Dementia Adviser

**About The Role**:
**Closing date**:23rd August 2023

**Location**:Hybrid working - community based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, with homeworking elements.
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**About the role**

We are hoping to welcome a passionate and knowledgeable Dementia Adviser to work in Wigan. This is an amazing opportunity to have a rewarding career providing support and guidance to people living with or affected by dementia.

We strive to help maintain independence, improving sense of well-being, and putting people in more control of their own lives. We promote a person-centred service so that our support is unique to each individual, based upon their own aspirations and needs.

The Dementia Adviser role requires you to work passionately to provide advice, support and guidance to people affected by dementia. This role supports people affected by or living with dementia with the tools and knowledge to make informed decisions about their future.

The Alzheimer’s Society Wigan are proud to have a small but passionate team with a welcoming and supportive culture.
- Offering a vital and compassionate service providing information, signposting and emotional and practical support to people affected by dementia.
- Managing referrals and case loads.
- Supporting our Dementia Cafes.
- Establishing good working relationships with external organisations.

**About you**

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We are looking for:

- Someone who has working experience of assessing people face to face with an ability to assess their needs.
- Deliver advice and guidance with a non-judgmental approach and outstanding communication skills.
- Strong organisational and time management skills to manage your caseload of clients effectively.
- Good IT skills and be able to travel independently across Greater Manchester.
- An understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers would be an advantage.

**About Alzheimer's Society**:
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.

Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.

**Our Values**

We are **Determined to make a difference** when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a **Trusted expert**, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are **Better together** by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are **Compassionate**, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

**Equal Opportunities**

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.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.