Ageing Well Involvement Officer Swansea, Wales
Job description
£24,054 - £26,845 per year. Swansea Council is committed to listening to the voice of older people, aiming to ensure that they are empowered to inform and shape the services and support they receive, across the organisation as a whole. We are looking for someone to help us continue to make sure the voices and experiences of older people are at the heart of everything we do.
Post title: Ageing Well Involvement Officer
Post number: SS.69869
Salary: £24,054 - £26,845 per year
Directorate/department: Social Services
Apply online now for post SS.69869
Closing date: 11.59pm, 30 August 2023
Further information
Our work is informed directly by the UN Principles for Older Persons and we are committed to making their human rights real. This is based on Swansea's commitment to the Dublin Declaration and to becoming an "Age Friendly City".
Working within the Partnerships and Involvement Team, you will be required to:
- Promote and uphold the United Nations Human Rights Principles for Older Persons and facilitate participation and engagement opportunities for older adults aged 50+, to ensure their views are heard and listened to in decisions that impact on their lives.
- Support the work of the "Ageing Well Steering Group" and facilitate partnership activity relevant to the participation and involvement of people aged 50+.
- Plan, deliver and evaluate mechanisms to ensure the appropriate participation and engagement of older adults aged 50+, to co-produce services and projects from the emerging local "Ageing Society" strategy and action plan which contribute to fulfilling Swansea's commitment to becoming an "age Friendly City".
- Support the implementation of the National Principles for Public Engagement on a local level in relation to work with people aged 50+.
This is a full-time post (37 hours per week), working on a flexible basis and the needs of those being engaged with. Currently you will be required to carry out admin work from home but much of the role is face to face engagement within the community.
If you have specific queries then please contact Julie Gosney (Partnership and Involvement Team Manager) via e-mail - [email protected]. Phone: 07814 105956.
Safeguarding
Within Swansea Council there is a "Safeguarding is Everybody's Business" principle, and this applies to all Swansea Council employees, elected members, volunteers and contractors.
Further details can be found at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/corporatesafeguarding
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