Dementia Adviser in England

When dementia changes someone’s life, the right support can make all the difference. If you care about helping people live well with dementia and making sure carers feel informed, listened to and supported, this could be a role where you genuinely see the impact of your work.

Our Dementia Advisers have the rewarding job of providing support 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. Our person-centred service is unique to each person we support as it is based upon their personal circumstances and support needs.

We offer support to clients in a variety of ways, predominantly by delivering Carers Information and Support Programmes, Peer Support and Activity Groups in communities throughout the county, and on occasion covering other activities and providing dementia support, holding a small caseload if required. The successful candidate will join the team with one other Dementia Adviser and you will lead on all group activities being delivered as part of the Age Well contract.

What you’ll focus on:

• Making sure all groups are high quality and meet the standards and goals set out in our Service Specifications.
• Manage our Group Support Volunteers who will support you in the delivery of groups.
• You will recruit and train new volunteers to ensure all groups are properly advertised and staffed.
• You will work from home and in the community, running groups, visiting people at home, promoting our service at events, and occasionally giving talks about dementia.
• Identifying people’s needs and the services they may wish to access, give advice about how to live well with dementia and support the improvement of their sense of wellbeing.
• Collate statistics and evidenced based outcomes to meet our targets including case studies and evaluation.
• Engaging with a variety of professionals from health, social care, voluntary and community sector.
• Build relationships to ensure referrals into our service, and you have knowledge of services and support available for people with dementia and carers.

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.
• Good communication skills, adapting to a wide range of audiences and delivering presentations and talks.
• Understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers.
• Able to network effectively and collaborate with other professionals to achieve a positive outcome for people.
• Good IT skills, including experience working with databases and virtual meeting software (Teams / Zoom).
• Ability to organise own work to ensure it is accurate, meets quality targets, deadlines and reporting requirements.

Interviews being held week commencing 23 February via Teams.

About Alzheimer’s Society: Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime. At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging: 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: During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do 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 for application support or any adjustments you might need. To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.

We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.

We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.

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.

Giving back to you: Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them 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.