North West Carers Centre – Side By Side Dementia Service
Due to increased demand on services North West Carers Centre is looking to recruit to the post of Part-time Support Worker.
The Side By Side Project provides support to carers of people living with Dementia, or Cognitive Impairment through either face to face, or telephone contact and by organising and facilitating information, educational, recreational and practical courses for carers and events where the carers and the person they care for can attend together.
The role includes working co-operatively and effectively with the Carer Practitioner (Dementia) and volunteer team to provide a quality support service to carers and the person they care for, who are affected by Dementia, or Cognitive Impairment.
It would be preferred if the post holder had experience of working with carers and the person they care for in a care/support setting. However, we will consider an applicant who has personal experience in a caring role. The suitable applicant must be able to provide one to one support to carers via the telephone, or face to face, deal with carer related issues and maintain client records. The ability to participate in and lead group activities is desirable.
An SVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care is desirable.
Salary £8.40 per hour, 10 hours per week
This role is fixed term until June 2019, with potential for it to be extended subject to funding.
This post is subject to PVG membership.
Closing date: Friday 31st August 2018
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 11th September 2018
For an application pack contact Moira Fenning (moira@nwcarers.org.uk) or Joan Hogg (joan@nwcarers.org.uk), or telephone 0131 315 3130
Website: – www.nwcarers.org.uk
