This Community Dementia Assistant post sits within Jewish Care's Community Dementia Team, helping people living with dementia and their families stay connected and take part in their communities. The work centres on running dementia programmes, building trusted relationships, coordinating volunteers and linking with synagogues and health and social care professionals. It is a 24-hour week over four days, Monday to Thursday, with regular travel to other local hubs. A formal dementia qualification is not required; community experience and experience of working with volunteers decide fit.
What the job involves
- Help coordinate and deliver community dementia programmes so they are welcoming, inclusive and responsive
- Build trusting relationships with people living with dementia and their families, giving information, practical support and signposting
- Coordinate and support volunteers involved in programmes
- Build relationships with synagogues, community organisations, local partners and health and social care professionals
- Work within an allocated geographical area, reporting to the Community Hub Manager
- Help identify local needs and contribute ideas for developing services
- Contribute to dementia awareness, volunteer and programme training
- Monitor attendance, feedback and the impact of activities
- Share ideas, resources and learning across the Community Dementia Team
- Promote dementia inclusion and challenge stigma in the wider community
- Take part in team-wide events, initiatives and celebrations
Experience
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working with, or volunteering alongside, volunteers
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of the needs and challenges faced by people living with dementia and their families
- Warm, empathetic and organised approach
- Ability to build trusting relationships with a wide range of people
- Confidence working independently, using initiative and managing own area of responsibility
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a wider team
Nice to have
- Qualification or equivalent experience in dementia or health and social care
- Experience of working with older people
- Knowledge of the Jewish community
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
