Dementia Support Professional

1 week ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Alzheimer's Society Full time
About Alzheimer's Society
Alzheimer's Society is a leading charity in the UK that works towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We provide support to people living with dementia, their families, and carers.

Job Title: Dementia Adviser

Location: Community based in Cambridge with some homeworking elements

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

About the Role:
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join our team as a Dementia Adviser. As a Dementia Adviser, you will work closely with people diagnosed with dementia and their carers, providing personalised support and guidance to maintain their independence and improve their sense of well-being. You will offer support in various ways, including face-to-face, phone, letter, or email, and assist service users to access other services by signposting and referrals.

Your Key Responsibilities:
- Provide support to people affected by dementia, families, and carers to access vital services.
- Improve people's sense of well-being, enabling them to have more control over their lives.
- Assist with the identification of needs, providing information and access to relevant services.
- Promote our amazing Dementia Advice service and build relationships with a range of health and social care professionals.

About You:
- 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.
- Understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers would be an advantage but if you have had experience supporting with other diagnosis or support requirements this would be taken into consideration.
- Experience with communicating with a wide range of people, adapting your approach to ensure understanding at all levels.
- Able to network effectively and collaborating with other professionals to achieve a positive outcome for people.
- Good IT skills, experience working with databases and virtual meeting software (Teams / Zoom).
- The ability to travel across local area independently when required.

Why Work for Us?
At Alzheimer's Society, we value diversity and inclusion. We want everyone we work with to feel included and that they belong. Our values are: Determined, Trusted expert, Better together, Compassionate. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve.

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