We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Midlothian Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team. This post is funded by Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership.

We are recruiting for the post of Development Worker – Engagement Pathways to lead and develop our pathways into services for people. This includes enquiries, initial conversations including risk assessment, baseline outcome measures, reviews and endings and line management responsibilities.

This is an opportunity requiring excellent communication and organisational skills, where the successful candidate will be required to support the journey of people through our services within the Scottish Borders and have an impact on staff development and supervision.

You will be key to maintaining quality within this area of service delivery and in representing our services within the Scottish Borders. You should have experience of working together with people experiencing mental health problems to support them to achieve their aims related to mental health and wellbeing. You should be confident in attending events, holding stalls and offering drop in support and signposting to people at the Mental Health Information Stations across the Scottish Borders. You should also have experience of developing systems and processes and sharing your learning experiences across teams.

If you have experience in these areas and are passionate about enabling people to fulfil their potential, we’d love to hear from you!

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our South Services Teams, providing leadership to our Midlothian Recovery (Substance Use) and Scottish Borders Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Teams.

We have an exciting leadership opportunity to join our South Services team as the Service Manager for the Scottish Borders Community Mental Health Team and the Midlothian Recovery (Substance Use) Team. Within this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the day-to-day delivery of our community mental health and wellbeing services.

You should have experience in; leading and managing services, staff leadership and development, supporting people with their mental health and wellbeing, substance use, working as part of a team, meeting funding targets, data analysis and reporting.

If you have experience in these areas and are passionate about supporting people to fulfil their potential, we’d love to hear from you!

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.

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.

What you'll do

We are looking for a Community Activities Organiser for the Borders area. You will establish a range of community activities and opportunities across the locality that fill identified gaps and meet the needs of people living with dementia and their families.

What you'll have

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

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

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

Changes have secured funding from the National Lottery Fairer Lives Community Fund to continue delivering ‘Well Connected’ a befriending programme supporting positive mental health and wellbeing to those most isolated in our community. The befriending coordinator will be responsible for all aspects of the project (alongside their job share), from assessment and delivery to evaluation. The postholder will train and manage volunteers, work with other staff at the charity and host an East Lothian Befriending Network to share best practice.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, skilled and highly motivated candidate who is confident working with a high degree of autonomy in continuing this project and ensuring it’s success. This is a part time job share role. 16 hours to be worked Monday (afternoon/evening) and Wednesday daytime (ideally).

Changes Equalities statement:

“Changes strive to ensure fair and inclusive services which celebrate and value the diversity of the community of East Lothian. Changes welcome opportunities to improve equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation and we will continue to review our progress and champion equalities.”

About Changes

Changes believes in positive mental health and wellbeing for everyone. As a charity in East Lothian, Changes is here to help the community achieve and maintain positive mental health and wellbeing by providing a wide range of services and activities including 1-1 therapy, support groups and courses, healthy living activities, training, and volunteering opportunities.

Services are free and open to everyone over the age of 18 living, or registered with a GP, in East Lothian. Changes provides support for a wide range of challenges including stress, panic, low mood, low self-esteem, anxiety, worry, depression, and negative thinking. Activities are friendly, welcoming, and inclusive and offer opportunities to meet new people, get active and get involved in the local community.

Our Vision:

Our vision is that everyone in East Lothian enjoys positive mental health and wellbeing.

Our Mission:

Changes have grown from within the community to enable people to achieve and maintain good mental health and wellbeing through:

• Support groups and courses
• Therapy from experienced therapists
• Physical wellbeing activities
• Training our community to support others

Our Values:

Compassion – We treat our work, our community, our partners and each other with warmth, respect and compassion.

Welcoming – We offer a warm, friendly and supportive welcome to everyone. We know it’s not always easy to ask for help but we’re here to support you.

Community – We are an inclusive community which celebrates and values the diversity of East Lothian and everyone living there.