Want a fulfilling, varied and meaningful job surrounded by a friendly and supportive team?

Want to work for an organisation that supports people living with dementia?

The Corstorphine Dementia Project is looking to recruit a full-time Senior Support Worker.

Apply to join us!

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for someone to join our small team of amazing staff and volunteers. We are looking to recruit a committed and passionate Senior Support Worker who shares our inclusive and caring values. Ideally you will have experience of working in an environment where person-centred care and support are at the heart of what you do. You will be confident, hardworking and well organised member of the team who enjoys a varied range of responsibilities and interactions with people. Support workers and volunteers within the organisation will look to you for support, solutions and creativity. You will enjoy a role that combines both office based and service delivery duties.

About the Corstorphine Dementia Project

The Corstorphine Dementia Project is an established and well-loved community charity that is dedicated to providing quality day services to individuals in the local area living with dementia. Our popular day centre, the Jubilee Club, is registered with the Care Inspectorate and offers up to 70 places a week. Whilst there individuals enjoy participating in a wide selection of activities whilst being supported by our skilled and dedicated staff. In addition to the Jubilee Club, we deliver a fortnightly Teatime Club which is attended by people living with dementia and their carers.

Check out our website cdp-edinburgh.org.uk and Facebook page facebook.com/corstorphinedementiaproject for more information.

Benefits include

· Employer contributory pension scheme

· Funded SVQ 3 qualification

· Regular training and development opportunities

· Generous paid annual leave entitlement

· Daytime Monday to Friday working

· Blue Light Card membership

· On-site parking

· Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core.

Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.

We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.

We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.

We know that growing older doesn’t come with a manual. Later life can bring opportunities and challenges, and people may need to know about rights, organisations and services which are often unfamiliar. That’s why we provide free information, advice and friendship to support older people on a diverse range of topics.

Older people in Scotland need our support now more than ever and through living our values you will play a significant part in empowering and enabling them to access their rights and entitlements.

People-centred in approach, you will be responsible for providing an exemplary ‘First Port of Call’ service in a hybrid virtual contact centre environment. You will respond to inbound and outbound contact, providing information and friendship to older people living in Scotland, their families and carers. You will provide cover and support to other telephony services within Age Scotland.

The role will be a hybrid blend of office-based (in Edinburgh) and home-based work.

In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:

· Generous holiday allowance of 37 days (FTE) plus 2 fixed public holidays

· Flexible working opportunities from day one

· A range of learning and development opportunities

· Company sick pay

· Healthcare benefit through Westfield Health

· Discounted gym membership

· Cashback scheme from major retailers

· Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%

· A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme

· Group life cover up to three times your annual salary

· Cycle to work scheme

· Carers support

· The option to buy more holidays or sell them

· Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.

Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.

We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.

We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.

As Veterans Project Officer, you will assist the Veterans Project and Unforgotten Forces team deliver their services across Scotland and facilitate the smooth running of the department. This will include delivering Age Scotland’s core veterans training in face-to-face and online formats, as well as keeping these training sessions up-to-date and developing new themes when required.

This role will also involve extending the outreach of the Veterans Project training programme by engaging with new audiences who would benefit from participating. This will include being responsible for the external communications output of the Unforgotten Forces and Age Scotland Veterans projects.

The post will be hybrid, with some time in our office in Causewayside (Edinburgh) as well as home-working.

In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:

• Generous holiday allowance of 37 days (FTE) plus 2 fixed public holidays
• Flexible working opportunities from day one
• A range of learning and development opportunities
• Company sick pay
• Healthcare benefit through Westfield Health
• Discounted gym membership
• Cashback scheme from major retailers
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%
• A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme
• Group life cover up to three times your annual salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• Carers support
• The option to buy more holidays or sell them
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Link Worker to join our well established Befriending Service in the East Dunbartonshire area. This is a 21 hour per week post with some flexibility regarding specific days of work which can be negotiated. The post is a blend of home working, office based activities and engaging with users of the service and volunteers in the local community.

The East Dunbartonshire Befriending Service provides support and companionship to individuals who are experiencing loneliness and social isolation by promoting independence, increasing confidence, engaging with the community and improving health and wellbeing.

Support is delivered on a one-to-one basis, through group befriending, or by establishing a befriending telephone relationship. It also provides a Lunch Club and a range of events throughout the year.