Vacancies

Reference: AA-Herts-0525

Please note: The closing date for applications is 16th May 2025.

Hours: 16.5 hours per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30am – 3:00pm.

Hourly rate: £12.25

Location: Primary base: Friendship House, Hatfield, AL10 0BU. There will be a requirement to support teams at other HILS Hubs across Hertfordshire on occasion.

Contract type: Permanent

Description:

Role Summary:

This role will be primarily based at Friendship House, a HILS Community Centre in the heart of Hatfield which provides a range of services in a welcome and inclusive setting for older and vulnerable people.

The Activities Assistant’s role primarily involves supporting with planning and delivering engaging activities to clients that attend Friendship House’s drop-in Wellbeing Café and the Willow Group Dementia Club. Activities range from quizzes and games to costume competitions, to day-trips and much more! The post holder will need to be outgoing and warm, offering excellent customer service to both clients and other colleagues, working well alone and enjoying being part of a team. You must also be creative and adaptable to changing circumstances and different clients’ needs, particularly for clients living with dementia.

The post holder must be able to supervise clients when required, and ensure that clients are kept safe at all times. The Activity Assistant must also keep the Health & Wellbeing Hub Lead informed about any client concerns, or other issues relating to the Hubs. You will also offer caring and compassionate support to our client’s family, friends, and carers.

The Activities Assistant must also provide support to the Health & Wellbeing Hub Lead in administration duties such as filling out registers, taking lunch orders for clients, creating activity schedules, managing stock, and informing clients and carers of any changes to the service.

Qualifications & Job Requirements:

Essential qualifications for the role are:

• Full UK driving license
• Ability to understand written and oral English
• Satisfactory DBS check
• The right to work in the UK

Desirable qualifications for the role are:

• Food hygiene certificate
• Basic first aid
• Flexibility to work weekends and provide cover as required
• Qualification in Health and Social Care, Community Work, or a related field (Level 2 or above).

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

• Excellent interpersonal skills – able to communicate warmly and clearly with clients, carers, professionals and colleagues.
• Good IT skills, with knowledge of Word and Excel, and ability to learn a new computer system.
• Creativity and flexibility – able to develop fun, engaging, and appropriate activities, adapting to the needs and abilities of individual clients.
• Ability to work independently while also being part of a wider team.
• Experience in a client facing, or customer service-based role.
• Ability to support clients with a range of needs.

Desirable:

• Experienced in working with older and vulnerable members of the community, including those with dementia.
• Knowledge of dementia-friendly best practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively with adults who have dementia and/or learning disabilities.

For more information about this role, please see job description (here)

How to Apply:

Complete the application form and send to jobs@hils-uk.org, or use the submission form on this page. You can also apply on Indeed.

Reference: CTM-Hertfordshire-1804

Hours: 11am to 2pm

Hourly rate: £12.25 on weekdays, £12.75 on weekends

Location: Various

Contract type: Permanent

Description:

Role Summary:

The primary function is to deliver hot community meals and tea packs to vulnerable, disabled, and elderly clients across Hertfordshire. Every visit includes a caring welfare check to help every client to stay happy, healthy, and independent in their home, meaning that employees will need to show personable skills when interacting with clients to ensure that each client’s needs are met. 

You will be provided with a free uniform and use of a work vehicle for the delivery period.

We operate from 4 sites in Hertfordshire and currently have vacancies at:

• St Albans (AL3 5BU)
• Hemel (HP2 4EU)
• Hertford (SG13 7BH)
• Letchworth (SG6 1HB)

Qualifications & Job Requirements:

Essential qualifications for the role are:

• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to understand written and oral English
• Satisfactory DBS check
• The right to work in the UK

For more information about this role, please see job description (here)

How to Apply:

Complete the application form and send to jobs@hils-uk.org, or use the submission form on this page. You can also apply on Indeed.

Reference: CTM-Hertfordshire-2001

Hours: Saturday – Sunday, 11am to 2pm (6 hours per week)

Hourly rate: £12.75

Location: St Albans – AL3 5BU

Contract type: Permanent

Description:

Role Summary:

The primary function is to deliver hot community meals and tea packs to vulnerable, disabled, and elderly clients across Hertfordshire. Every visit includes a caring welfare check to help every client to stay happy, healthy, and independent in their home, meaning that employees will need to show personable skills when interacting with clients to ensure that each client’s needs are met. 

You will be provided with a free uniform and use of a work vehicle for the delivery period.

Qualifications & Job Requirements:

Essential qualifications for the role are:

• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to understand written and oral English
• Satisfactory DBS check
• The right to work in the UK

For more information about this role, please see job description (here)

How to Apply:

Complete the application form and send to jobs@hils-uk.org, or use the submission form on this page. You can also apply on Indeed.

Reference: CTM-Hampshire-1002

Hours:  3 1/2  of work per day, to be worked between the hours of 10.30am to 2pm,  up to 20 hrs per week (5 days over 7)

Hourly rate: £12.25

Location: Various

Contract type: Permanent

Description:

Role Summary:

The primary function is to deliver hot community meals and tea packs to vulnerable, disabled, and elderly clients across Hertfordshire. Every visit includes a caring welfare check to help every client to stay happy, healthy, and independent in their home, meaning that employees will need to show personable skills when interacting with clients to ensure that each client’s needs are met. 

You will be provided with a free uniform and use of a work vehicle for the delivery period.

We operate from 4 sites in Hampshire and currently have vacancies at:

• Andover – 1 vacancy – (SP10 3LF)
• Fareham – 1 vacancy – (PO14 1TH)
• Itchen Abbas – 2 vacancies – (SO21 1BQ)
• New Milton – 1 vacancy – (BH25 5QU)

Qualifications & Job Requirements:

Essential qualifications for the role are:

• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to understand written and oral English
• Satisfactory DBS check
• The right to work in the UK

For more information about this role, please see job description (here)

How to Apply:

Complete the application form and send to jobs@hils-uk.org, or use the submission form on this page. You can also apply on Indeed.

Reference: SLCTM-WS-2605

Please note: The employee will be working in both of the roles listed

Hours: 

• Community Team Member: You are required to work 3.5 hours per day, 3 days over 7, between the hours of 10am and 1:30pm in your role.
• Shift Lead: You are required to work 7.5 hours per day, 2 days over 7 in your Shift Lead role. These hours are inclusive of a 30-minute unpaid break in your role.

Specific hours to be agreed by the line manager.

Hourly rate:

• Community Team Member: £12.25
• Shift Lead: £13.88

Location: Ford, BN18 0HY

Contract type: Permanent

Description:

Role Summary:

Community Team Member:

The primary function is to deliver hot community meals and tea packs to vulnerable, disabled, and elderly clients across West Sussex. Every visit includes a caring welfare check to help every client to stay happy, healthy, and independent in their home, meaning that employees will need to show personable skills when interacting with clients to ensure that each client’s needs are met.

You will be provided with a free uniform and use of a work vehicle for the delivery period. 

Shift Lead:

The primary function is to provide support to ensure the smooth running of HILS’ meals services. The successful post-holder will be expected to offer excellent customer service to internal and external parties, ensuring clients’ safety and wellbeing is priority. 

Qualifications & Job Requirements:

Essential qualifications for both roles are:

• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to understand written and oral English
• Satisfactory DBS check
• The right to work in the UK

For more information about this role, please see the job descriptions below:

Shift Lead

Community Team Member

How to Apply:

Complete the application form and send to jobs@hils-uk.org, or use the submission form on this page. You can also apply on Indeed.

Reference: CTM-Horsham-0411

Hours:  3 1/2 a of work per day, to be worked between the hours of 10.30am to 2.00pm

Available Shifts:

• You will be required to work on a zero-hour basis

Please note: for both roles you will be required to work every Saturday or Sunday and occasionally candidates will be required to work both Saturday and Sunday.

Hourly rate: £12.25

Location: Horsham, RH12 1GZ

Contract type: Permanent

Description:

Role Summary:

The primary function is to deliver hot community meals and tea packs to vulnerable, disabled, and elderly clients across Hampshire. Every visit includes a caring welfare check to help every client to stay happy, healthy, and independent in their home, meaning that employees will need to show personable skills when interacting with clients to ensure that each client’s needs are met.

You will be provided with a free uniform and use of a work vehicle for the delivery period. 

Qualifications & Job Requirements:

Essential qualifications for the role are:

• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to understand written and oral English
• Satisfactory DBS check
• The right to work in the UK

For more information about this role, please see job description (here)

How to Apply:

Complete the application form and send to jobs@hils-uk.org, or use the submission form on this page. You can also apply on Indeed.

Reference: CTM-WS-2403

Hours: 3 1/2  per day, to be worked between the hours of 10.30am to 2pm,  up to 20 hrs per week (5 days over 7)

Hourly rate: £12.25

Location: Ford Airfield – BN18 0HY

Contract type: Permanent

Description:

Role Summary:

The primary function is to deliver hot community meals and tea packs to vulnerable, disabled, and elderly clients across West Sussex. Every visit includes a caring welfare check to help every client to stay happy, healthy, and independent in their home, meaning that employees will need to show personable skills when interacting with clients to ensure that each client’s needs are met. 

You will be provided with a free uniform and use of a work vehicle for the delivery period.

Qualifications & Job Requirements:

Essential qualifications for the role are:

• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to understand written and oral English
• Satisfactory DBS check
• The right to work in the UK

For more information about this role, please see job description (here)

How to Apply:

Complete the application form and send to jobs@hils-uk.org, or use the submission form on this page. You can also apply on Indeed.