Dementia Adviser

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 Greater Manchester are proud to have a 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.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing referrals and caseloads
• Establishing and maintaining good working relationships with external organisations
• Facilitating information and awareness raising events, delivering talks and presentations to public audiences

Independent travel is essential. There will be an expectation for you to travel across all boroughs of Greater Manchester and especially in and around Wigan. This is a 17.5 hour permanent position within the Wigan team. The working days for this role will be agreed, however Tuesday will be non-negotiable.

We are hoping to welcome a passionate and knowledgeable Dementia Adviser to work in Manchester. 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.

What you’ll focus on:

• 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, along with good understanding of/experience of client confidentiality, data protection and record keeping
• An understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers would be an advantage
• Confidence in public speaking and ability to deliver presentations

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer’s Society. 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.

Our hiring process aims to be inclusive, so please inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply. Please also contact Alzheimer’s Society Talent Acquisition Team via careers@alzheimers.org.uk for application support or any adjustments you might need.

We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.

We are proud to support our employees with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer’s Society.