Location
Friern Barnet

Hours
Full Time - 34 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary
£26,327 per annum

About the Role
At Jewish Care, our Dementia Day Centres provide safe, stimulating, and supportive environments for people living with mild to moderate dementia. Through tailored activities, social interaction, and specialist care, we enhance quality of life and wellbeing — while offering families reassurance that their loved ones are valued and supported in a warm, inclusive community. We are seeking a Senior Programme Assistant to support the operational running of our centres and ensure the delivery of high-quality care and meaningful activities. This rewarding role contributes to vibrant, person-centred spaces where individuality, dignity, and community are celebrated.

Key responsibilities include supporting daily centre operations and deputising for the Centre Coordinator when required, designing and delivering monthly activity programmes in collaboration with colleagues and the Dementia Programme Advisor, building partnerships with therapists, entertainers, and community professionals to offer a wide variety of experiences, coordinating intergenerational projects connecting members with young people, guiding and engaging volunteers to ensure they feel valued and confident, maintaining family connections through newsletters and regular updates, and supporting safeguarding and collaborative care planning with staff, relatives, and external agencies.

Experience
- Experience engaging with older people, people with dementia, or disabled individuals in a personal or professional capacity.
- Experience working with volunteers or within a multi-disciplinary team is desirable.

About you
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to handle challenging situations calmly and respectfully.
- Strong teamwork and relationship-building skills, with confidence to work independently when needed.
- Empathy, patience, and a person-centred approach to care.

Qualifications
- Knowledge of dementia and awareness of the physical and mental health issues affecting older people is essential.
- A qualification in social care is desirable but not essential.