Chair/Trustee
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Hybrid/Remote: Highland, can be remote or hybrid
- Closing 26th July 2024
- Advertised from 20th June 2024
Role
We believe strong and meaningful relationships build resilience in individuals and enhance communities.
- Our Vision is to build accessible, Highland-wide counselling services to enable couples and individuals to build healthy relationships.
- Our Mission is that our not-for-profit company will focus on sustainability and resilience through the development of income streams and partnerships, in order to build client-centred services across the Highlands.
If you are passionate about mental wellbeing and our work on supporting strong and meaningful relationships, how about considering being part of our board of trustees?
Counselling Highland has been supporting clients across the Highlands for over 30 years. We are in a pivotal and exciting moment as a charity, developing and innovating our services. For more information about usvisit our website
Currently we are looking to recruit:
- General Trustees
- Chair of the Board of Trustees
General Trustees
Our goal is to have as diverse and representative board as possible, so we would love to hear from anyone who may be interested. Some of the skills and experience we are interested in are HR, fundraising, marketing and business acumen. We would love to hear from anyone who wants to support us in promoting mental wellbeing and healthy relationships.
Chair of the Board
The main goal for the chair is to lead the Board and ensure it fulfils its responsibilities.
Job Purpose: To further the work of Relationships Scotland Counselling Highland in line with its charitable objectives.
Main Duties relating to:
- Ensuring the Board fulfils its responsibilities.
- Helping Management to achieve the organisation’s mission.
- Optimising the relationship between board and staff, working with the Manager
NOTE: Some of the duties listed above may be shared with other board members.
Application notes
To request a job pack, please contact Anita Parker, the Chair at chair@counsellinghighland.org
Deadline to apply: Wednesday 26th July 2024.
Top job! Head of Services
- Full time
- £46,483 – £53,362
- On site: 1x Inverness based, 1x Glasgow based
- Closing 6th January 2025
Location: 1x Inverness based
1x Glasgow based
Join us to make sure nobody faces dementia alone
Our charity
Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity for dementia and brain health. We are Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aims are to prevent, care and cure dementia, and to make sure nobody faces dementia alone.
We are a member-led charity with more than 8,000 members. We are supported by over 500 volunteers, and employ around 400 full and part-time staff, mainly in our direct service provision across Scotland. We are fully committed to Fair Work First and the support and development of our people.
The role
We are at a highly exciting stage in the reshaping of our services as we build sustainable, resilient, therapeutic, and inclusive registered day care and commissioned community supports of the highest quality that can maximise our resources and potential growth opportunities.
We are seeking applicants with a proven track record in leadership within a health and social care service (or related) background to work in this key senior role and make a positive difference to the lives of people living with dementia, those at greater risk of dementia, and the families and friends who care for someone with dementia.
Based in Inverness or Glasgow, the role will lead and manage local teams in a variety of locations and servicers. Full details about the role are provided in the job description available through the link provided.
The person
You will have the right level of personal qualities, experience, knowledge and qualifications, demonstrate excellent leadership qualities and high levels of emotional intelligence, with experience of managing people, supporting staff development and promoting a positive culture. You will be an excellent communicator, highly organised with a collaborative approach to working with others to deliver shared objectives and drive continuous improvement in our practice. You will have a high-level knowledge and understanding of dementia and substantial experience in the management and delivery of services and hold a relevant practice qualification to meet the Scottish Social Services Council registered management requirements. Further details are provided in the person specification provided.
Community Connexions Outreach Worker – Fife
- Full time or Part time
- £24,160 – £25,465
- On site: This post will be based at Alzheimer Scotland Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre in Kirkcaldy, although will involve providing activity groups across Fife.
- Closing 23rd December 2024
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 Connexions Outreach Worker for the Fife area. You will be involved in supporting people living with dementia to establish personal goals and outcomes and help them to achieve these. The Outreach service is a short-term intervention and support service offering guidance and assistance to people living with dementia and their carers to help live life to the full and as independently as possible. This may involve helping to reduce social isolation, building confidence in using public transport, engaging with the local community and much more!
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.
For further information, please contact Community Connexions Senior Practitioner Jackie Cameron on 01592 204541 or jcameron@alzscot.org
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 finance experience within a high-volume transactional environment in a complex organisation and who possess the skills to take on the tasks outlined in the job description.
The role will have a primary focus on our accounts receivable function ensuring all accounts receivable documents are issued, recorded, and reported on our systems timely and accurately. The role will also work with and support with the wider finance function and tasks.
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.
For a full job description, person specification and to apply please visit our website.
The successful candidate for this post will be subject to a criminal check through Disclosure Scotland.
Younger Persons Support Worker - Bridgeton
- Part time
- £21,840 pro-rata
- On site: Bridgeton DRC, 11 Bridgeton Cross, G40 1BN
- Closing 5th January 2025
Alzheimer Scotland supports people living with dementia and their carers, some of these people are under the age of 65 years old. We are looking for unique individuals who can support younger people living with dementia in Glasgow.
Our support workers are our most important people as they help individuals to maintain skills and independence by providing support to enable them to be active within their communities, participate in therapeutic activities and enjoy social stimulation.
Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia.
They 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 license and access to a vehicle during working time is essential for this post.
The successful candidate for this post will be subject to a criminal check through Disclosure Scotland.
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