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Dementia Meeting Centre Activity Worker

Aliveactivities

Dementia Meeting Centre Activity Worker

£24500

Aliveactivities, Nailsea, North Somerset

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Remote working

Posted 1 week ago, 4 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: ce0b1928a7264a60a91596ddc3287864

Full Job Description

  • Setting up the venues for Meeting Centres, preparing activities with members and

    • clearing the venue at the end of the session

  • Providing a friendly and safe atmosphere by encouraging and helping members to get

    • involved in recreational and social activities

  • Offering meaningful activities in response to members' life experiences, history, interests

    • and abilities

  • Developing and carrying out one to one and group activities, using dementia-friendly

    • techniques, materials and IT resources

  • Developing and updating a support plan with individual members


  • Working with members to evaluate progress towards goals agreed in their support plan,

    • and informing the Meeting Centre Manager

  • Running activities and responding to the needs and requests of members


  • Assisting in tasks such as making drinks, meals and washing dishes





  • Advising members on other support services as appropriate


  • Attending daily briefings with the Meeting Centre Manager


  • Participating in the monthly Meeting Centre meeting


  • Contributing to the evaluation of the Meeting Centre project


  • Carrying out any related administrative and financial activities.




    • Additional responsibilities:
  • To comply with data protection regulations, ensuring that information about members

    • remains confidential

  • To be responsible for learning and development for yourself


  • To support community fundraising and media events


  • To work within safeguarding and confidentiality policies

    Confident in working with people with dementia and their carers


  • Able to work with groups and individuals in a person-centred way


  • A good understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality policies


  • Organised and can carry out basic administrative tasks


  • Good record-keeping skills


  • Computer literate, including using Office Word (365)


  • A good clean driving licence, and access to a car



    • Experience

  • Experience of working with people with dementia


  • Experience of running group and individual activity sessions with people with dementia


  • Experience of working in a team



    • Attributes




  • A real people person


  • A great communicator, especially with people living with dementia


  • Able to create a warm and friendly atmosphere


  • Empathy and compassion


  • Good team player


  • Ability to establish good working relationships with staff, members, other services


    • and volunteers

  • Ability to work independently and under own initiative


  • Able to travel independently within the three meeting centre areas


  • Ability to be flexible and make the best use of available resources

    Salary: £24500 FTE


    • Post: 3 days a week, 7.5 hours a day



    Overall Job Purpose:

    To work with people with dementia and their carers to engage in meaningful activities at
    Meeting Centres held in Bristol and Nailsea.

    To work as part of a staff team and alongside volunteers and members., Salary: £24,500 FTE plus contributory pension. Salaries are paid monthly in arrears and reviewed
    annually.