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Hours Per Week
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External Advertising End Date
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About The Role

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity to join us at the Alzheimer’s Society within our  knowledgeable  and  passionate Peterborough team!
 
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, and facilitating peer support groups for people living with dementia on occasions in various location in the area!
 

Working Pattern:

This role is 16 hours per week, worked across Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

  • Tuesday and Wednesday: 9:30am – 4:00pm

  • Friday: 9:30am – 1:30pm

About you

You will have:

  • An understanding of dementia, or a willingness to learn about the experiences of people living with dementia and those who care for them.
  • Experience providing information, guidance, advice or emotional support - this could be from health, social care, community, voluntary, customer service or other people focused roles.
  • You will be able to listen and communicate, with the ability to build trust and rapport with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
  • The ability to manage your workload effectively, with appropriate support and tools, and to balance competing priorities.
  • Confidence using IT systems to maintain accurate and confidential records.
  • A compassionate, non-judgemental and person-centred approach, with respect for diversity and individual lived experiences.

Please don’t be put off from applying if you don’t meet every single requirement listed. We recognise the value of transferable skills and lived experience, and we’re keen to hear from candidates who can demonstrate potential, capability and a willingness to learn.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build supportive, trusting relationships with people living with dementia and their carers across, recognising and respecting individual needs and circumstances.
  • Provide personalised information, advice and emotional support that reflects each person’s culture, background, values and preferences.
  • Deliver support through home visits, telephone contact and partnership working with GP surgeries and other professionals.
  • Participate in the triage rota, ensuring new referrals are handled promptly, sensitively and equitably.
  • Manage a defined caseload, maintaining accurate, respectful and confidential records.
  • Signpost and connect individuals to appropriate local services and community networks, reducing isolation and increasing access to support.
  • Work collaboratively within a supportive team environment, contributing to reflective practice and continuous improvement.

Interviews for this role have been provisionally scheduled to take place face to face at the Dementia Resource Centre, 441 Lincoln Road, Millfield, Peterborough, PE1 2PE (Entrance 5 York Road – Sat nav PE1 3BP) on Thursday 9th April.

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 values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

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 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people. 

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 via [email protected] 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 Criminal Record Check at the relevant level. You can read more information via our Website.

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. 

You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it's like to be an employee at the Society.

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