The Extracare Charitable Trust are recruiting for a Dementia and Mental Well-Being Enabler on a fixed-term contract to join our friendly and supportive team at Longbridge Retirement Village, based in Birmingham.

We are excited to be recruiting for a Dementia and Mental Well-Being Enabler to support the village’s commitment to delivering ExtraCare’s mission of “better lives for older people”.

Benefits include

• 33 Days Annual Leave (FTE) Pro Rata for Part Time
• Buy And Sell Holiday
• Free Life Insurance
• Cycle2work Scheme
• Attendance Reward
• Free Use of Onsite Gym,
• Up to 9% employer pension contribution (5% employee)
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity allowance

Role Details

• Role:          Dementia and Mental Well-Being Enabler 
• Hours:       37.5 hours per week
• Contract:   Fixed-Term Contract – 6 months
• Rate:          £29,828 per annum
• Location:   Longbridge Retirement Village, Birmingham, B31 2FZ

Extracare does not participate in the current “UK Visa Sponsorship” scheme, and we would not be able to facilitate sponsorship.

Essential requirements

• Provide one-to-one support to people living with dementia and common mental health conditions
• Caseload management experience
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience in using cognitive assessments

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to develop empathic relationships with residents
• Ability to use supervision effectively and self-reflect
• Capacity to remain motivated even when working under pressure
• Respect for other people’s rights of autonomy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to apply your knowledge of psychosocial and solution-focused interventions to residents’ problems
• Understand the limits of your role and when to escalate cases for clinical input
• Good IT skills, proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel)
• Formal qualification in a relevant field (Health & Social Care, Psychology, Counselling)
• Good understanding of the psychosocial approach
• Good understanding of the needs of individuals living with dementia
• Be able to describe pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for dementia symptoms
• Good understanding of the needs of individuals living with common mental health conditions

Values and behaviour

• Aptitude for teamwork and fostering good working relationships
• A positive attitude to tackling challenges
• An honest and open approach to internal communication
• A genuine commitment to equal opportunities by their promotion and application in the workplace and in relation to residents and the wider community through creating an inclusive environment

ExtraCare strives to create a workplace that fully reflects society. We want our staff to feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and be part of a safe and supportive community.

Do not miss out! Click ‘apply’ to make an invaluable impact on the lives of others as our Dementia and Mental Wellbeing Enabler.

ExtraCare is committed to making our recruitment practices as fair and inclusive as possible. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment process.

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