Wokingham Dementia Role

JOB DESCRIPTION

This Job Description is indicative only, and does not form part of the Statement of Terms and Conditions or Contract of Employment of the post holder.

The job as described will be reviewed on a regular basis to respond to the changing needs of the post and of the organisation.

Job Title:	Dementia Activities Coordinator
Base:	119 Broad Street Mall, Reading, RG1 7QE Extensive travel and use of Wokingham Hub
Employer:	Age UK Berkshire: Company No. 7928260, Charity No. 1146462
Hours of work:	28-37.5 hours per week
Salary:	£13.20 per hour (Reviewed in April)
Responsible to:	Dementia Coordinator
Responsible for:	People with Dementia and their carers
Terms and Conditions:	All terms and conditions are in accordance with the standard terms and conditions of employment with Age UK Berkshire. Details of these can be found in your Contract (Statement of Terms and Conditions of Employment).
Special Conditions:	Local travel during work will be required, for which mileage allowance or public transport costs will be paid. Full driving licence and access to a car is essential.
	Occasional evening and weekend work may be necessary, for which time off in lieu on an hour-by-hour basis is allowed.
	The post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Scheme check.

JOB SUMMARY

To be part of a new initiative in Wokingham Borough working towards making the Borough Dementia Friendly by developing, planning and delivering fun, interesting and engaging activities and information sessions for people with dementia and their carers.

To develop, administer, facilitate and deliver activities for people living with dementia and their carers to enjoy. These will include, but are not limited to, dementia cafés, dementia walks, singing groups and Maintenance cognitive stimulation therapy sessions.

Assess and review the success of the events particularly the opinions and needs of those attending the group and report any concerns to line manager/ liaise with carers/ family.

Ensure there is adequate staff/ volunteers at each activity and complete risk/ health and safety assessments as needed.

To deliver information sessions to people with dementia and their carers to help them to live well with dementia.

To provide information and support to people with dementia and their carers in relation to diagnosis, living with dementia, health and social care issues.

Using a variety of platforms but predominantly Microsoft applications and our own CRM to collect and analyse data which will provide information to demonstrate the achievement of milestones, monitoring, evaluation and reporting the success of the activities.

Liaise and work with dementia partners collaboratively.

Recruitment and management of volunteers at the activities.

To undertake relevant training to maintain skills and knowledge necessary for this post.
To comply with all Age UK Berkshire policies and procedures and with all relevant legislation.
To carry out other duties commensurate with the tasks and within the competence of the postholder.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Experience	How measured?
Working or volunteering in a not for profit organisation	A, I
Experience of organising activities or events	A, I
Experience of working with older people and/or vulnerable adults	A, I
Experience of working in and understanding communities	A
Knowledge and understanding
An understanding of, or genuine commitment to learn about, the needs of people with dementia and the key issues affecting them	A, I
Understands need for confidentiality	I
An understanding of the Wokingham area	I
Benefits of using IT systems to manage information	A, I
Skills and abilities
Customer service skills	A, I
Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with people from a wide range of backgrounds.	A, I
Able to deal tactfully with various people and situations	A, I
Ability to work under pressure as a team member, with self-assurance, self-confidence and to have a responsible approach to team work	A, I
Skills and abilities in use of IT systems in order to be able to effectively locate, store and analyse information to further develop activities.	A, I
Partnership working with other organisations / agencies	A, I
Work on own initiative, flexibly & to the needs of the organisation and service	I
Able to prioritise workloads and meet targets	I
Training and qualifications
5, A-C GCSE’s or equivalent, including English and Maths	A
Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development	A
Other
Commitment to the values and ethos of Age UK Berkshire	I
Commitment to the principles of equality of opportunity and confidentiality	I
Use of own car to travel within the borough.	A, I

In your application form, you should endeavour to clearly show as many of the APPLICATION (A) criteria above as is possible, in order to be short-listed for interview.

Where INTERVIEW (I) criteria are shown, interview questions and procedures will be set to bring out these criteria (i.e. you will be asked to demonstrate/prove those things); in particular, for any area described above as “proven” or “demonstrable”, we will require you to actively prove or demonstrate your experience, understanding, skills or ability in that area.

Where TEST (T) criteria are shown, a specific test or exercise will be held as part of the interview process, where you will be expected to demonstrate your experience, understanding, skills or ability in that area.