Change Mental Health is looking for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (Outreach) to join our Fife Services team. 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 is a community-based role supporting adults affected by mental illness to build confidence, resilience and greater independence. You’ll work primarily one-to-one with people in their own homes and communities, with opportunities to contribute to our Hub-based services where needed. Please note this role requires travel throughout the Fife region.

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:

• Please note this role is open to females only due to the needs of our service users
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Experience providing community-based, recovery-focused or non-clinical mental health support.
• Experience delivering structured 1:1 support and contributing to personal or outcome-focused plans.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage your workload effectively and contribute positively to a team.
• Understanding of risk assessment and safe decision-making.
• Commitment to person-centred, strengths-based and recovery-focused practice.
• Educated to SVQ 3 level or have experience working in mental health.
• SSSC registration, or willingness to register within six months.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and the charity and are a “Happy to Talk Flexible” employer: working days will be discussed and agreed with the Locality Manager and can be adjusted for the suitable candidate.

If you are passionate about enabling Change Mental Health to deliver a valuable service to the Scottish community and feel your profile matches this role’s criteria, then we want to hear from you!

Benefits

• Professional development including funded opportunities.
• A generous 37 days’ holiday.
• A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.
• A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
• 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.
• Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements
• Paid Mental Wellbeing Days
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Blue Light discount card

About the Project/Service

As a Practitioner, you will play an active role in delivering community based mental health supports. You will contribute to multiple projects by helping create environments where people feel respected, included, and supported, and where they can engage in meaningful activities that will improve their mental health.

Change Mental Health offers a community-based Hubs in Dumfries and Annan providing non-clinical, person-centred support in a welcoming environment where people can take part in group activities, peer support and recovery-focused opportunities. The Hub supports people to build social connections, develop knowledge, skills, confidence and resilience, and improve their mental health and wellbeing. Activities include art, music, walking, wellbeing sessions and confidence building opportunities. The Hubs also deliver specialist projects such as Carers Support and links to employability support as part of its wider commitment to early intervention, prevention and community mental health support

Purpose of the Role

The postholder will deliver high-quality, non-clinical, person-centred support that improves mental health and wellbeing, reduces isolation, and builds knowledge, skills, resilience and confidence for people accessing the Hub. As a Practitioner, you will take a primary role in ensuring the efficient and effective daily running of the Hub, providing a safe, welcoming and supportive environment where people feel believed, respected and heard.

As a Change Mental Health Practitioner, you will work directly with people experiencing poor mental health or mental illness. You will empower people to self-manage their mental health and wellbeing, build confidence and resilience, make achievable goals, and strengthen their connection to peers and their local community.

The role includes facilitating group activities, offering 1:1 support to help people engage, undertaking community engagement, and delivering early intervention and prevention-focused support. You will support people to develop and review meaningful, achievable personal plans, and work alongside them to build practical tools and strategies that support mental, physical, social, emotional and financial wellbeing.

Working closely with colleagues, partners and communities, you will contribute to creating an environment where people feel safe and accepted, connected to others, and hopeful for the future. You will adhere to and role model the values of Change Mental Health.

Disclosure & Barring Check: This post will be subject to a PVG check for working with vulnerable adults.

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.

We are looking for a confident, innovative and collaborative Community Connections Co-ordinator for Dumfries and Galloway area. You will be responsible for developing, delivering and evaluating a range of activity and support groups for people living with dementia. This includes drop-in sessions, therapeutic group activities, carer support, Dementia Café style provision and brain health and prevention initiatives.

Delivery will follow a community hub model, with a regular presence in identified local venues or Alzheimer Scotland premises within the Dumfries and Galloway area, typically operating for a half or full day per week in each defined location. Extensive travel may be required across the region based on outreach locations.

The role also involves supporting a small team of volunteers who contribute to the delivery of services. Providing guidance, encouragement, and informal supervision. Fostering a positive team culture and ensuring volunteers feel confident and valued in their roles.

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.

Location:This post will be home based, although will involve extensive daily travel across Dumfries and Galloway for delivery / facilitation of community groups in outreach locations.