**Job Description Brew & Blether Coordinator**

Organisation: North Lanarkshire Disability Forum (NLDF)
Hours: 21 hours per week
Contract: 1year fixed term
Location: Community based across North Lanarkshire
Reports to: Line Manager / Development Manager
Salary: £17,400pro rata. Real Living Wage (in line with NLDF Fair Work commitment)

Role Purpose

The Brew & Blether Coordinator will deliver a gentle, person centred homebased support service for adults living with long term conditions, disabilities, or who are on cancer journeys, as well as carers. The service offers four week blocks of practical support and companionship, helping people feel more confident, more connected, and better able to manage at home centred homebased support service for adults living with long term conditions, disabilities, or who are on cancer journeys, as well as carers. The service offers four week blocks of practical support and companionship, helping people feel more confident, more connected, and better able to manage at home.

The role combines befriending, practical help, empowerment and early intervention support. It also plays a key part in improving mental wellbeing, reducing isolation, supporting smooth discharges from hospital, and linking individuals to sustainable long term community supports.

Key Responsibilities

Direct Support

• Offer supportive conversation, companionship, and emotional reassurance in line with befriending principles.
• Delivery of 4-week blocks of one hour home visits providing practical, light-touch tasks such as dishes, hoovering, dusting, bin removal, and making a cup of tea
• Provide basic IT support to build digital confidence (e.g., online food shopping, accessing information).
• Support individuals to manage basic paperwork or household organisation tasks.

Wellbeing, Empowerment & Pathways

• Build confidence and independence by working at a flexible, person-led pace, “care without the clock.”
• Identify appropriate supports, including Community Connectors, Carer Breather, and other community pathways.
• Support individuals to link with local services and activities to reduce loneliness and encourage community engagement.

Collaboration & Coordination

• Work autonomously across North Lanarkshire, managing your own caseload and rota.
• Collaborate with internal colleagues to support seamless referrals and handovers.
• Contribute to developing a potential hospital discharge referral pathway.
• Work alongside volunteers (administrative or practical), offering guidance and peer support.

Safety, Professionalism & Administration

• Maintain accurate records of visits, wellbeing check ins and outcomes.
• Work to trauma informed principles, and NLDF policies
• Ensure safeguarding, boundaries and confidentiality are always upheld.
• Participate in training, supervision, debriefing and reflective practice.

Expected Outcomes of the Role

• Improved mental wellbeing for individuals supported.
• Reduced pressure on statutory services through early intervention.
• Increased community engagement and uptake of supports.
• Improved home environment safety, comfort and manageability.
• Strengthened pathways between NLDF, hospital discharge teams and community services.

Person Specification

Criteria	Essential	Desirable
Qualifications	SVQ Level 3 in Social Care or equivalent qualification	Additional relevant training
Experience	Experience supporting adults with long-term conditions	Home care experience Volunteer support experience
Knowledge	Understanding of challenges faced by disabled people	Knowledge of NL community resources
Skills & Qualities	Empathy, patience, communication, autonomy, ability to apply appropriate boundaries Basic IT support skills
Other Requirements	PVG, travel across NL, Driving license is essential

If you are interested please send you CV and covering letter to Nicola@nldforum.org.uk or call us on 01698275710 for more information.