Job Description
About The Role
About the opportunity
Contract: Permanent, 28 hrs - 35 hrs considered
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and highly professional individual who would like to be part of Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Adviser Service in Gloucestershire. The role will be working in the community, Tewkesbury, Newent and Staunton locality as well as home working.
The Dementia Adviser Service provides responsive and individualised support to people with a dementia diagnosis and their carers within their community. Our dedicated team provides information, advice and guidance; face-to-face, telephone and online helping to maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives.
You will be part of a highly motivated and supportive team, sharing responsibility for some admin tasks, including local service telephone cover and facilitating support groups.
You will be:
1. Supporting people affected by dementia, families and carers to access vital services.
2. Improving people’s sense of well-being, enabling them to have more control over their lives.
3. Assisting with the identification of needs, providing information and access to relevant services.
4. Promoting our services and building relationships with a range of health and social care professionals.
5. Building relationships with a range of local contacts, networking with health and care professionals.
6. Developing networks and pathways with partner organisations who work in the field of dementia, ensuring seamless and consistent support and empowering carers to make informed choices.
About you
We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with an understanding of dementia and the needs of people affected by dementia and those who care for them.
You will:
1. Have excellent communication skills to meet the diverse needs of our community.
2. Understand client confidentiality and how this is applied when representing client needs.
3. Possess previous experience supporting people, preferably those living with dementia and managing a busy caseload.
4. Have the ability and means to travel independently around Gloucestershire including Tewkesbury, Newent and Staunton.
5. Be comfortable connecting with others and talking to a wide range of other health care professionals and related statutory and voluntary organisations.
6. Be a self-starter, incredibly motivated with excellent organisational and timekeeping skills.
7. Have the ability and interest in supporting people to maintain their independence, improve their sense of well-being, and help them take more control of their lives.
Interview date: w/c 30th April or 2nd May 2025
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer’s Society.
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
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