Are you a driven and confident person, who relishes the challenge of working with local communities and groups who seldom seek support. We are looking for a person who is determined to make a difference to the lives of people living with dementia across Lancashire and South Cumbria.You will be experienced in engaging and working with communities and a confident communicator with the ability to network with people across all levels. You will be able to deliver community specific workshops and awareness sessions, working collaboratively with both internal and external colleagues.You will cover the following areas:

East Lancashire – Burnley, Blackburn, Darwen, Rossendale, Hyndburn, Pendle and Ribble Valley
Central Lancashire – Preston, Chorley and Ormskirk
North Lancashire – Lancaster, Blackpool and Fylde and Wyre
South Lancashire – Kendall and Barrow-In-Furness

You will be able to manage your own projects and a small team of community volunteers, prioritising as you go. Whilst this is a homeworking role the majority of your time will be working out within the community and you will be required to regularly travel across Lancashire and South Cumbria. You must live within the Lancashire and South Cumbria area.What you’ll focus on:

Identify, engage, build and nurture relations with key stakeholders and influencers in each local community to ensure that dementia is a local priority.
Develop an excellent understanding of the issues that prevent communities from engaging in dementia services and supporting the development of services to make them as inclusive as possible
Develop and deliver community specific workshops and awareness sessions that make a positive impact for people living with dementia in their community.
Recruitment and management of community volunteers to enhance and extend the reach of dementia services.

Interviews will take place on the 25th and 26th September About Alzheimer's SocietyDementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding ground-breaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society. We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people. Giving back to youOur employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society. You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.

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