Who we are

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

You will be responsible for supporting people under 65 living with dementia on a one-to-one basis within their homes and in the community, enabling them to achieve positive, person-centred outcomes through a range of therapeutic interventions, resources and activities across Glasgow.

You will work alongside other Day Service Practitioners and the Day Services Manager to ensure the safe delivery of high-quality, person-centred and therapeutic support within the Registered and Commissioned Service. You will ensure that your practice complies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies and procedures and contribute to evidencing, reviewing and continually improving the quality of services. You will also participate in internal audits and Care Inspectorate inspections as required.

You will work collaboratively with the wider team to ensure services meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision and Quality Guarantees, the Health and Social Care Standards, SSSC codes of practice and other relevant quality frameworks, including Care Inspectorate requirements. This includes ensuring that the activities and support provided are responsive to the identified personal outcomes and needs of each person.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have a good understanding and/or experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families. This will include an understanding of the benefit of high quality, evidence based therapeutic activity, ongoing evaluation, quality assurance and continuous improvement.

Knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC codes of practice and the Care Inspectorate and their role in registered services.

Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families.

The successful candidate will have a recognised professional qualification in health, social work or related field, to SCQF Level 6 (SVQ 2).

This post requires a full driving licence and access to a car.

For a full job description and person specification please see the attachments section of this advert.

The successful candidate for this post will be required to provide proof of right to work in the UK and will also be subject to a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland.

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

This key role within the People Team will develop and oversee our proactive organisational training and development programme to meet the needs of colleagues at all levels across the Charity. The main focus and responsibility will be identifying and coordinating training and development opportunities that support the needs of our whole workforce and consistently deliver high-quality training opportunities that support our staff and our services. A varied portfolio of work will include the design, delivery and oversight of our organisational training and development activities, including induction and probationary support, health, safety and wellbeing training, leadership development and line management practice, as well as mandatory and compliance training. You will also oversee the continued development and management of our central learning management system, online skills development hub, and learning pathways.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have the drive, confidence and skill set to engage people at all levels and be able to work with a high degree of autonomy, with a strong understanding of the organisational training needs of one of Scotland’s most prominent charities. You’ll be a fantastic communicator who listens effectively to colleagues at all levels, informing and delivering effective training and development opportunities and programmes.

A strong willingness and ability to contribute to how we support and drive forward training and development activities that embrace creative, flexible and adaptable approaches including in-person, online and digital learning as a blended approach, with a focus on continual improvement and best practice are key requirements of this the role.