The Dementia Support Worker is responsible for delivering high-quality, person-centred support to individuals living with dementia within their homes and communities. The role focuses on maintaining and promoting independence, dignity, and emotional well-being while reducing social isolation.
Key Responsibilities
1. Provide person-centred support with daily living activities, including:
Personal care
Medication administration or prompting
Meal preparation
Shopping
Domestic tasks
Emotional support
Engaging with activities or hobbies
2. Promote individual choice, autonomy, and inclusion, supporting people to maintain independence in their home and community.
3. Ensure high standards of care in line with ADSS policies and procedures, including accurate record keeping and reporting.
4. Work collaboratively with the Support at Home Team and contribute to care planning and goal setting.
5. Uphold the rights, dignity, and confidentiality of all service users at all times.
6. Participate in training, supervision, appraisals, and team meetings as required.
7. Act as a representative of ADSS, supporting the values and aims of the organisation in all professional activities.
THIS POST IS SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK
Person Specification
Essential:
Compassionate, empathetic, and respectful approach to supporting others
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and manage own schedule
Flexibility to work across various days and times
Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle insured for business use
Willingness to undertake an Enhanced DBS check (covered by ADSS)
Reside within or near the North Kent area
Desirable:
Previous experience in a care or support role (formal or informal)
Understanding of the needs of people affected by dementia
NVQ/QCF Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care (or willingness to work towards it)
Benefits
Full induction and ongoing training provided
25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays
Company sick pay scheme
Company pension with 4% employer contribution
Group Life Insurance (3x annual salary) – after completion of probation
Medicash Health Care Plan – after probation
Flexible working options
Paid mileage (45p per mile) and travel time
Career development and training opportunities
Employee referral programme
Additional Information Support schedules will be agreed based on employee availability provided at the start of employment. This ensures consistency for both service users and staff. Permanent support visits are assigned wherever possible.
We have an ambitious strategy to ensure that everyone living with dementia, in Kent and Medway, gets the support they need to live the life they want. In order to understand the diverse communities across Kent and Medway, we need to ensure that our workforce represents these communities so that we understand the needs of the people we support. We have 3 key objectives to deliver our ambition:
Take affirmative action with our employee brand and recruitment processes to increase the diversity of our team (employees and volunteers).
Be person-centred, removing barriers to participation and embedding equity in everything we do, to accommodate the needs of our employees, volunteers and people we support.
Ensure that our diverse employee and volunteer base feels included so that they can thrive and grow with the Charity.
2 x form options - either volunteer or paid roles with different fields going to different team members at ADSS.