We have an exciting opportunity to join Alzheimer Scotland as a finance assistant.

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, support vital dementia research and promote positive brain health.

We are seeking applications from individuals with strong finance/administrative experience within a complex organisation and who possess the skills to take on the tasks outlined in the job description.

The role is a varied finance transactional role and will undertake regular bank and sales processing including appropriate reconciliation to both Financial and Fundraising Systems. The role will also have involvement in supporting the wider finance function including areas such as purchase ledger, direct debit processing and general administration.

Prior experience in a high-volume transactional finance role is highly desirable.

You will be a strong communicator and able to balance competing priorities. You will have experience of working with a wide range of office systems including Microsoft 365 and databases or financial systems.

If you are interested by what you have read, and have the necessary skills, experience, and ability to make a success of this role, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Are you a fun, caring and creative person who wants to help improve the quality of lives for people living with dementia in a therapeutic setting? Our support workers in our registered day services provide vital personalised support to individuals with a focus on maintaining skills and independence.

The post is a temporary maternity cover 28-hour contract split between Dingwall and Tain. The day services in North Highland are open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm to meet the needs of the service.

Our support workers deliver therapeutic activities with compassion and energy giving those attending the opportunity to engage with their peers and within their local community. Successful applicants will have a positive and empathetic approach to dementia.

You will require to have a full driving licence to enable you to drive between services and a car or access to a car which you may have to make use of from time to time for trips and outings would be preferable.

You will also have good communication skills and a caring attitude. A willingness to learn and attend training is essential. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.

Are you a creative and motivated individual with the passion and drive to support people with a recent diagnosis of dementia to live well in their community?

If so, you can be part of a National Team of Post Diagnostic Support Link Workers (PDS Link Workers) providing high-quality, person-centred support to people living with dementia and their families for a minimum of a year following diagnosis in line the Scottish Government’s minimum guarantee.

The aim of the PDS National Service is to enable people to live well with dementia and is centred around Alzheimer Scotland's 5 pillar model so that people move on to a period of supported self- management.

The model includes understanding the illness and coming to terms with the diagnosis, peer support, connecting and maintaining links with their community along with planning for future care and decision making to develop an outcome focused plan to support their future hopes, desires and aspirations.

Supporting our Fife locality, the post will be based within the Community Mental Health Team at Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline, KY12 0SU. Alzheimer Scotland’s PDS Link Workers are required to be effective team workers and have the skills to build and maintain relationships with colleagues both within Alzheimer Scotland, the NHS and other stakeholders.

Skills in using digital platforms are essential as we use a blended approach to support people that involve some virtual meetings and on-line groups.

Applicants must hold a recognised relevant professional qualification, have a good understanding of dementia and how it affects people and their families along with excellent communication skills, a warm flexible approach, combined with skills in empathy and relationship building.

In addition, you should have skills and knowledge at the Enhanced Level of the Promoting Excellence Framework or be able to evidence you are working towards its completion.

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

Carer Liaison Advisors work in close collaboration with key stakeholders to shape positive outcomes for people living with dementia, their families, and carers across the locality.

This Carer Liaison Advisor role will include addressing the needs of carers who are supporting a person with dementia who is either in a transition to residential care, is in residential care, or for carers who have recently been bereaved.

You will act as the first point of contact, for the families, and carers of people living with a diagnosis of dementia, to find their way through the health and social care system throughout their journey and have meaningful conversations with decision makers in the local community. You will work with a range of external partners to promote and develop broader understanding of and positive attitudes to dementia across the locality.

To be successful in the role the candidate will be required to adopt and demonstrate a proactive leadership approach that will influence a positive culture of engagement. You will enable carers, of people who are living with dementia, to access information, know their legal rights, provide them with advice, practical support, activities, and resources that enhances the carer’s sense of wellbeing. You will encourage carers to have an active voice for themselves and those they are caring for, who are living with a diagnosis of dementia.

This is a very flexible role aimed at meeting the needs of carers in a given geographical area, of Stranraer and surrounding areas. The focus and location of the post holder’s activity will vary from time to time depending on the needs of the people we support, although they will have a fixed office base in Stranraer Dementia Resource Centre.

Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia. You will also have good communication skills and a caring attitude. A willingness to learn and participate in training is essential. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.

Full driving licence and access to a vehicle during working time is essential for this post.