Job title          Shop Manager – Malvern

Hours             37.5 hours per week

Salary             £28,330 – £30,154 per annum

Contract        Permanent

Location         Wildwood Drive, Worcester WR5 2QT

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the team as a Shop Manager working at our Malvern Department Shop. The post holder will play a key role manging a thriving and busy charity shop the shop.

You will have overall responsibility in achieving set income targets and maximising sales, where you can make a real difference in contributing to the income generation for St Richard’s Hospice and raise the funds needed to provide care to patients and loved ones across Worcestershire.

The role will include a range of retail operational duties and the management of our shop volunteers and an Assistant Shop Managers.

This post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

About you

You will have proven retail experience and some experience of leading/managing a team, with working knowledge of retail processes and merchandising. You will be customer focused with the ability to work cohesively and motivate a team.

You will be business minded and be commercially aware, with a creative eye for fabulous window and shop displays. This is a standout opportunity to further develop your retail skill set, experience, and leadership skills in a supportive working environment.

Charity retail experience and working with volunteers is desirable but not essential for the role.

What we offer

We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including;

• Fantastic team where everyone is welcomed and empowered to give their best
• Supportive management – keen to develop you
• Generous annual leave (seven weeks including bank holidays)
• Benenden Healthcare offering diagnosis, treatment, 24/7 GP and mental health advice lines, discounts etc. or Cash plan giving cash back for day to day healthcare such as optical or dental costs
• Opportunities for flexible working
• Family friendly policies
• Company enhanced sick pay (increased entitlement with length of service)
• Pension scheme and opportunity to continue NHS pension for clinical staff
• Free Will writing service

Find out more

If you would like to find out more information, please contact:

Matt Tudor, Recruitment Co-ordinator on 01905 763963 or email recruitment@strichards.org.uk

Closing date            12th February 2026  

Interview date          TBC

Job Reference           4055

Temporary Volunteer Engagement Officer 0084

• Location
• Ulverston Cumbria
• Region
• Ulverston
• Salary
• £22,651.20
• Application Deadline
• Monday, March 16, 2026
• Job Summary
• Temporary Volunteer Engagement Officer 30 hours a week Maternity cover Annual salary £2 2,651.20 Are you friendly, organised and a great communicator? We need someone to drive our volunteering service. You’ll communicate with our existing volunteer army, and help us to grow it further, representing us at careers fairs and running recruitment campaigns. You will be point of contact for all volunteer enquiries and responsible for updating volunteer records and ensuring all training requirements are met. Closing date: 16 ^th February 2026
• Working at St. Marys Hospice

• St Marys Hospice is a wonderful place to work. St Marys Hospice has a dedicated team of over 100 staff and over 300 volunteers. Working and volunteering for us could be one of the most fulfilling roles you will have, by being part of a great team and making a difference every day. Our dedicated staff help give our community the very highest standard of care.

  At St. Marys Hospice we pride ourselves on our compassionate and dedicated staff who constantly go above and beyond for our patients their families and visitors.

  We invest in our staff to ensure that we are compassionate, caring and professional. We value our staff and recognise their achievements.

• What we do

• St. Marys Hospice is a charity, providing specialist palliative, supportive and care at the end of life for people living with advancing illness, and their families. We have two main bases: the hospice building in Ulverston and the St Marys Living Well Centre in Barrow in Furness. We also provide care in the home setting and provide therapy groups within the local community.

  Hospice services include a 6-8 bedded In-Patient Unit, Hospice at Home Service, Family & Bereavement Support Service and Living Well Therapies.

  We are also a regional educational hub for palliative and end of life care education and part of the NW Coast Learning Collaborative. We deliver a range of education to internal staff and to the wider health and social care workforce.

• Job Profile
• Job Profile document
  
  

About Us
St Michael’s Hospice is nestled in the stunning Herefordshire countryside, in a state-of-the-art facility. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a transferrable NHS pension or you can enrol onto our own Hospice pension. We offer Life Assurance, a superb working environment and facility, generous study leave allowance, discounts with local suppliers, individualised training needs analysis, advanced communication skills training, employee counselling service, free tea & coffee, a friendly & welcoming work environment and 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. We are one of the top 100 best not for profit organisations to work for and have been caring to make a difference, to patients living with a terminal illness and their families, across Herefordshire and beyond for 40 years.

Job Description and Person Specification

Job Description

Job Title: Retail Assistant

Spinal Point Range: 4-5

Hours: 25 hours over 5 days to include weekends and Bank Holidays by rota

Department: Retail

Location: Unit 14 Whitestone Business Park, Hereford, HR1 3SE

Reports to: Retail Managers

Job Purpose: To undertake a range of retail activities to ensure efficient trading and to maximise income and profit.

Responsibility Areas:

Retail Trading
• Maximise sales opportunities in order that financial targets on income and expenditure are reached.
• Deliver and implement a high standard of customer service at all times.
• Merchandise sales areas to increase income potential depending on season.
• Accept and sort donated goods to ensure full income potential is achieved.
• Identify appropriate stock for other shops in line with the retail strategy segmentation.
• Ensure that the relevant information is captured for the Retail Gift Aid scheme in order to maximise income potential.
• Price items in accordance with guidance provided
• Comply with all financial procedures with regard to daily cash handling.
• Ensure that all Hospice retail policies and procedures are followed.
• Accept and verify the delivery and stock-taking of all new bought-in goods (if applicable).
• On occasion, be responsible for the site in the absence of the Manager.
• Take receipt of culled stock where applicable, to maximise sales.

Communication
• Liaise with all staff and volunteers on site and within other shops or departments within the retail operation.
• Provide training to staff and volunteers with guidance.
• Ensure that hospice safeguarding procedures are followed.
• Support the encouragement and recruitment of new volunteers as and when required
• Communicate with the general public in a sensitive manner especially following bereavement
• Attendance at relevant staff meetings.

Legislative Compliance
• Ensure compliance with all Hospice H&S policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant Trading Standards.
• Ensure that GDPR is adhered to in all areas.
• Participate in regular Fire and H&S checks.

Recycling & Waste Management
• Identify and sort recycling to provide maximum income from this source.
• Ensure safe waste management procedures are adhered to.

Property Maintenance
• Monitor and communicate any maintenance issues to Retail Manager.
• Attend out of hours emergency call outs when necessary- third key holder.
• Ensure that all equipment is safe to use.
• Administer the rules of good housekeeping in all areas.

Person Specification
1) Specialist Knowledge and Experience

Essential
• Retail experience ideally charity sector
• Knowledge of Health &Safety, Manual Handling and Trading Standards
• Basic IT skills

Desirable
• Experience of working alongside volunteers
• Commercial awareness of valuable items

2) Skills and Behaviours
Customer Focus: Puts the customer first and is eager to please them. Works hard to meet customer needs.

Relating to others: Relates well to different types of people, listens and gets on with them. Quickly builds rapport and establishes relationships.

Team working: Fits in with the team. Develops effective and supportive relationships with colleagues. Is considerate towards them and create a sense of team spirit.

Quality orientation: Provides a quality service. Ma...

About Us
St Michael’s Hospice is nestled in the stunning Herefordshire countryside, in a state-of-the-art facility. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a transferrable NHS pension or you can enrol onto our own Hospice pension. We offer Life Assurance, a superb working environment and facility, generous study leave allowance, discounts with local suppliers, individualised training needs analysis, advanced communication skills training, employee counselling service, free tea & coffee, a friendly & welcoming work environment and 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. We are one of the top 100 best not for profit organisations to work for and have been caring to make a difference, to patients living with a terminal illness and their families, across Herefordshire and beyond for 40 years.
Job Description and Person Specification
For our Ross-on-Wye Cantilupe Road and Gloucester Road sites we are looking for someone who loves working with pre-loved items and has the ability to go the extra mile to deliver excellence in customer service. Under the guidance of management, you will ensure appropriate stock is on the shop floor and customers are supported at all times to maximise sales and ensure a great customer experience. You will champion gift aid and lottery sales and look for every opportunity to maximise profit for hospice care.

You will need to be flexible and adaptable, ready to accept and work with different stock, jump on the till, help a customer to find the perfect purchase or signpost a supporter to understand more about the Hospice. You will be an ambassador for St Michael’s at all times.
In return for your commitment, we’ll provide a competitive salary and benefits package, within a highly reputable charity.

***This role is 22.5 hours worked over 3 days to include weekend work***

This role is to cover both Cantilupe Road and Gloucester Road sites

Job Description and Person Specification
Job Title: Retail Assistant

Salary Grade: 4

Hours: 22.5 hours worked over 3 days to include weekend work

Department: Retail

Location: Ross-on-Wye Cantilupe Road and Gloucester Road sites

Reports to: Retail Manager

Job Purpose: To undertake a range of retail and warehouse activities to ensure efficient trading to maximise income and profit. To work with the Retail Manager to ensure the shop floor is fully stocked, with attractive displays, and customers are given excellent customer service.

Responsibility Areas:
• Working as part of a team, contribute to reaching financial targets on income and expenditure
• Work with the shop management team to ensure KPIs, retail objectives and targets are met
• Operate in line with the Retail Operations Manual
• Assist with any requests for customer deliveries and collections utilising the logistics system with Boxmove
• For stores with furniture and large goods help with the acceptance and moving of furniture/large goods between areas, making sure items are moved safely at all times between the sales floor and collection/delivery areas.
• Always deliver and implement a high standard of customer service
• Deal effectively with any complaints or refund requests, escalating issues where required
• Merchandise sales across all departments to increase income potential depending on season, including furniture and large goods for home and living stores.
• Assist with managing stock levels, ensuring the sales floor is fully stocked, to ensure full income potential
• Be confident with the EPOS system to ensure that daily and end of week financials are accurate
• Identify specific stock for online trading to obtain optimum income
• Ensure that under the Retail Gift Aid scheme donor data is captured accurately and maximised on the donation of goods
• Assist with pricing of items in accordance with the retail pricing policy and guidance from management
• Comply with all financial procedures regarding daily cash handling
• Assist in the procedures covering the delivery and stock-taking of all new bought-in goods
• Champion the reduction in waste, through focus on recycling and identification of stock for pound shops during sorting processes.
• Ensure every appropriate customer is asked at the till to support the lottery
• Ensure that all Hospice retail policies and procedures, in line with the retail operational plan, are followed.
• Signpost and assist supporters accordingly if they wish to find out more about the Hospice.

People Interaction & Communication
• Support and encourage the team of volunteers, c...

About Us
St Michael’s Hospice is nestled in the stunning Herefordshire countryside, in a state-of-the-art facility. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a transferrable NHS pension or you can enrol onto our own Hospice pension. We offer Life Assurance, a superb working environment and facility, generous study leave allowance, discounts with local suppliers, individualised training needs analysis, advanced communication skills training, employee counselling service, free tea & coffee, a friendly & welcoming work environment and 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. We are one of the top 100 best not for profit organisations to work for and have been caring to make a difference, to patients living with a terminal illness and their families, across Herefordshire and beyond for 40 years.
About the job
As a Cook or Chef at St Michael’s Hospice, you will prepare and serve nutritious, high-quality food for patients, staff, visitors, the café and hospice events. You will ensure food safety, hygiene and dietary standards are met at all times, working closely with clinical and catering colleagues. The role is open to applicants at either Cook or Chef level, with duties and salary reflecting the position appointed, and includes evening and weekend working on a rota.

Job Description and Person Specification

Job Title: Cook / Chef

Department: Catering
Reports to: Catering Manager
Responsible for: (Chef level) Supervision of Commis Chefs, Catering Assistants, Apprentices and Volunteers

Job Purpose

To prepare, cook and serve high-quality, nutritious and enjoyable food for all users of St Michael’s Hospice, including patients, staff, visitors, the café and hospice events. The role is open to appointment at Cook or Chef level, with responsibilities and salary reflecting the level of experience and qualification of the post holder.

Key Responsibilities
Food Preparation & Service

Prepare, present and serve food to high standards within specified times, following agreed menus and specifications

Ensure meals meet individual patient needs, including special diets, allergens, cultural and religious requirements

Modify dishes where required (e.g. puréed or soft meals) to meet clinical and nutritional needs

Liaise daily with nursing staff to ensure patient dietary requirements are met

Ensure all food is safe and served at appropriate temperatures

Kitchen Standards, Safety & Compliance

Maintain excellent standards of food hygiene, health and safety and infection control

Ensure compliance with Food Hygiene Regulations, COSHH and HACCP

Complete and maintain all required food safety documentation, including temperature and cleaning records

Ensure correct allergy labelling and stock rotation

Maintain a clean, tidy and safe kitchen environment

Minimise food waste and spoilage

Planning & Organisation

Organise own workload effectively to meet service demands and deadlines

Assist with ordering supplies and stock control

(Chef level) Prepare menus and order provisions in the absence of the Catering Manager

Supervision & Leadership (depending on level)

(Cook level) Support and work collaboratively with kitchen colleagues and volunteers

(Chef level) Supervise and coordinate the work of Commis Chefs, Catering Assistants, Apprentices and Volunteers

(Chef level) Take charge of the kitchen in the absence of the Catering Manager

Address and resolve patient or customer concerns promptly and professionally

Person Specification
Essential

Significant experience in catering or food preparation

Knowledge of special diets and nutritional requirements

Working knowledge of food hygiene, health & safety, COSHH and HACCP

Level 2 Food Safety in Catering (or willingness to obtain)

Ability to work effectively in a busy, care-focused environment

Additional Requirements for Chef-Level Appointment

Experience producing high-quality food in healthcare, education, in-house catering or restaurant settings

Supervisory or leadership experience in a kitchen environment

Catering qualification at City & Guilds or Level 3 Professional Cookery (or equivalent experience)

Desirable

Experience working in a hospice or care setting

Knowledge of dietary needs for patients at end of life

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• Albany Road, Earlsdon, Coventry, West Midlands, CV5 6JQ
• £45,118.45 - £45,118.45 Per Annum
• Permanent * Full time
• Posted: Monday, February 2, 2026
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If you’re a Care Manager with a strong customer service ethic and experience of branch management, look no further!

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Care Manager to take the lead in the management of care and support services at our vibrant, modern and uplifting Retirement Village in Coventry- Earlsdon Park Village. You will receive a competitive salary of £45,118.45 per annum plus excellent benefits package which includes;

- Pension

- Employee Assistance Programme

- BUPA and Health Sure cash plan

- 33 days holiday, including bank holidays

Here at ExtraCare we offer our residents access to outstanding retirement villages, promoting care and lifestyle opportunities that truly do create ‘better lives for older people’.  We are committed to offering fulfilling and worthwhile careers to all our staff – enabling you to deliver the quality of service we promise.

• Role: Care Manager
• Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (shifts from 09:00-17:00)
• Contract: Permanent
• Salary: £45,118.445 per annum
• Location: Earlsdon Park Village, Albany Road, Earlsdon, Coventry, West Midlands, CV5 6JQ

What will you do as our Care Manager?

- Work alongside the Village Manager and be responsible for managing the care and support that residents are receiving

- Develop individual care plans to ensure optimum levels of independence

- Create a domiciliary care business in the local community

- Lead the management of care & support services, alongside the supervision of all care staff

- Ensure the performance and quality of the DCA is performing to CQC and local authority standards

- Implementing staff rota’s

- Recruitment and selection

- Assist the Village Manager in developing and providing ongoing training programmes for staff

- You will potentially be the Registered Manager with CQC for the care service

Our ideal Care Manager will have:

- Strong communication and leadership qualities

- An excellent track record of people management

- A QCF level 4, RMA or LMCS qualification (desirable)

Don’t miss out! Click ‘apply’ now to make a difference to the lives of older people as our Care Manager.

This Care Manager post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure where applicable, two satisfactory references, medical clearance and Home Office right to work clearance.

Extracare is committed to making our recruitment practices as fair and inclusive as possible for all. This includes making adjustments or changes to support candidates throughout the recruitment process

Closing Date: Monday 2nd March 2026

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Are you passionate about digital transformation and supporting the delivery of impactful projects? As a Software Developer within Cadet Digital Services, you will play a vital role in ensuring the successful development and maintenance of digital applications, primarily the Westminster MIS platform.

Working as part of a collaborative digital delivery team alongside a Solutions Architect, the developer will deliver well-structured, secure solutions in line with MOD digital and security standards, supporting the effective delivery of cadet activities across the UK.

You will have the opportunity to engage with volunteers and staff nationwide, delivering support through a mix of in-person sessions, webinars, and online learning resources.

If you thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, enjoy problem-solving, and are keen to make a difference in the digital landscape of the Cadet Forces, this role is for you.

• Implement user interface elements and application logic in line with existing designs and patterns.
• Collaborate closely with your product owner, testers, and other team members to understand requirements and contribute to user-focused solutions.
• Participate fully in Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives) and work within agreed sprint commitments.
• Apply established MOD standards for security, accessibility, and performance across all development tasks. Take part in estimating, code reviews, testing, and documentation to support quality and maintainability.
• Contribute ideas for improvements and raise technical issues through the team’s established processes.
• Resolve bugs and minor enhancements raised by the Service Operations Team, prioritised and assigned to sprints as part of the development workflow.
• Suggest improvements and raise technical issues through established team processes.
• Continue developing knowledge of Oracle APEX and best practices through day-to-day delivery and supported learning.

Please refer to the attached Software Developer Job Description for further information.

ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together, we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.

We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.

We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities, it builds confidence and improves empathy for others’ lives.

You will enjoy being part of our small team who work very happily together. By joining ACCT UK, you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.

In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:

• Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).
• Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.
• 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment – pro rata for part-time staff).
• A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).
• Good leave allowances (which are offered pro rata for part-time staff):
  • 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.
  • An additional five days of volunteering leave.
• Support for qualifications and personal development.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Railcard (if you are eligible)
• A caring and supportive team environment.

How to apply

Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the Soft...

Director, Cuddesdon Chelmsford Centre

Ripon  College  Cuddesdon  (‘Cuddesdon’)  is  one  of  the  Church  of
England’s  most  significant  and  diverse  institutions  for  theological
education and ministerial formation. We combine a rich tradition with
a  creative  and  outward-looking  approach  to  preparing  men  and
women for lay and ordained ministry, rooted in worship, learning and
community life.

Cuddesdon  has  a  long  and  successful  record  of  partnership  with
dioceses and other institutions across the Church of England and the
wider Anglican Communion. These collaborations allow formation and
training to take place close to the life of local churches while remaining
part  of  a  prayerful,  supportive  and  academically  rigorous  wider
community.  Each  partnership  reflects  our  belief  that  theological
education flourishes when it is shared, contextual and shaped by the
needs of those it serves.

The  new  Cuddesdon  Chelmsford  Centre  continues  this  pattern  in  a
distinctive  and  exciting  way.  Established  in  partnership  with  the
Diocese  of  Chelmsford,  it  embodies  our  shared  commitment  to
forming  ministers  and
imagination  and
faithfulness for the twenty-first-century Church. The Centre’s life and
learning  will  be  shaped  both  by  Chelmsford’s  diocesan  vision,
Travelling  Well  Together,  and  by  Cuddesdon’s  own  ethos  of  faithful
worship, eager learning and diverse community.

leaders  of  character,

Through this collaboration, we aim to develop a model of ministerial
formation that is rooted in local context, fosters theological reflection
in practice, and equips ministers to serve with confidence, wisdom and
compassion  across  varied  communities.  The  Director  of  the
Cuddesdon Chelmsford Centre will play a leading role in this shared
endeavour:  guiding  its  academic  and  formational  life,  nurturing  its
community,  and ensuring  that  the  partnership  continues  to  grow  in
depth, quality and reach.

Faithful worship – Eager learning –

Diverse community:

Formation for generous service in

God’s Church.

Cuddesdon seeks to embody the breadth and
generosity  of  the  Church  of  God  for  God’s
world. We are committed to the flourishing of
all and to building a community in which each
person  can  offer  their  gifts  in  the  service  of
the Gospel.

We  recognise  that  true  community  brings
both enrichment and challenge. Diversity calls
for generosity and humility — a willingness to
listen, to learn, and to grow together in God’s
wisdom and love. In that spirit, we celebrate
our unity and our difference through faithful
worship,  eager  learning,  and  joyful  table
fellowship.

We  delight  in  our  shared  calling  and  in  one
another, seeking to learn and grow by God’s
grace and to glimpse, in our common life, the
fruit  of  the  Spirit  and  the  signs  of  the
Kingdom.

Hospitality  and  care  for  creation  are  at  the
heart  of  our  life  together. We  aspire  to  be  a
place  of  welcome,  learning  and  refreshment
for all who come, living in harmony with the
world God has made.

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Job Description and Person Specification

Summary, Purpose and Objectives of the Role
To establish and lead the Cuddesdon Chelmsford Centre in the formation, training and teaching of ordinands and lay
ministerial  students,  ensuring  the  coherence  and  quality  of  academic  and  formational  delivery.  The  Director  will
oversee all aspects of the Centre’s academic life, pastoral care, and integration within the wider community of Ripon
College Cuddesdon, while building strong collaborative relationships with Chelmsford Diocesan colleagues.

Responsible to / Responsible for / Key Relationships
Reporting to:
Responsible for:

Principal
Pathway Administrator
Local Tutors
As a fellow member of the Senior Leadership Team at Cuddesdon:

Key relationships:

•  Principal
•  Bursar & Chief Operating Officer
•  Academic Dean
•  Director of Formation
•  Director of Cuddesdon Gloucester & Hereford (CGH)
•  Deputy Bursar

Within the Diocese of Chelmsford:

•  Sponsoring Bishops of the Diocese
•  Diocesan Director of Mission, Ministry and Education
•  Directors of Ordinands, Lay Ministry, and IME2

Main Duties and Responsibilities

•  As a member of Cuddesdon’s Senior Leadership Team, the post-holder will lead the Cuddesdon Chelmsford
Centre, developing and delivering its non-residential programmes in close collaboration with academic
colleagues. This includes organisation, planning and delivery of the Centre’s activities, ensuring that they are
appropriately staffed, resourced and integrated with Cuddesdon’s wider programmes while developing and
maintaining positive working relationships with relevant staff at the Diocese of Chelmsford and exploring
possibilities for further collaboration.

•  Recruit, support and supervise local tutors, identifying training needs and ensuring appropriate induction

•

and development Line manage the Pat...

Are you enthusiastic and positive and enjoy bringing a group of people together through activities and songs?

Do you have skill and experience with working with people affected by dementia to engage them in group situations?

Join us as a Group Facilitator to provide a range of vibrant, supportive groups to our service users in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. You will be an instrumental part of facilitating and coordinating our Memory Cafes, Activity Groups and Singing for the Brain and other ad-hoc events. We have several, well established groups, but also there would be a great opportunity for the successful individual to develop and promote the less established to reach a wider number of people.

The successful candidate will be joining a supportive and experienced team of Group Facilitators and dedicated volunteers. As a Group Facilitator you will be connected to the expert local teams of Dementia Advisers and Dementia Navigators.

Interviews will be held on 25 February in person at the Bristol office.

About you

• Compassionate, supportive individual with a good understanding of dementia and how it impacts both the person with the diagnosis and the carer.
• An excellent communicator with the ability to engage people in group activities, ensuring the person with dementia can fully participate as well as the carer.
• Organised and proactive in your approach to be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and reaching out when required.
• Understands the importance of volunteers in group services is essential, plus the ability to role manage volunteers to support them in their role.
• ­­Good computer skills are required to facilitate virtual groups, and to complete accurate records on the computer system.

What you’ll need:

• Good organisational, facilitation, and timekeeping skills to deliver high quality, supportive groups for people affected by dementia
• Strong interpersonal and interpretation skills will allow you to have open jargon-free conversations.
• Experience of co-ordinating and role managing volunteers, working with them to deliver each group
• Good IT skills including MS Word, MS Outlook, Zoom and Teams
• Ability to update client or customer databases with detailed and accurate notes

Our successful candidate will need to be able to travel independently across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset to work in a variety of community venues.

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 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. 

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 do 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