Information Worker / Activities Coordinator (Charity)

nformation Worker / Activities Coordinator (Charity) 

Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading support and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. There are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK and numbers are set to rise to over 1 million by 2025. 

Position: Information Worker/ Peer Support Group Facilitator (Aylesbury) 
Location: Aylesbury 
Contract type: Permanent 
Hours: 7.5 Information Worker/10 Peer Support Group Facilitator 
Salary: £26,000per yearactual per year (Information Worker £3,792.86, Peer Support Group Facilitator £5,328.57) 

About the Role: 
Do you have a pro-active nature and an ability to build successful relationships? You could quickly establish yourself as a key member of our team. 

This is an exciting opportunity to really make a difference. As an Information Worker you will be responsible for maintaining, and making available a range of high quality information and publicity materials to people in the local area. You will maintain an up to date source of books, videos, articles and press cuttings regarding dementia care and developments in research. Using this wealth of information you will assist enquirers in assessing their needs, providing them with relevant information and signposting to appropriate services. 

The Peer Group Support Facilitator and Information Worker will support the work of our county Memory Support Service. The Peer Group Support Facilitator role will play a vital role, supporting our peer support groups that operate across the county. 

About You: 
We are looking for an individual who has experience in effective communication across a range of disciplines. You will work with colleagues in the Society and external collaborators to establish and promote effective groups, which offer people the opportunity to enjoy social interaction and access information which is relevant to them. 

You will possess NVQ level 2 (or equivalent) or demonstrable experience. It is desirable that you have experience of working with statutory and voluntary agencies and have an understanding of people with dementia and their carers. 

This position offers an excellent opportunity to join a growing team of dedicated and professional people committed to achieving the Society`s passion that life doesn`t end when dementia begins. 

You may have experience of the following: Peer Support Group Facilitator, Charity, Adult Care, Charities, Support Worker, Not For Profit, Social Care, Dementia, Vulnerable People, Community Development, Third Sector, Information Worker, Administrator, Customer Service, Advisor, Communications Officer, Information Officer, Digital Resources, Marcoms, Marketing Communications, Information Resources etc. 

This vacancy is being advertised by Easy Web Recruitment, the UK`s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by Easy Web Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications.