; massage; chiropody/nail cutting; reflexology; aromatherapy;
handicrafts; poetry circle; tai-chi; extend exercise; belly dancing; bingo; outings; day club; making
memories project; cyber café; lesbian and gay older persons group; survivors cancer group,
international voice choir; grandparents as parents group; information, ukulele group and help desk.
In the Community: We operate a Home from Hospital Scheme; a Welfare Rights Information Service;
shopping transport trips; a befriending scheme; two allotments; The Eastbourne Shed and six charity
shops.
We are involved in partnerships: with other local statutory and voluntary organisations in the joint
planning of local health and social services, commenting on the plans of the statutory agencies and
attempting to make the views of local older people known to those agencies.
Shops
We run six charity shops to raise funds for the work of Age Concern Eastbourne. These shops are
forecasted to gross £450,000 this year and after expenses should contribute £133,000 to our work.
Staff
Age Concern Eastbourne employs 34 members of staff (12 full time and 22 part time) and a staff
organisational chart is attached.
Volunteers
Age Concern Eastbourne has 238 volunteers who regularly give their time and skills to the services
provided by Age Concern Eastbourne. Volunteers work in three main areas of work – at the Venton
Centre, in the community or in one of our charity shops.
New volunteers are inducted into the history, governance, management, services and finances of
Age Concern Eastbourne. Individual volunteers are then inducted into the work of the section they
have chosen to work in by the relevant member of staff.
Nail cutting
Age Concern Eastbourne currently offer a nail cutting service delivered by a trained and experienced
Nail Cutting Assistant. We have identified a need to develop the service and recently received
funding to refurbish and equip one of our rooms into a specialist clinical room for Nail Cutting.
The Nail Care Coordinator will manage the day to day running of the service, developing the client
base and carrying out toe nail cutting and foot hygiene.
Conditions of Service
Salary £17,773 per annum pro-rata. Actual salary £10,664. 21 hours per week. Annual leave is 25
days per year (pro-rata) plus bank holidays.
How to apply for this post
You can apply electronically, by downloading and completing an application form, which can be
returned to us by email or in writing. Please do not include CVs or other documentation with your
application form as these will not be considered.
Please ensure that the supporting statement section in the application form demonstrates how your
experience‚ skills and abilities, competencies and personal values meet the selection criteria set out
in the Job Description and Person Specification. Please also ensure you complete the equal
opportunities monitoring section at the end of your application form.
Completed applications should be returned to us by 5pm on the closing date. Applications received
after that time will not normally be considered for short listing.
Completed electronic applications must be sent via email to
lisa.gillette@ageconcerneastbourne.co.uk; postal applications should be addressed to:
Zara O’Brien
Services Manager
Age Concern Eastbourne
The Venton Centre
Junction Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex BN21 3QY
In both cases please mark your communication ‘Personal Job Application’.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Lisa Gillette on 01323 638474 or email
lisa.gillette@ageconcerneastbourne.co.uk between Monday 22nd February and Tuesday 22nd March
2016.
Equalities and diversity policy
Age Concern Eastbourne (ACE) will strive to take all practical steps to prevent discrimination (on any
basis) during the course of its work providing a supportive, challenging and empowering
environment for all.
It is our aim to ensure that all persons employed by ACE work in an environment that is free from
discrimination and able to achieve their full potential without disadvantage regardless of age, sex,
race, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
We will monitor the conduct of actions taken under the framework of all policies, including
recruitment in order to identify inequalities and formulate plans to address them ensuring Fairness
of Treatment at work under the Equalities Act 2010 and the cultural values of ACE.
Time-table for the Appointment
Closing date: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Interview date: Tuesday 29th March 2016