Dementia Adviser

Job summary

TheSandwell Community Dementia Support Service (SCDSS) is commissioned by SandwellMetropolitan Council and the Black Country and West Birmingham ClinicalCommissioning Group. As lead provider, we are working alongside seven otherlocal organisations; Agewell CIC, Dementia Pathfinders CIC, West BromwichAfrican Caribbean Resource Centre, St Albans Community Association, BUDS, AgeUK Sandwell and Alzheimers Society to provide this service across SandwellMetropolitan Borough.

Main duties of the job

As a Community Dementia Adviser, you will be required toprovide relevant information in a variety of formats to meet individual needsas well as signposting and/or referring them to appropriate services as well asencouraging engagement in community activities.

About us

We are a charity that exists to transform lives through delivering impactful services across Sandwell and the surrounding areas. We work collaboratively with public, private and voluntary organisations, educational settings and other partners to design and deliver sustainable innovative solutions to improve the lives of children, families, young people and adults from early years to end of life care.

What the company will offer:

28 Days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday (pro rata for part time employees) Flexible working Auto-enrolment into a workplace pension scheme 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme Murray Hall Community Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and invite potential applicants to contact us to identify any additional support they may require to enable them to make an application.

To Apply

Please complete the application form in supporting documents and return to

Closingdate: Tuesday21st May 2024 at 23:59 hours

Pleasenote that we reserve the right to withdraw our job advertisements earlier thanthe published expiry date. Therefore, if you are interested please submityour application as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Following the agreed service pathway, the Community DementiaAdviser will:

Work with individuals living withdementia and their family carers, providing maintenance support and call careaccording to the service casework model.

Work collaboratively with DementiaNavigators to facilitate interventions for people with dementia and theirfamilies requiring intensive support during periods of transition, complexityand crisis, involving statutory sector services as appropriate.

Recruit, deploy and support volunteers,to encourage and facilitate people with dementia and family carers toparticipate in group activities; and to offer one-to-one befriending forindividuals experiencing dementia, helping to provide respite for carers.

Lead initiatives to create dementiafriendly communities in the locality where they are based.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Level 2 dementia qualification (or willingness to work towards achieving this qualification) or a similar qualification and/or equivalent experience, commensurate with the responsibilities of this role.

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of dementia, person-centred approaches, issues that affect family carers and availability of local services. Experience of working in a busy environment and supporting others in a team. Record-keeping skills and writing ability of a high standard suitable for written communication with service users and professionals, production of publicity materials and reports. Excellent IT skills with confident use of MS Office packages including Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point. An understanding of client confidentiality (GDPR). Full current UK driving licence and access to a vehicle to travel independently across the service area. Knowledge of and ability to work to Adult Safeguarding Procedures, Lone Working Procedures and the Mental Capacity Act. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

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