Senior Dementia Coordinator

Recruiting Organisation: Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove (AUKWSBH)               

Working hours : 24 Hours per week

Salary:£15,567 per annum (£25,500 FTE)
Location: Hybrid – Travel across West Sussex, Brighton and Hove

Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, is an independent local charity working in the community to help older people, their families and their carers. Their vision is to inspire and enable people in West Sussex, Brighton & Hove to Love Later Life. To do this, they provide an array of services and activities that meet the needs and interests of the communities they support, providing opportunities for people to get out, have fun, socialise and build friendships. It really is a great place to work if you really want to make a difference in people’s lives.

The Role

You will provide leadership support to the team and ensure operational requirements are maintained to provide the best possible service. You will also build relationships with Statutory and Non statutory organisations, understanding the scope of Dementia services across West Sussex, Brighton and Hove.

You will be motivated by being part of an exceptional team, that works tirelessly to improve the lives of people affected by Dementia. You will need to have excellent communication and leadership skills whilst being an excellent team player with people affected by dementia being at the heart of every action you take and decisions you make.

This is a Hybrid working role with a mixture of Home and Office based working as well as travel to various sites where services are taking place, this position is proposed at 24 hours per week. They have services based in a variety of locations across West Sussex, Brighton and Hove and travel to these locations is essential.

You’ll be great for the role if:

• You should have an understanding of, and interest in older people, their situations, and the opportunities they may want and/or need.
• There is an experience of supporting people with Dementia as well as an awareness of the condition.
• You should have a good understanding of information governance and consent process.
• You will need to have highly developed interpersonal skills; communication skills are key to this role.
• You should be able to maintain accurate records and produce appropriate monitoring data as required
• You will have effective problem-solving skills that support a “can do approach” within the service and when supporting people with care and social support needs.
• You will need to have a full driving license and use of car to facilitate regular travel across AUKWSBH locations. (we will pay for the mileage outside of your base)
• You should have sound line management or team development experience.
• You’ll need to be flexible and have a can-do attitude.

If you feel you have the passion for the role but may not have all the skills we’d love to talk to you, so please do get in contact.

Read more here – Senior Dementia Co-Ordinator- JD & PS

For Job Description & Application form please click here.

If you need help with submitting an application, please do email [email protected] and they will contact you to help.

Closing date: CLOSED