Description
The Community Dementia Assistant will play a crucial role within Jewish Care's Community Dementia Team, supporting people living with dementia and their families across Redbridge and Southend.
Working 24 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, the postholder will help coordinate and deliver welcoming, inclusive community dementia programmes and activities. They will build trusted relationships with individuals and families, providing information, practical support, and signposting where appropriate.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the day-to-day delivery of community dementia programmes and activities
- Building positive and trusting relationships with people living with dementia and their families
- Helping identify local needs and contributing ideas for developing services
- Building relationships with synagogues, community organisations, and other local partners
- Supporting and coordinating volunteers involved in programmes
- Contributing to dementia awareness, volunteer, and programme training
- Monitoring attendance, feedback, and the impact of activities
- Sharing ideas, resources, and learning with colleagues across the Community Dementia Team
- Promoting dementia inclusion and challenging stigma within the wider community
The ideal candidate will be warm, empathetic, organised, and genuinely interested in people and their communities. Experience of working in a community setting and understanding the needs and challenges faced by people living with dementia and their families are essential.
Jewish Care offers a salary of £14.80 per hour and a permanent part-time contract.