About The Role We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity to join us at the Alzheimer’s Society within our knowledgeable and passionate Coventry team!
As a Dementia Adviser, you will have the rewarding opportunity to provide support, information, 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 to your clients in a variety of ways, whether in the client's own home, or at other locations in the community, face to face, by phone, letter, or email. You will also assist service users to access other services, providing signposting and referrals, and facilitating peer support groups for people living with dementia on occasions in various location in the area!
Hours - 35 hours
Contract - Fixed Term Contract until end of June 2026
Location - Community based in Coventry (or within a commutable distance) with some homeworking
Interviews - 17 December 2025 face to face in Coventry
You will need
Confidence and ability to communicate with a wide range of people, adapting your approach to ensure understanding. You will be required to speak publicly at events about dementia, delivering information and signposting people to further resources and networks.
Ability to support people affected by a diagnosis of dementia to maintain their independence, improve their sense of well-being, and help them take more control of their lives.
Able demonstrate your skills being proactive, organised, and able to work both independently and as part of a local team.
Strong IT skills for inputting detailed, factual case records on a client database and using virtual meeting software (Teams / Zoom). Ability to travel regularly across local area to face to face home visits and wider area on occasions. What you’ll focus on:
Your primary role will be in delivering personalised and tailored support to people affected by dementia. This could include the person living with dementia, carer, family or friends.
Being a named, trusted contact for people affected by dementia, enabling them to access vital services whilst improving people’s sense of well-being, ultimately giving them more control over their lives and decisions.
Managing your own caseload of clients and referring people to the appropriate health and social care organisations when required, which will include safeguarding’s.
Providing advice and guidance at local peer groups, specific dementia groups and community networks, whilst looking out for new opportunities to promote the service and maintain the profile of dementia services across the area. About You About Alzheimer's Society Share
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