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

As a Dementia Advisor, you will provide information, advice and person-centred support to people living with dementia, those experiencing memory concerns, and their families and carers across South Ayrshire.

You will help people navigate health and social care services, understand their rights, access appropriate support and maintain their independence, choice and control.

You will deliver tailored one-to-one support, facilitate opportunities for peer support, and connection, deliver group education programmes and develop initiatives that promote brain health, wellbeing and positive attitudes towards dementia.

You will build on established relationships with health and social care professionals, community organisations and local partners to improve access to support, raise awareness and help communities become more inclusive and dementia friendly. You will also contribute to service planning, partnership working, community engagement and contract monitoring, ensuring the service responds to local needs and delivers positive outcomes for people affected by dementia.

What you’ll have

You will have a positive approach to dementia and brain health, a passion for making a difference, and a commitment to ensuring people living with dementia and their families and carers receive the right support at the right time.

You will bring excellent communication and IT skills, a compassionate and person-centred approach, and the ability to provide information, advice and practical and emotional support tailored to individual needs. You will be confident in building trusted relationships, working collaboratively with health and social care professionals and community partners, and developing opportunities that promote social connection, independence and wellbeing.

You will be organised and proactive, with the ability to plan and deliver meaningful activities, support volunteers and contribute to the effective delivery and monitoring of services. You will be comfortable working independently, managing competing priorities and maintaining accurate records, while also being a supportive and collaborative member of the wider team.

Background

Common Wheel is a 25 year old Registered Charity, based in Glasgow, providing meaningful activity for people recovering from or experiencing mental illness. Our Programmes of activity include; Arts, Music, Climbing, Gardening, Bike Building and our own highly varied Drop In Programme delivered from our own premises at the Gartnavel Hospital, The Nook in Glasgow and other community facilities. Our Bike Building Programme (BYOB) is delivered from our well respected and long-established Bike Workshops in Maryhill and Bridgeton.

Our Bike Workshops are staffed by our existing Bike Engineers and are supported by our team of volunteer Bike Engineers. In addition to being commercial Bike Workshops offering bike sales and repairs, our workshops are also highly supportive, training workspaces where we deliver the Build Your Own Bike Programme.

Due to volume of work, we are currently seeking to recruit a new Bike Engineer who will work across both Bike Workshops ensuring we can have longer opening hours.

Who are we looking for?

We want to find someone who has a passion for bikes and the skills and patience to match. We need someone who can do more than fix bikes. The role is also about passing on your knowledge and passion to improve the lives of people with mental illness.

Our bike repair side is more creative than in other bike workshops. We do many custom builds and seldom sell a bike the way it left the factory.

As with any job there will be training in how we do things. We do expect you to be able to re-cable a ‘90s bike in less than an hour, build wheels, fit mudguards and all the usual bike repair skills.

We are also seeking someone with customer service skills, preferably in a bike environment and someone with IT skills as we have admin responsibilities to our Funders. Specific bike retail experience would be advantageous.

Ideally, we are seeking someone with a non-judgemental, nurturing, motivational approach who will be able to support our participants as fully as possible, someone who understands the challenges presented by mental illness.

The Bike Engineer will have a full Common Wheel induction and will have access to mental health training including; working with forensic patients, suicide prevention, self-harm and trauma informed practice. You may be asked to take part in the bike subcommittee which is made up of staff, volunteers and board members.

Quarriers Glasgow North West Carers Service have an exciting opportunity to recruit a temporary Family Wellbeing Worker (Peer Mentoring) for 12 months.

We are an ambitious organisation and we believe that we have a role in making Scotland a better place.

Your new opportunity

The service provides support to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of unpaid carers of all ages in the Northwest of Glasgow. We achieve this by offering person centred, inclusive and holistic support focussing on what matters to carers and their families.

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Develop and implement a successful Young Carers Peer Mentoring pilot
• Develop a bank of volunteers and peer mentors to support initiatives
• Provide peer support activities for unpaid carers utilising volunteers where appropriate
• Develop a carer awareness course for volunteers and peer mentors
• Monitor, evaluate and produce reports for Peer Mentoring pilot – collate and collect data and qualitative information including impact statements
• Contribute to development of literature and promotional materials for social media, webpages etc for unpaid carers which supports inclusion and further development of the service
• Able to work closely with colleagues and volunteers to identify, plan, organise and evaluate peer support groups and peer mentoring for both adult and young carers.
• To undertake any other duties or responsibilities commensurate with the post

What you’ll bring

• Reliability, flexibility and a positive attitude
• Experienced in Microsoft packages, Word, Excel etc.
• Ability to build trusting relationships
• Empathy and excellent communication skills
• Excellent team player
• Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential for this role

What you’ll get

• SVQ qualifications via our accredited centre
• Generous leave
• Training & development opportunities
• Opportunity to change lives through meaningful work
• Family-friendly policies
• Health benefits: HSF cash plans, physio & occupational health
• Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• £500 refer-a-friend bonus (T&Cs apply)
• Life Assurance & Pension
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to Concerts for Carers

Quarriers are an ambitious organisation, and we believe that we have a role in making Scotland a better place.

North West Carers Service provides support to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of unpaid carers of all ages in the Northwest of Glasgow.

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Family Wellbeing Worker (Whole Family Support)

This role has been designed to complement the existing Family Wellbeing Worker position by focusing on preventative, strengths-based groupwork and whole-family wellbeing interventions, particularly for Parent Carers, Young Carers and Sibling Carers.

The Family Wellbeing Worker (Whole Family Support) will develop and coordinate a programme of support that recognises the impact caring can have on the wellbeing of all family members. The postholder will deliver a whole-family model of support that promotes resilience, strengthens family relationships, reduces isolation and improves wellbeing outcomes for parent carers, siblings, children and young people.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and facilitating a range of family wellbeing groups, peer support opportunities, workshops, learning programmes and community-based activities that support families to build confidence, connect with others and improve their overall wellbeing.

This role is an agile working role with blend of home/office/community settings dependant on service requirements.

Please note a driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential as you will be required to travel to various locations and participate/lead on group work.

What you’ll bring

• Reliability, flexibility and a positive attitude
• Experience in Microsoft packages, Word, Excel etc. is essential
• Ability to build trusting relationships
• Empathy and excellent communication skills
• Excellent team player
• Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
• Knowledge of unpaid carers and relevant legislation
• A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential for this role

What you’ll get

• SVQ qualifications via our accredited centre
• Generous leave
• Training & development opportunities
• Opportunity to change lives through meaningful work
• Family-friendly policies
• Health benefits: HSF cash plans, physio & occupational health
• Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• £500 refer-a-friend bonus (T&Cs apply)
• Life Assurance & Pension
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to Concerts for Carers

Frontline Fife (FLF) is a midsized, Scottish registered charity which works across Fife to promote independent living and the prevention of housing insecurity and homelessness.

As a fundamental premise, we believe that everyone has the right to live in a safe and secure home which meets people's needs and that everyone should be empowered to make life decisions which not only matter to them but also give way to opportunity, independence and empowerment.

Our work is founded on strength-based approaches. We accept everyone’s life experiences can and should be harnessed and developed and that people should be enabled to make informed choices to live the life they choose.

The Making Justice Work Project (MJW) is a partnership between Frontline Fife, Fife Law Centre and Citizens Advice & Rights Fife. The MJW Housing Advisor will work collaboratively with project partners to offer advice and support to people facing eviction due to rent arrears and other related housing issues and through the provision of lay representation at Heritable Court and First Tier Tribunals. This work is delivered under the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers (SNSIAP) and is funded by the Scottish Legal Aid Board.

Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life? Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support? Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?

At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:

• Empathy (listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstances)
• Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated)
• Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles)
• Caring (show kindness and concern for others)

LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:

· Personal development and employability programmes

· Self-help coaching

· Supported accommodation

· Care at home

· Housing support

· Befriending

· Social cafes

The Service

LinkLiving’s HoME service (Help on Managing Everything) provides an intensive housing management service to Link Housing Association tenants who are struggling to maintain their tenancies.

The Job

The purpose of the job is to provide practical and emotional support to people who have been referred to the service who’s condition of property requires specialist support. Through building positive relationships with tenants, you will work with them to maintain their home, working closely with Housing Officers as well as the wider Mental Health & Wellbeing Services team.

You will be responsible for the provision of individually tailored one to one support. The service you provide will focus on the safety and well-being of clients creating a supportive environment which to address the issues they are experiencing with their tenancy. This role will require a high level of multiagency working.

About You

You’ll be someone with a good standard of general education. With a genuine understanding of the challenges faced by individuals with complex needs, you will have experience supporting clients with a range of issues and demonstrate a strong grasp of the skills required to live independently.

Your positive, can-do attitude will shine through in your hands-on approach to providing practical support, while your non-judgemental mindset and commitment to embracing diversity will be at the heart of how you work. You’ll bring excellent communication skills—written, verbal and digital—and be comfortable using IT systems, including online client management platforms.

You will have knowledge of available grants and resources for individuals on low incomes. Adaptability is key, as is the ability to build meaningful relationships and partnerships with other voluntary and statutory organisations.

You’ll be a proactive team player who can work openly and honestly within a team setting, while also being confident in prioritising and managing both your own workload. Reflective practice will be important to you—you’ll welcome feedback and support to ensure continuous improvement in your work.

A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.

What’s in it for you?

The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:

· Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards, subject to terms of the scheme

· 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years’ service

· opportunity to buy and sell holiday

· enhanced company sick and family friendly pay

· access to paid SVQ qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities

· funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships

· defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options

· access to a Salary Exchange car leasing scheme, subject to the terms of the scheme

· life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits

· healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services

· employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being

· access to purchase annual corporate clothing vouchers

· annual flu vaccination

· access to a credit union savings and borrowing scheme

· cycle to work scheme

For a full list of benefits available to employees, please visit the Link Living website.

This role is subject to PVG membership under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020.

Individuals who are barred from working with children or protected adults will not be considered for this position. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or membership update.

East Park is… Recruiting

East Park, a Grant Aided Special School in Glasgow, is a leading provider of specialist day and residential education services for children with complex needs, including Autism.

• Excellent work life balance: Flexibity to choose your Days between Monday to Thursday 8.30am-3.30pm and Fridays 8.30am-3.00pm
• Competitive rates – £13.48 per hour

We provide specialised education programmes for children and young people aged 5-18 with complex additional support needs.

You will work in a class team and support the teacher and pupils in appropriate activities to facilitate their learning. You will be helping to develop the pupil’s individual potential and to enable participation in education, independent living and therapeutic activities. You will work at East Park’s main site where we have access to various facilities locally making the most of community resources.

Help our vulnerable young people gain confidence, promote their independence and help them lead rewarding and fulfilling lives, while enriching your own every single day. You can really change a life here at East Park!

Benefits:

• Casual dress

As our Near You Coordinator you will lead the development and delivery of the RNID Near You community service across the Edinburgh and Lothians region, supporting local communities through drop‑in sessions offering:

• Practical hearing aid support
• Information on hearing loss and tinnitus
• Hearing checks

You will be responsible for co-ordinating around 20 drop-in services and be able to recruit, train and manage a team of up to 30 volunteers to deliver the service across your area. You will have responsibility for the set up and running of these clinics and have good local knowledge of your area in order to seek new opportunities for delivery of our RNID Near You services.

We are looking to appoint a motivated person with a keen interest in supporting people with their hearing loss. While you will be home based, there will be some travel to venues where we will provide drop-in clinics in community settings.

You want to make a difference in people’s lives and love to interact with various audiences, including volunteers, health & care professionals and service users. You have experience managing events, your own workload and can work evenings/weekends if required. You can physically assist clients with hearing aids sensitively, giving clear guidance and taking into account individual wishes and health needs.

You are ready to work for a home-working organisation and have good IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Excel, Word.

We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world-class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus.

We work with our communities and partners across industry, government, charity, education and more to change life for the better. RNID has a proud history and big ambitions. We’re focused on making the greatest impact possible across the whole of the UK. We champion the latest technology and the opportunities it brings. We also know the value of a friendly face in local communities to support people where they need it most.

We champion the value of difference and equality and celebrate our diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds or who are deaf or hard of hearing. With almost 20% of our employees having a disability we proudly hold Disability Confident Leader status and guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum essential criteria.

While this role is offered on a fixed‑term basis, there is a strong possibility for extension subject to the availability of continued funding. Early application is encouraged.

We are seeking a person with extensive knowledge and understanding of Anti-Racism and Intersectional EDI to support the further development of the Scottish Environmental EDI Network (SEEN) which is part of our Race Equality Environmental Programme (REEP). SEEN is a wide membership of environmental sector organisations that are committed to developing improved anti-racism and intersectional equality policies and good practices within their organisations. You will therefore need experience in developing anti-racism and intersectional good practice guidance and toolkits such as race / equality policy templates and good practice briefing materials for shared learning.

It would also be highly desirable (though not essential) if your knowledge of anti-racism and intersectional equalities has been developed through experience in delivering race / equalities training and providing consultancy support to organisations.

You will also be responsible for promoting membership to the SEEN, developing SEEN newsletters and developing / updating anti-racism good practice materials on the REEP good practice hub, and so you will require good digital skills, ability to develop newsletters, and working knowledge of uploading materials onto websites / hubs.

If you have a strong passion for anti-racism, intersectional equalities and the environment then this post will an ideal opportunity to help influence and progress race and intersectional equalities within the environmental sector.

Carers of East Lothian is a values driven local charity making a real impact in the community supporting adults who care for family and friends. We have an excellent reputation, gaining recognition through the Carers Trust ‘Excellence for Carers’ Award and have secured the contract to deliver adult carer services across East Lothian for an initial two-year period and a total period of up to six years, to 2031. We are a Carer Positive Exemplary employer, Disability Confident Committed and a Living Wage employer. We are currently recruiting for the following opportunity:

Key Responsibilities:

• Re-establish, champion and promote Respitality as a valued part of Carers of East Lothian’s short breaks offer.

• Build relationships with local hospitality, tourism and leisure businesses, approaching at least one new business each month to secure donated breaks.

• Work with carers to understand their circumstances, preferences and support needs; match them with suitable local or national breaks and assist with bookings, donor communication and referrals where required.

• Develop partnership working with East Lothian Young Carer Service and colleagues to extend appropriate opportunities to young carers and families and, where helpful, combine breaks with other grants.

• Maintain accurate records of enquiries, donations, matches, outcomes, feedback and impact, and provide regular statistics and progress updates for funders and stakeholders.

• Ensure delivery complies with GDPR, confidentiality, safeguarding procedures and organisational policies.

• Contribute to the Respitality Delivery Network, maintain contact with Shared Care Scotland, and support related carer-friendly initiatives including Carer ID Card, Carer Positive and Think Carer training.

• Undertake other reasonable operational duties consistent with the purpose and level of the post.

Flexible working arrangements and 6% matched pension.

If this sounds like the kind of meaningful, varied and enjoyable role you are looking for, please apply and tell us how your skills, experience and enthusiasm would help us develop Respitality for carers in East Lothian.