Alzheimer Scotland is the leading dementia organisation in Scotland. We campaign for the rights of people with dementia and their families, whilst providing an extensive range of innovative, personalised, and therapeutic support services.

We are committed to improving the lives and opportunities of people living with dementia, their carers, partners, and families as their journey transitions from the first point of contact through to end of life. We believe nobody should face dementia alone.

Are you a self-starter? Are you confident, innovative and collaborative?

If yes, then this may be the role for you.

We are looking for a Community Activities Organiser who will be responsible for developing and facilitating a wide range of community activities for people living with dementia and their carers/families with a view to helping them to maintain social activities, relationships and community connections.

The successful applicant will have a positive approach to dementia. You will be flexible, inclusive, creative, and organised in your approach. You will be sensitive and compassionate with the ability to support people in times of difficulty or distress. You will be an excellent communicator who can work effectively both with individuals and with groups. You will have a positive approach to your own continued professional development and a willingness to participate in relevant training. A relevant qualification and previous experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.

In return you will be in a role which offers the opportunity to meet great people, have great job satisfaction and be employed by an organisation that offers a range of employee benefits and career progression opportunities.

The successful candidate for this post will be subject to a criminal check through Disclosure Scotland.

Occasional evening and weekend work may be required and a driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential to the role.

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to work within Alzheimer Scotland as a Centre Manager in Perth. on a permanent basis.

The Centre Manager will lead and manage a team providing Alzheimer Scotland’s programme of support for people concerned about their brain health or affected by dementia. The Centre Manager will be key to the successful delivery of Alzheimer Scotland’s vision to develop a programme of brain health and dementia support at identified centres across Scotland. Alzheimer Scotland is named after Alois (A-lo-ish) Alzheimer who first identified the brain disease we now recognise as the leading cause of dementia. By building a range of engaging and supportive services in the heart of their community, the Centre Manager will ensure that people have access to:

• Advice - our expert advisors can offer one-to-one help with anything from building cognitive resilience, to managing money matters and legal issues.
• Listening - we offer places to be heard, whatever the question or concern, whenever help is needed.
• Opportunities - to connect, learn and share with others in a similar situation.
• Information - on all stages of the brain health journey, whether someone is worried about their brain health or living and caring well with dementia.
• Support - everyone is welcome in our Centres, where those affected by dementia can feel safe with trusted staff who understand what they’re going through.

We are looking for a dynamic person who will support and deliver the ALOIS programme, embedding it within their daily practice and work alongside the Centres Lead to bring the programme to life.

Working with individuals and families, Centre Managers are required to have a warm, flexible approach, as well as skills in empathy and relationship building. We are looking for someone who has strong networking skills and experience of collaborating and developing partnerships both internally and externally.

Line management responsibilities for staff within the Centre is an expected part of the role, including development and supporting a network of volunteers.

Applicants will have an understanding of the aims and values of Alzheimer Scotland supported by excellent communication skills; hold a recognised professional qualification and/or have relevant experience with a willingness to learn and participate in training. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.

An exciting position has become available for Community Link Workers based in our established service in West Lothian.

You will be involved in supporting the day to day running of 2 mental health and well-being hubs, based in Bathgate and Livingston. The hubs currently operate Monday-Friday 9-5.

You will be based in one of the Hubs working in a team of Link Workers and working positively as part of a small MDT including psychology, occupational therapy and mental health nurses.

You will also deliver psycho educational groups.

Organisation:

We are a Lanarkshire based charitable company with over 40 years experience providing a range of community based mental health and wellbeing services. We currently provide a range of services across Lanarkshire and West Lothian, as well as an information resource, charity shop, café and wellbeing centre. We are a Gold accredited IIP organisation.

Role Requirements:

• An understanding of mental health issues.
• Ability to treat people in a non judgemental and supportive manner.
• Excellent communication skills and a positive can-do attitude.
• Ability to build rapport easily and maintain positive and effective communications.
• Able to work independently in a proactive manner.
• Able to contribute to and work in conjunction with fellow staff to support organisational initiatives and developments in a uniform and positive manner.
• Confident in working closely with clinical staff, G.P.’s, practice staff and community agencies.
• Basic IT skills, working knowledge of office 365 desirable.

Role Responsibilities:

• Conducting initial structured assessments with people referred to service using standard internal paperwork and processes and liaising with clinical colleagues and other agencies where necessary.
• To provide individual support to service users in accordance with their agreed and pre-set plans, reviewing same and fulfilling key worker duties as required.
• To deliver individual and group based psycho educational interventions.
• To take part in supporting, delivering and reviewing groupings of service users where they may occur.
• To participate in local community activities that promote positive mental health awareness and assist to challenge stigma and discrimination.
• To keep accurate and up to date written records of service users support.
• To be proactive in promoting effective communication with relevant statutory and third sector agencies/professionals and their staff to ensure the best possible support arrangements are in place for service users and connections for future support/information and advice are also in place.
• To be proactive in relationships with NHS mental health nurses and GP practices ensuring positive working relationships are achieved.
• To be proactive in maintaining effective internal and external communications.
• To work positively as part of a team, your actions being conducive to promoting effective, open, honest and supportive teamwork.
• To actively participate in team meetings.
• To actively participate in regular supervision sessions to support your work and development, including annual appraisal and continued personal development.
• To maintain positive and current communications with senior staff and service manager to ensure service runs in a consistent and effective manner.
• To gather, record and collate data, including case studies/patient stories in a prescribed format for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
• To uphold and implement organisational policies, decisions and working practices in a consistent and positive manner at all times.

Why should you apply?

• The chance to join a well-established company.
• Opportunity to join a fantastic team.
• 35 days annual leave rising to 40 days, plus 1 well-being day per year.
• Fully funded SVQ qualification to meet SSSC requirements.
• Ongoing support for personal development needs.
• Contributory Pension up to 6%.
• Initial PVG Fees reimbursed.
• Annual performance related reward scheme in operation.

This post is subject to a PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) check and also reference checks.

Full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is necessary. Travel Allowance paid.

You will become registered with SSSC if not already registered.

Applications from people who have personal experience of mental health difficulties are encouraged.

“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling the heart of another”

Alfred Adler

| Compassion | Integrity | Respect | Realising Potential | Inclusion |

Health in Mind is one of Scotland’s best-known and trusted Mental Health Charities. Established in 1982 we have evolved in response to need which means we actively promote positive mental health in local communities across Scotland. Our vision is straight forward, we build hope and live life through our values because people are at the heart of what we do.

We have a great opportunity for an enthusiastic advocate and supporter of peer support and mutual aid. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced practitioner who has lived experience of managing own wellbeing, access to mental health services or experience of childhood trauma.

Future Pathways offers support to people who were abused or neglected a child when they were in the Scottish care system. The service was established alongside the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry and has expanded considerably since its start in 2016. Future Pathways’ aim is to help people live well. To change paths, enjoy life, succeed and grow.

Reaching our shortlist is straightforward providing you can say ‘yes’ to our list of ‘must haves’. You can start your journey now by simply directly asking for an information pack and application but before you start your travels, please kindly make sure the following ‘fits’ into your career and personal attributions rucksack because life is a journey.

• We’d like a degree in Health and Social Care, Social Work or equivalent but, if you hold a recognised, relevant professional qualification at a minimum SVQ Level 4 with relevant workplace experience this works too.
• Up to date child and vulnerable adult protection knowledge together and ideally completion of suicide prevention training such as ASIST.
• You are an exceptional compassionate individual with experience of working with those in society who’ve faced personal challenges, childhood disturbance, abuse, separation, institutional care and trauma
• Curiosity, empathy and a focus on learning, empowerment, collaboration and self- awareness.
• Worked with staff in accordance with the statutory framework and requirement including GDPR, BACP, the SSSC and the Care Inspectorate.

With a great range of benefits including 30 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays and 2 wellbeing days we work fulltime 36.25 hours per week. The salary scale for this post is Point 39 to 43 (£37,716 to £41,729).

Committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we embrace and encourage people from all walks of life, including welcoming applications from Neurodiverse individuals. It is important to us that you feel comfortable and confident and, as such, we are willing to adjust or adapt our application, interview and selection process to suit your needs, including working patterns and hybrid working wherever and whenever we can. Simply contact us and we’ll come back to you.

This role does, however, require periodic but not continuous office presence.