Local Services Manager

Closing Date: 9th April 2024. 
 
Location: This role is Home based, but the successful candidate must be able to travel across the Essex & Hertfordshire area. 
 
Please note the vacancy may be closed before the closing date, subject to the number and quality of applications received.
About the role
Alzheimer’s Society Local Services teams provide exceptional information, advice and guidance for people affected by dementia.  As a Local Services Manager, you will be home based, leading and inspiring geographically dispersed teams, whilst working as part of a wider Area Management Team, to deliver these fantastic services. 
Your work will primarily as an operational leader, managing our dementia support services.  You will also have a great opportunity to build relationships and engage external stakeholders, including working closely with Local Authorities and Health colleagues and Commissioners within an Integrated Care System setting.
Internally, you will lead your teams with compassion, attention to detail and the passion to make a difference, every day, to people with and affected by dementia.  We are embedding our 2022 – 2027 strategy and you will lead and develop your teams in terms of new thinking, new culture and new ways of delivering our amazing services.
About you
As an inclusive employer, and one that serves people with dementia across our whole community, we actively welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.  We also welcome applications from people taking their first step into leadership, as long as you have experience of developing, mentoring and/or coaching others.
- You will be optimistic, engaging, with great attention to detail. 
- You will understand the need to build high performing teams, with great team spirit and a collaborative approach. 
- A passionate and thoughtful person, you will have experience of working from home or in the community, and you will be confident in building relationships and team engagement through virtual solutions and face to face team activity.  
- You will live within the relevant Integrated Care System boundary for the job and be passionate about making a difference for people affected by dementia. 
- You will have great interpersonal skills and as operational leader, you will understand the opportunities and challenges of leading service delivery, monitoring data and trends and ensuring quality standards are realised.   
- Experience of working in a dementia related role is not essential, however an understanding of the health and care sector, either through work or personal lived experience is beneficial.
- The right experience of delivering services, coaching and developing others, and the right attributes are key.  
- Commitment to building inclusive services, ensuring equity and valuing diversity.
 
You have a fabulous team of dementia experts, your role is to manage, support and inspire them to deliver to their best and thrive as a team.  
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
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.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.