The Redress Support Service provides support for people who are applying to Scotland's Redress Scheme. The Scheme has been set up for survivors of historical child abuse in care in Scotland. It was set up to recognise and acknowledge what happened to them, and the harm which this caused. At the end of the process, survivors may receive a payment, an apology for the abuse they suffered, and emotional support.

The In Care Survivors Alliance was commissioned to provide support alongside this process. In December 2021, the Alliance established its second service to provide this: the Redress Support Service. You may read more about the service here: redress-support.scot

Our partnership approach is rooted in understanding that the impact of childhood trauma is individual and lifelong. We recognise that the experience of abuse in care often means people may face significant barriers to accessing much needed help.

As importantly, everyone we support will have different needs and have insight about what will work best for them. We provide a safe and trusted space for people to explore what is most important to them and to access tailored help toward their goals.

As Impact & Evaluation Lead, you’ll be responsible to plan, design and complete evaluation activity that can assess RSS progress towards its strategic objectives.

You’ll work closely with our Innovation and Improvement team, and other Impact & Evaluation Leads to ensure consistency of approach to evaluation across the organisation, ensuring that Penumbra’s experience and insight from other programmes is applied in Redress Support Service. You will manage data gathering and report writing activities within the Programmes team, to inform service improvement and programme development in collaboration with our partners.

As a mental health charity, we value the wellbeing of our staff. That’s why we want you to know that you’ll be joining a friendly team, who will give you a supportive environment to help you thrive in your role, including all the training you need to feel confident and equipped.

We can offer you a range of employee benefits, and we can promise you’ll be inspired by some amazing humans every single day. We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.

If you are looking for a rewarding career and to work within an epic team that will help you grow and thrive, then you have come to the right place. Here you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference! This is an opportunity to work in a collaborative and learning focused environment working alongside a multidisciplinary team.

Penumbra Milestone is a 10 bedded step-down service providing short-term care and recovery (for approx. 12 weeks) for vulnerable men and women aged 18+ with a diagnosis of alcohol related brain damage (ARBD).

The service is alcohol-free and promotes recovery from ARBD through a wide variety of group work and 1-1 support. We utilise our specialist ARBD Toolkit, as well as Penumbra’s wider HOPE toolkit and IROC (Individual Recovery Outcomes Counter), to support and encourage people to make positive changes in their lives. It is our goal to help people build resilience develop positive coping strategies to minimise the chance of relapse, increasing their chance of prolonged recovery from ARBD. During their stay, each resident benefits from the shared expertise of our multi-disciplinary team, with regular in-reach support from Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Social Work, Psychiatry and many other visiting professionals.

The service was developed to reduce the amount of time people with ARBD spend unnecessarily in acute hospitals, recognising that people with ARBD are often medically fit for discharge but due to cognitive impairment and ongoing addiction and social issues a return to the community is likely to lead to further A&E or acute hospital admissions. Addressing the needs of each resident in a holistic way with a focus on recovery, rehabilitation and re-enablement has substantial beneficial outcomes for the residents, their families, their communities and for acute hospitals and social services at a wider scale.

The service is a collaborative partnership between Penumbra Mental Health, NHS Lothian/Integrated Joint Boards and City of Edinburgh Council. Referrals come from acute and community hospitals in Lothian, with additional referrals from the regional alcohol detox unit.

We can offer you a tonne of employee benefits, and we can promise you’ll be inspired by some pretty amazing humans every single day. We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.

Please note: This post is open to women only under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, as being female is considered a Genuine Occupational Requirement due to the nature of the role and the needs of the vulnerable women we support.

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.

About the Service

As a Resilience Outreach Worker, you will play a key role in delivering support as part of an innovative partnership between Change Mental Health and Kingdom Housing Association (KHA).

This service is designed to provide targeted mental health and wellbeing support to KHA tenants, helping individuals to build emotional, psychological and behavioural resilience. Through tailored one-to-one support and group interventions, you will support tenants to identify personal goals, develop coping strategies, and access community resources that promote recovery, wellbeing and tenancy sustainment.

A key focus of the role is supporting individuals to manage tenancy-related challenges, improve emotional resilience, and maintain independent living within their communities. The service is rooted in trauma-informed, person-centred practice and aligns with the National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes.

You will work closely with KHA staff as part of a collaborative, partnership-based approach, embedding mental health support within housing services. This includes responding to referrals, supporting early intervention and crisis prevention, and contributing to improved outcomes for tenants.

You will be part of a forward-thinking, collaborative team committed to innovation in mental health and housing support. Working autonomously, you will manage your own caseload, using sound judgment to determine when to escalate or refer to your manager. You will also contribute to identifying service gaps and co-developing solutions to meet the evolving needs of tenants and the wider community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide one-to-one support to individuals, managing a caseload and developing tailored support plans aligned with National Health and Wellbeing outcomes.
• Facilitate group sessions and workshops.
• Compile and review service user development plans, ensuring outcomes are being achieved.
• Deliver support in a variety of settings, including individuals’ homes, community spaces, and within KHA offices.
• Work as part of the KHA Tenancy Support Service (TSS) team, offering targeted mental, emotional, and behavioural resilience support to KHA tenants.
• Collaborate with the Team Lead and Head of Service to meet strategic goals and funder requirements.
• Identify community service gaps and collaborate with your manager to develop solutions, working independently with sound judgment and initiative.
• Build positive working relationships with local partners to better support service users and promote the work of Change Mental Health.

General Duties:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, ensuring confidentiality is upheld for all individuals using the service.
• Collate relevant information and prepare reports for line management as required.
• Ensure continuity of service delivery in line with Change Mental Health’s values and strategic outcomes.
• Oversee and support the fulfilment of Health and Safety responsibilities within practice settings, ensuring compliance with legal and organisational standards.
• Act in accordance with GDPR legislation, ensuring all personal, staff, and client data is managed in line with Data Management and Information Governance policies.
• Comply with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements, including the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
• Adhere to the charity’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies, promptly reporting any concerns to your line manager.
• Participate in regular supervision and appraisal and undertake relevant training and development activities appropriate to the role.
• Work in accordance with the charity’s national policies, local operating procedures, and the standards of external regulators or professional bodies.

Essential Criteria:

• Educated to SVQ 3 level or have experience working in mental health
• Must have access to a vehicle and hold a valid driving licence, with the ability to travel independently across locations as required
• Understand the need for a compassionate, non-judgemental approach to supporting people
• Ability to work well in a team setting whilst also working autonomously
• A sound theory base of social care interventions including risk assessments
• A value base consistent with the aims and objectives of Change Mental Health
• Ability to apply an analytical approach to problems in order to find solutions
• Competency in planning and reviewing development plans and the ability to take appropriate action if needed
• I.T skills are of a good standard
• A sound knowledge of Health and Social care policy in Scotland and ability to apply this to the role
• Keen to develop your knowledge and skills and attend training as required
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Desirable Criteria:

• Experienced in delivering a Registered Service and meeting Care Inspectorate requirements

This job profile and list of duties is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements and projects commensurate with the general profile and grade of the post.

All successful candidates will require a PVG Membership. Please be aware that it is classed as an offence if you apply for this role and are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or vulnerable adults.

Benefits:

• 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial, and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges.
• A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.
• A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
• Access to purchase a Blue Light Discount Card
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements.
• Generous 37 days’ holiday.
• Paid Mental Wellbeing days.
• Professional development including funded opportunities.

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 demonstrable high volume finance administration work experience within a complex organisation and who possess the skills to take on the tasks outlined in the job description.

These are transactional roles working as a team supporting a range of finance tasks including purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank processing alongside customer service and supporting donors across a variety of methods including phone and face to face, therefore, strong customer service skills alongside finance administration experience are essential.

You will be a strong communicator both verbally and written and able to balance competing priorities and deadlines. You will have practical 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 and experience, or have experience in elements of the role and wish to develop these skills further, alongside the ability to make a success of this role, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Following completion of probationary period (6 months) there will be opportunities to undertake and progress further studies in relevant disciplines.