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Job Location | Barnsley |
Education | Not Mentioned |
Salary | £22,125 - £23,472 per annum |
Industry | Not Mentioned |
Functional Area | Not Mentioned |
Job Type | Permanent , part-time |
Closing date: 1st March 2024.Location: Community based in Barnsley with some homeworking elements.Hours: 21 per week (Salary will be Pro Ratad)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 roleWe have an amazing and rewarding opportunity to join us at the Alzheimer’s Society as a Dementia Adviser. This integral role is to join us in a Dementia Support pilot project, in collaboration with Barnsley Third Sector Dementia Alliance – organisations inBarnsley who are supporting people affected by dementia to live well in their local community. (Alzheimer’s Society, BIADS, Age UK Barnsley, Crossroads Care, Barnsley Carers Service, Butterflies). The pilot project started in October 2023 and will run untilend March 2025.This is a new and exciting role in supporting the development of a community-based information, advice and guidance service which will work alongside colleagues in Health and Social Care, including Barnsley Memory Assessment and Support Service, and be supportedby members of the Third Sector Dementia Alliance, through the provision of wraparound care and support. This is a hugely important role in mapping out the future of services in Barnsley for people living with dementia.The focus of this role is to identify and respond to the real time gaps in support for people with dementia and/or their families, carers and friends, at points of both pre and post diagnosis. This will involve the provision of practical and emotional supportfor individuals who would benefit from additional support, information and guidance at each stage of the diagnostic pathway.The service manages a variety of support needs with referrals for people with differing dementia related needs. This service is open for referrals for younger people being diagnosed with dementia in addition to those people over 65 years of age.Referrals may be to connect people into their local community for a range of access to support them – e.g. activities, information, day care. We will be providing prompt and effective person-centred solutions, working closely with Barnsley Third Sector DementiaAlliance Members.You will be working alongside Dementia Adviser colleagues and the Service Manager, and involved in setting the parameters for the service, as we seek to identify needs of those being referred into the service and consider future needs of people affected bydementia in Barnsley.About youWe are looking for an individual with great time management and interpersonal skills, with an understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers. An ability to assess client needs along with the understanding of the needfor client confidentially is essential to providing a valuable and worthwhile service. Due to the nature of the service, experience of safeguarding would be beneficial.You will;