Dementia Activities and Welfare Support Co-ordinator
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Location: St Helens
Job Type: Full-time; 37.5 hours per week:
Are you a caring, compassionate person with the skills and enthusiasm to make a difference to individuals living with dementia and their carer?
Your role would be to:
- To plan, organise and offer a range of activities, outings and events for people living with dementia and their carers, working in collaboration with the Admiral Nurse, Welfare Officers and our Day Centre Team.
- Provide support, guidance and information for people living with dementia and their carers and signpost to appropriate organisations.
- Play an active role to support our welfare activities.
- Experience organising activities and events, ideally for people dementia.
- An understanding of the needs of people with dementia and their carers.
- Ideally have experience managing volunteers
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Full UK Driving licence and access to a vehicle
- Offer a range of social activities for people living with dementia and their carer. This includes taking the lead in organising, planning and running events, outings and other appropriate activities.
- Maintain an up-to-date list of beneficiaries involved in the dementia social groups and record attendance at events on the CRM system.
- Identify suitable venues for outings, events and activities ensuring it is a safe environment for all those attending
- In conjunction with the Head of Welfare and Communities develop, agree and implement referral processes for dementia activities with the Admiral Nurse, Welfare Officers and if required external agencies.
- Provide telephone or in person support for people living with dementia and their carers to ensure they are accessing the services and activities available and signpost to appropriate organisations
- Identify how the dementia activities service can be developed with the Admiral Nurse, Welfare Officers and external agencies.
- Work with other dementia support groups in the area to look at the possibility of joint ventures, development opportunities and to make use of local resources.
- Carry out regular reviews of the service to ensure it is meeting the needs of those people attending the activities.
- Recruit and support volunteers to assist with activities
- Manage the budget for the service
- Support our welfare activities by engaging with beneficiaries over the phone, email and in person
- Provide day to day office support within our communities' team
Interested candidates are invited to submit a CV and Cover Letter using the APPLY Button below outlining their interest, suitability, and vision for the role, and how they meet the requirements of the person specification in detail by 5pm on 10th March 2025.
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit early applications as the application window may close sooner than 10th March 2025 if a suitable candidate is found.
Interviews will be held on 25th March 2025.
Please note we are only able to accept applications from those with the eligible to live and work in the UK
Enhanced DBS check and driving licence and access to a vehicle are required for this role.
Pilkington Family Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring a fair and equitable recruitment process for all vacancies.
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