CrISP Support Volunteer - North and Mid Essex

About The Role

If you’re passionate about supporting carers of people living with dementia, then we have just the volunteer role for you!

Our Carers’ Information and Support Programmes (commonly referred to as CrISP) are a series of workshops for people caring for a family member or friend with dementia. CrISP aims to improve the knowledge, skills and understanding of people caring for a person with dementia, by providing effective support and up-to-date and relevant information.

A friendly face at the group, you’ll help carers feel at ease by chatting and listening to them and providing refreshments. You’ll encourage carers to share their experiences and provide information that will help them care for a person with dementia. You can also get involved by supporting at events to spread the word about the CrISP programme.

This role also involves some administration duties, which may include:

• Handling post, sending and receiving emails, using the telephone, photocopying,

ordering stationery and supplies.

• Researching information and updating databases.
• Supporting the organising of events for example booking meeting rooms and

catering.

• Taking meeting notes and logging action points.
• Supporting fundraising activity, for example holding collection buckets or selling pin badges.
• Helping to raise awareness, for example signposting people to information and handing out

flyers.

• Meeting and greeting attendees, including people with dementia, as they arrive at a

conference or event.

• Covering the registration desk.
• Supporting event preparation such as packing bags.

Interested? To apply for this role please click on the 'Apply' button at the bottom of the page.

You’ll be great for the role if:

• You have knowledge of dementia and its impact on people, or are willing to learn
• You have good listening and communication skills
• You’re able to be calm, patient and caring
• You are over the age of 16

If you find completing online applications difficult, please don't let this stop you from applying....please call or email us and we can support you with the application process. You can contact the Volunteering Recruitment Team by emailing volunteering@alzheimers.org.uk or call on 0300 222 5706

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.