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Job Purpose
The hospital to home service works collaboratively with hospitals to support people when they are discharged from hospital to return home. As a Hospital to Home Outreach Worker, you will provide temporary, practical and emotional support to service users within their home and make sure they understand the care and local community services available to them.
The service is time limited, usually up to 4 or 6 weeks, to adjust and settle back in their homes.
Key Tasks
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Assess the needs of service user’s either in hospital before discharge, or in their homes, and understand what barriers and enablers there might be to moving home.
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Aid the discharge process and improve patient experience through tasks such as:
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Key cutting
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Co-ordinating with colleagues for the setup of the home environment such as checking fridge for in-date food
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Checking heating, electric and gas is functional prior to discharge
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Allowing access to the property for cleaning/repairs and receiving equipment
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Provide and/or arrange the practical and emotional support needed to enable service users to return home and/or remain safely at home.
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Be vigilant and make referrals/signpost for additional needs that our wider team, or partners can support. E.g. for benefit checks, energy advice, carers support, befriending.
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Help maximise service user independence by adopting an enabling approach.
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Develop a listening, caring and professional relationship with the service user and their families/carers.
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Provide domestic practical support within the home such as:
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Light cleaning,
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Washing (e.g. bedding),
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Changing bed sheets etc.
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Prepare and service drinks and simple meals with or for the service user ensuring nutritional needs are met.
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Accompany service user outside the home e.g. hospital/GP appointments etc.
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Support service users with other tasks e.g. making telephone calls on their behalf, reading and responding to correspondence, completing simple forms (training will be provided) as directed by the service user’s etc.
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Ensure services provided by AUKEL in the community are safe and person centred.
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Report safeguarding concerns, in accordance with AUKEL safeguarding procedures.
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Provide cover in the case of sickness and annual leave periods of colleagues.
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Support service user reviews, ensuring all visiting information is uploaded on to Salesforce.
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Support volunteers in the team and provide support and guidance to their development.
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Work with a range of professionals including:
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Supporting health and social care professionals with patient discharge
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Liaising with the hospital health and social care professionals (e.g. Social Workers) to facilitate smooth supported discharge.
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Handypeople & contractors.
Administration
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Input all records, reviews, and visiting information to service user’s case notes in a timely manner to maintain up-to-date and accurate records on Salesforce.
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Report all “no access” failed visits, or changes in service user’s condition or circumstances in accordance with AUKEL’s policies and procedures.
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Ensure service user comment sheets are completed.
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Ensure service user’s feedback questionnaires are sent at the end of each intervention and record returns.
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Submit travel expenses regularly for sign off by manager.
Quality
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Be familiar with and to implement AUKEL policies and procedures in line with our Values.
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Ensure the service is delivered in accordance line with Care Quality Commission principals.
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Ensure integration with other AUKEL projects, and service users are referred and/or sign-posted to appropriate support services available to them.
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Respond to safeguarding or other concerns and make appropriate reports and management action.
Liaison
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Work in collaboration with other agencies providing support within the service user’s home.
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Work under the direction of the service manager and project officer/s.
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Represent AUKEL and participate in appropriate external meetings and events to remain aware of local, regional, and national issues affecting quality and compliance issues affecting care and home support services.
General
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Meet regularly with your line manager for support, supervision, and appraisal.
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Attend team and staff meetings, and other meetings as required.
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Undertake any other duties within the competence of the post holder as may be required from time to time for the continued smooth running of AUKEL.
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Complete any training which is required to fulfil the role.
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Carry out the duties of the post in accordance with AUKEL policies and procedures including Equal Opportunities, Mental Capacity, Deprivation of Liberty, Food Hygiene, Health & Safety, Confidentiality, Complaints, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults etc.
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Work within AUKEL’s expectations of professional boundaries and confidentiality
Functional Links
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The post holder reports to the manager /or Project Officer.
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Close working with NHS health & social care professionals.
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Close working with AUKEL internal departments e.g. Finance Team, Information and Advice, Befriending services, Community services, and our Handyperson services.
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Close working with external partner agencies e.g. Food Banks, Age UK Redbridge, Barking & Havering, and Age UK Waltham Forest.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Role Summary
As our Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, you will play a key role in strengthening ProVeg's ability to attract, engage, and hire mission-driven talent across our international organisation.
This role combines strategic talent acquisition leadership with hands-on recruitment delivery. You will personally lead end-to-end recruitment for international and selected country office roles, while developing recruitment standards, tools, and practices that enable hiring managers and People & Culture colleagues to recruit effectively and consistently. We are therefore looking for someone who enjoys both shaping recruitment strategy and executing recruitment activities directly.
You will work closely with the Director of People & Culture to build a proactive, candidate-centred, and data-informed approach to talent acquisition, helping strengthen ProVeg's position as an employer of choice.
Job details
Reports to: Director of People & Culture
Department: INT People and Culture
Working hours: 30-40
Salary: depending on location and experience, e.g. €44,000 - 48,000 in Germany,
zł 120,000 - 150,000 in Poland (full-time equivalent).
Location: Remote.
We welcome candidates globally who hold permanent residency and can adhere to a working schedule that includes core collaboration hours of 10 am - 4 pm CET.
Responsibilities
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Lead and execute full-cycle recruitment for international and selected country office roles, including job advertising, sourcing, screening, candidate communication, interviewing, selection support, and offer coordination.
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Act as a trusted talent partner to hiring managers, helping define role requirements, assess candidates fairly, and make informed hiring decisions.
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Develop and strengthen ProVeg's employer brand through authentic recruitment messaging, content, and candidate engagement.
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Build and maintain a consistent recruitment framework across ProVeg, including templates, guidance, toolkits, and quality standards.
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Own and optimise our plattform Teamtailor, ensuring efficient workflows, reliable recruitment data, and transparent reporting.
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Use recruitment insights and data to identify opportunities for improvement and support workforce planning together with the Director of People & Culture.
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Train and support hiring managers and People & Culture colleagues to recruit with greater confidence, consistency, and effectiveness.
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Document and share recruitment practices, lessons learned, and tools across teams and countries.
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Communicate progress, challenges, and recommendations clearly, proposing practical solutions and next steps.
Competencies
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You bring strong experience in full-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, stakeholder management, and offer processes.
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You have experience recruiting for international, senior, or specialist roles in complex or fast-moving environments.
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You are confident advising hiring managers throughout the recruitment process and balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
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You have experience improving recruitment processes, frameworks, toolkits, or ways of working.
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You have hands-on experience with applicant tracking systems, ideally Teamtailor, and using recruitment data to improve hiring outcomes.
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You demonstrate curiosity and openness to exploring responsible AI applications in recruitment, with awareness of data privacy, ethics, and transparency.
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You demonstrate strong organisational skills and can manage multiple recruitment processes simultaneously while maintaining quality and candidate experience.
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You have experience collaborating across cultures, countries, and time zones.
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You have an affinity with ProVeg's mission and vision.
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You are fluent in English and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred
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You have experience creating employer branding content, such as careers page content, social media posts, candidate communications, or employee stories.
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You have experience with LinkedIn Recruiter or similar sourcing tools.
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You have experience working in a mission-driven, non-profit, advocacy, or international organisation.
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You have experience with Personio, Leapsome, Google Workspace, or similar tools.
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You have contributed to workforce planning or talent strategy.
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You have experience training or coaching hiring managers or People & Culture colleagues on recruitment practices.
Benefits of working with ProVeg
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A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
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Provision of a work laptop.
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Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
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Career development support.
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Mental health & wellbeing support via access to the OpenUp platform and a free Headspace subscription
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We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
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Generous annual leave entitlement - 25 days increasing by one day a year to a maximum of 30 days (plus bank holidays)
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And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
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Depending on your location, there might be additional benefits.
Further Information
Please apply with your CV and a cover letter explaining why you are motivated to join ProVeg and describe how you can bring in your experience to this role. Even if you do not meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. Our tasks are diverse, and we are flexible in how we distribute them. We are happy to support your growth and development.
We also encourage all applicants to apply without a photo or disclosing their date or place of birth.
If you are living with a disability, health condition and/or neurodiversity, please feel free to let us know how we can adjust and support your application process. For example, we can offer alternative tools, different interview formats, or additional time for tasks.
Important: Please make sure to use your own words and ideas in the cover letter. The goal is for us to know you better in order to assess if this role and your motivation are a good fit. Letters written with AI, or written in a language other than English, will be disregarded.
Application process:
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Screening of your application
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Interview with People & Culture (30-40mins)
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Job related trial task (~ 2 hrs.)
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Second interview with the team (60mins)
When:
Application deadline: open until filled
Start date: preferably 01.08.2026
Registered Charity
101 - 500
To accelerate the transition to a sustainable global food system by making plant-rich foods and alternative proteins more accessible and appealing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.