Job Description

About The Role

Closing date: 18th August 2023.

Location: Community based in County Durham with homeworking elements.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About the role

Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging career in advising people affected by dementia?

Do you feel you could you help people maintain their independence, improve their sense of well-being and enable them to take more control of their lives?

Would you thrive in a stimulating role where every day is different?

If yes, we are offering a great opportunity to join our team providing personalised advice and support to people diagnosed with dementia and their carers!

We are looking to recruit a 21 hour and 35 hour Dementia Adviser in County Durham. The Alzheimer\xe2\x80\x99s Society Dementia Advice Service involves dedicated members of staff giving one to one advice, support and information to people with dementia or their carers and wider family or friends, to help people understand dementia, cope with day to day living with dementia and prepare for the future.

As a Dementia Adviser, you will have the rewarding opportunity to provide support, information, and guidance to people with dementia and their carers; helping to maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives. The service is unique to each service user as it is based upon their personal circumstances and support needs. You will offer support to your clients in a variety of ways, whether in the client\'s own home, or at other locations in the community, face to face, by phone, letter, or email. You will also assist service users to access other services, providing signposting and referrals.

This role will require you to build relationships with a range of local contacts. You will network with health and care professionals, marketing Alzheimer\xe2\x80\x99s Society services to promote people with a diagnosis being referred to the service as early as possible. As well as developing networks with partner organisations to promote the aim of empowering individuals living with dementia to make informed choices.

About you

We are looking for:

• Working experience of person-centred assessments, face to face and over the phone, with the ability to co- create a support plan and identify outcomes.

• Strong organisational and time management skills, including the ability to effectively manage a caseload.

• Good IT skills and experience working with databases.

• The ability to build strong relationships with external providers and stakeholders, to ensure dementia is a priority, and effective referral pathways are established.

• Understanding the need for client confidentiality.

• Excellent non-judgmental communication skills.
• An empathetic approach with a commitment to equal opportunity.
• The ability to travel independently across the area.

If you have the qualities we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for and are passionate about improving the quality of life for people with dementia, then we want to hear from you!

Please note - to give yourself the best possible chance of being shortlisted please provide details and examples in the supporting statement based on the criteria in the person specification.

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\xe2\x80\x99t 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.

Alzheimer\'s Society