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Community Dementia Outreach Worker

4 weeks ago

Medway, United Kingdom Age UK Medway Full time

At Age UK Medway, it isn't all about what qualifications or experience you have. For us, it's about your ability to show compassion and empathy for older people, and dedication to our core values as a charity - to make sure all older people are able to Achieve Life's Fullness.

If you can show us you have these qualities, the rest we will do for you, including covering your DBS checks, and providing you with online training.

If you would like to join a dynamic team of professional and caring people, making positive change to the lives of hundreds of older people each week, then get in touch to talk about our current volunteering roles.

Join us, and be the change we need to see in society, and take the time to #AskAboutAlf

We are seeking to appoint a **Community Dementia Outreach Worker** to add to our dedicated Homecare team.

Within this role, you will provide an agreed level of support and care to older people living with dementia, enabling them to stay in their own homes wherever possible, whilst adhering to the Company code of professional conduct and all other relevant policies.

**Job Type**: Zero Hours, Monday to Friday

**Location**: Medway Community

**Hourly rate**: from £10.90

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To encourage and support individuals to maintain social networks and access social and leisure facilities
- To accompany clients on outings and events as required and to ensure their welfare at all times.
- To keep abreast of relevant developments, research and best practice in the field of care for people with dementia.
- To undertake tasks required to assess and meet the needs of individuals on a daily basis, enabling independence, health and well-being of the clients.
- To provide information and make recommendations to your line managers that enable them to maintain up to date care plans and life histories.
- To ensure that the client's safety, respect, dignity and privacy are maintained at all times.
- To assist clients with eating, drinking and tending to personal care needs when required.
- Assist client to self-medicate, or administer medication in accordance with the organisation medication policy.
- To establish good relationships with clients (and their carers, where applicable).
- To monitor client satisfaction.
- To promote a healthy lifestyle.
- To ensure that the nutritional needs of individuals are met, and assisting those who need help during meal times - being aware of any swallowing difficulties and dietary requirements.
- To conduct regular home safety checks.
- To assist in monitoring clients’ needs and reporting any changes in dependence or mental or physical health to team leaders or managers.
- To work as part of a team to enable the independence, health and well-being of service users.
- To respect the confidentiality of all service users.
- To maintain records of visits and any relevant care needs and/or action taken.
- To liaise with a range of health and social care professionals and organisations
- To collect service user contributions and record as appropriate.
- To undertake routes as economically as is viable.
- To attend regular supervision and staff meetings.
- To follow all the organisations procedures as described in the handbook and discussed at induction.

**Benefits**:

- Paid time travelling between calls (at £10.42 per hour equivalent rate).
- Fuel paid at 45p per mile.
- DBS, uniform and training all paid for by Age UK Medway.
- Pension scheme.
- Further qualifications.
- Wellbeing scheme - Simplyhealth.
- ALF Kudos Awards Scheme with a chance to attend a Gala Dinner and WIN a week's stay for you and your family at our coastal holiday home, and the additional annual leave to go with it.
- Interest-free company loans.

As an organisation we maintain high quality standards and are rated “Good” by CQC. Everyone within our Homecare team, contributes to ensuring the clients experience is a positive one. This is also the reason that a lot of our staff have worked with us for 16 years or more.

**Closing Date: Monday 12th June 2023**

**Job Type**: Zero hours contract

**Salary**: From £10.90 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Dementia care: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)
- NVQ 2 or 3 in Care (preferred)

Work Location: On the road

Application deadline: 12/06/2023

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