Young Onset Dementia Support Worker

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in Coventry is seeking dedicated Dementia support workers to join a new project enhancing care for young-onset dementia. The role involves developing tailored programs, providing crucial support, and promoting independence among individuals with dementia. Ideal candidates will possess strong social skills and a genuine passion for improving lives. This position is part-time (18 hours per week) on a fixed-term until March 2026, with opportunities for specialized training and career development.

Benefits

Employee benefits

Specialized training

Support for career development

Qualifications

• Confident, passionate worker responding to individual needs.
• Experience in care services and understanding of dementia.
• Ability to build partnerships and enhance service provision.

Responsibilities

• Assess individual needs and develop coping techniques.
• Promote independence and apply a person-centred approach.
• Offer bespoke programmes to help individuals live well with dementia.

Skills

Strong social skills

Understanding of dementia care

Ability to develop coping strategies

Job description

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, accepting of all, and free from discrimination and bias. We have a simple vision and strategy that defines our purpose and approach, underpinning the principles of Adult Social Care, and we continue to work in support of this.

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we aim to ensure our communities are represented across our workforce. An essential part of this is being a truly inclusive organization that encourages diversity, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled, and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents, ensuring equity and respect are at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

What is the job role?

Are you passionate about working with people with Dementia? This could be the role for you! We are seeking warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated young-onset Dementia support workers to join a new project transforming our Dementia Day care into a single Dementia Hub for Coventry. The ethos is to enable people to live well with Dementia.

You will work 18 hours a week on a fixed-term basis until March 2026, focusing on young-onset dementia. The role involves offering bespoke programmes to help individuals develop coping strategies for independent living, including in their homes and community, through a 6- or 12-week programme.

As a keyworker, you will assess individual needs, develop coping techniques, promote independence, and apply a person-centred approach, ensuring respectful, dignified support that offers choice and control.

Coventry City Council offers employee benefits, specialised training, and support for career development. All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK; sponsorship is not available. The role is subject to DBS checks, and the post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Who are we looking for?

A confident, passionate worker who understands how to respond to individual needs and contribute to service development, embracing the ethos that people with dementia can live well. You should have strong social skills to build partnerships and enhance young-onset Dementia provision. This role offers opportunities to develop skills and experience within and beyond the service.

This advert will close once sufficient applications are received. For assistance with your application, please visit our accessibility page.

We offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for eligible groups, including Armed Forces members, those in or previously in care, and individuals with disabilities or long-term health conditions.

Interview dates are 15th and 16th September 2025.

About Coventry: Coventry is a vibrant, diverse city committed to social change, with around 5100 staff from various backgrounds dedicated to serving our communities. Join us to make a difference and enjoy our rewards and benefits. For more information, visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies.