Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.
Position: Dementia Support Worker
Location: Brighton and Hove
Contract type: Part Time, Permanent
Hours: 28 per week
Salary: £15,971 to £16,616 (Depending on skills and experience)
Closing date: 22 October 2019
Interview date: TBC
About the role:
The Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Support service involves dedicated members of staff giving one to one support, information and guidance to people with dementia or their carers and wider family or friends, to help people understand dementia, cope with day to day living with dementia and prepare for the future.
As a Dementia Support Worker you will have the rewarding opportunity to provide support 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 and guidance to your clients in a variety of ways, whether in the client's own home, at service offices or at other locations, face to face, by phone, letter or email. You will also assist service users to access other services, providing signposting and referrals, as well as facilitating peer support groups and other group activities.
There is also the opportunity to train to deliver our Carer Information and Support program within this role.
About you:
We are looking for an individual who possess NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) with an understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers. Your ability to assess client needs along with the understanding of the need for client confidentially is essential to providing a valuable and worthwhile service. To be successful in this role you will have excellent non-judgmental communication skills as well as strong organisational and time management skills in order to manage your caseload of clients effectively.
Are you someone who can work well as part of a team and are passionate about improving the quality of life for people living with dementia? Then take the first step and apply today.
You may have experience of the following: Dementia Support Worker, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Dementia Adviser, Mental Health, Dementia, etc.
FEMALE SUPPORT WORKER
35 hours per week over a rolling 7 day rota (+ sleep-in shifts)
27 days’ annual leave (for full time); additional 3 days at Christmas and statutory public holidays
Salary Impact Band 3 starting at £21,496 p.a. (for full time hours)
This is for a permanent contract
Are you looking for a new challenge and a genuinely rewarding job?
We are seeking a full-time Support Worker to join our expert team, and we are also looking for relief/bank Support Workers.
Stopover provides Brighton & Hove’s only female-specific young person’s housing and support through trauma informed care.
This role is based in our Stopover 1, 2 and 3 houses which provide a pathway through high, medium and low-level support.
The young women we work with often have a history of negative and damaging relationships including abuse and domestic violence as well as mental health issues, behavioural issues and substance misuse. The role of the Support Worker is to provide a consistent, positive professional relationship that will allow the young women to start to trust, open up and address the issues in their past.
You will:
- be committed to fostering positive professional relationships with the young women;
- have an understanding of the effects of early trauma on young women, and
- be able to provide ongoing support through the transition within the Stopover accommodation pathway.
In return we offer:
- ongoing support and training;
- reflective practice with external facilitator;
- restorative circles with external facilitator;
- mindfulness, resilience and self-care with an external psychotherapist, and
- generous annual leave allowance.
For a full job description, person specification and application pack please visit our website.
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check.
Closing date for applications is 9:00am, Friday 1st November 2019
Interviews week commencing Monday 4th November 2019
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Event Fundraiser
Salary c£26,000 FTE
Full-time or Part Time (35 hours a week or 28 hour week)
Fixed Term Contract until January 2021
Based: Horsham, West Sussex
Action Medical Research is a UK-wide charity on a mission to save and change children’s lives through medical research, developing treatments, vaccinations and cures.
We’ve been funding medical breakthroughs since we began over 65 years ago and have helped to beat polio in the UK, fight meningitis, prevent stillbirths and develop ultrasound scanning in pregnancy.
But medical research for children is underfunded and we urgently need to develop more new treatments and cures. That’s why we need you to help in our fight for little lives.
Events fundraising is central to the success of our fundraising programme and currently includes our bike rides, running, team challenges and bespoke events for corporate partners. We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic event fundraiser to join our ambitious and busy events team.
The successful candidate will plan and deliver the marketing and recruitment for a range of events ensuring we meet and exceed income targets. You will deliver excellent participant communications, building relationships and inspiring participants to encourage their ongoing support. You will have proven fundraising experience, ideally in events, a good understanding of the events marketplace and excellent project planning, IT and time management skills.
As the role involves supporting a number of events during the event season, you must be able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends with occasional time spent away from home.
Applications by CV with a supporting statement showing how you meet the required skills and experience should be submitted by 24th November 2019. However you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we will close the role before the closing date should a suitable applicant be found.
Benefits include 22 days annual leave plus additional closure days between Christmas and New Year and a Group Flexible Retirement Plan.
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Adopter Champion
Based: South East
Permanent, part time (4 hours per week)
FTE Salary in range £21,610 - £26,412 per annum (£11.23 - £13.73 per hour)
PACT’s Adopter Champions are our vital team of experts by experience, adopters who provide support and share real life experiences about the adoption journey.
You will be part of PACT’s post-adoption support team, and will offer help, advice and reassuring emotional and practical support to families at different stages of their adoption journey. You will also raise awareness of adoption, and the realities of adopting, through sharing your personal stories via online and media channels.
This is an exciting, satisfying, flexible and varied role supporting a priority area for PACT and requires someone who is passionate about supporting PACT families.
We would particularly welcome applications from:
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Single adopters,
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BME adopters,
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Adopters who have been adopting for four years or more,
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Adopters who have experience of overcoming challenges within their adopter journey
You will be empathetic, well organised, energetic, and confident speaking to the general public as well as personally motivated to promote adoption and PACT’s services.
Interested? If you feel excited about this role and would like to join an organisation that offers a supportive working culture, please apply by completing an application form from our website.
Closing date: Monday 28th October 2019
Interview date: Tuesday 5th November 2019
PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and overseas checks (where applicable). Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.
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