Overview
Local Communities and Volunteering Officer (Gwent and Powys) – join to apply for this role at Alzheimer's Society.
Salary
This range is provided by Alzheimer's Society. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Responsibilities
* The successful candidate will be at the heart of our work with local communities in the Gwent and Powys area, to build trust, raise awareness, and connect people affected by dementia to our information, support and services.
* Build meaningful and trusted relationships, organise and attend events, and engage a network of volunteers across the region through face-to-face and online events.
* Report to the Local Communities and Volunteering Lead and collaborate with Local Services Managers to help bring our community engagement plans to life, with a strong focus on reaching underserved communities.
* Demonstrate alignment with Alzheimer's Society values (Trust, Better Together, Compassion) in all work.
* Travel extensively across Gwent and Powys; the role includes home working. Flexible working arrangements will be discussed with you.
* Recruit and manage community volunteers and represent the Society externally, sharing information about dementia, support and services.
What you’ll need
* Good foundational knowledge of community engagement and involvement, with an understanding of the importance of including the voice of lived experience.
* Comfortable coordinating and delivering engaging talks, presentations, and information-sharing events for diverse stakeholders.
* A proactive, motivated approach driven by a passion for creating positive impact and meaningful reach within local communities through volunteer collaboration.
* Excellent communication skills enabling you to confidently build and maintain relationships across a wide spectrum— from people living with dementia to community leaders.
* Genuine enthusiasm for the vital role volunteers play in community work, backed by hands-on experience engaging volunteers to support your work.
What you’ll focus on
* Growing our impact and reach through work with local communities and volunteers.
* Representing Alzheimer's Society externally, sharing information relating to dementia, support and services.
* Gathering insight and learning from collaboration with communities to share with other teams and directorates.
* Recruiting and role managing community volunteers.
Contract and benefits
Please note this role is a fixed-term contract spanning 12 months. Fuel and wear-and-tear expenses are covered by the Society.
The deadline for applications is 23:59 Monday 31 August.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 17 September. A presentation task will be provided.
About Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia 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 groundbreaking 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 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.
Our hiring process
During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply. Please also contact Alzheimer's Society Talent Acquisition Team via careers@alzheimers.org.uk for application support or any adjustments you might need.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you\'re considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.
We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours’ notice.
We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.
Giving back to you
Our 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.
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