Are you a creative and motivated individual with the passion and drive to support people with a recent diagnosis of dementia to live well in their community?

If so, you can be part of a National Team of Post Diagnostic Support Link Workers (PDS Link Workers) providing high-quality, person-centred support to people living with dementia and their families for a minimum of a year following diagnosis in line the Scottish Government’s minimum guarantee.

The aim of the PDS National Service is to enable people to live well with dementia and is centred around Alzheimer Scotland's 5 pillar model so that people move on to a period of supported self- management.

The model includes understanding the illness and coming to terms with the diagnosis, peer support, connecting and maintaining links with their community along with planning for future care and decision making to develop an outcome focused plan to support their future hopes, desires and aspirations.

Supporting our Greater Glasgow & Clyde locality, the post will be based within Community Mental Health Teams. Alzheimer Scotland’s PDS Link Workers are required to be effective team workers and have the skills to build and maintain relationships with colleagues both within Alzheimer Scotland, the NHS and other stakeholders.

Skills in using digital platforms are essential as we use a blended approach to support people that involve some virtual meetings and on-line groups.

Applicants must hold a recognised relevant professional qualification, have a good understanding of dementia and how it affects people and their families along with excellent communication skills, a warm flexible approach, combined with skills in empathy and relationship building.

In addition, you should have skills and knowledge at the Enhanced Level of the Promoting Excellence Framework or be able to evidence you are working towards its completion.

This post requires a full driving licence and access to a car.

Are you a creative and motivated individual with the passion and drive to support people with a recent diagnosis of dementia to live well in their community?

If so, you can be part of a National Team of Post Diagnostic Support Link Workers (PDS Link Workers) providing high-quality, person-centred support to people living with dementia and their families for a minimum of a year following diagnosis in line the Scottish Government’s minimum guarantee.

The aim of the PDS National Service is to enable people to live well with dementia and is centred around Alzheimer Scotland's 5 pillar model so that people move on to a period of supported self- management.

The model includes understanding the illness and coming to terms with the diagnosis, peer support, connecting and maintaining links with their community along with planning for future care and decision making to develop an outcome focused plan to support their future hopes, desires and aspirations.

Supporting our East Renfrewshire locality, the post will be based within the Community Mental Health Team. Alzheimer Scotland’s PDS Link Workers are required to be effective team workers and have the skills to build and maintain relationships with colleagues both within Alzheimer Scotland, the NHS and other stakeholders.

Skills in using digital platforms are essential as we use a blended approach to support people that involve some virtual meetings and on-line groups.

Applicants must hold a recognised relevant professional qualification, have a good understanding of dementia and how it affects people and their families along with excellent communication skills, a warm flexible approach, combined with skills in empathy and relationship building.

In addition, you should have skills and knowledge at the Enhanced Level of the Promoting Excellence Framework or be able to evidence you are working towards its completion.

This post requires a full driving licence and access to a car.

About the Organisation: Quiet Waters offers bereavement listening support, and counselling for individuals and couples. We welcome employees and volunteers from all faiths and none, but request they are in sympathy with the founding principles of the organisation which are based in the Christian Faith.

Job Purpose: To assist the Board in delivering the services of Quiet Waters and support our team of bereavement listeners and volunteer counsellors, including students on placement.

Job Requirements: Applications are invited from qualified counsellors with a minimum of 2 years post qualification supervised counselling practice working with adults, ideally with a minimum 450 hours supervised counselling practice. You should have experience of working with complex client needs, e.g. trauma, suicidal ideation, and have experience of assessing clients.

The job is challenging and varied. The work requires a self-motivated individual able to work in a team but also able to work independently. The work will take place in our premises in Camelon, near Falkirk. Our premises are not currently wheelchair accessible. There will be times when the jobholder will be alone in the office. Occasional home working is possible.

PVG Scheme Membership, a Right to Work in the UK check and proof of any qualifications and professional memberships declared on your application will be required.

Two exciting opportunities are available within the People Team at Alzheimer Scotland. 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. When it comes to those who work and volunteer with us, we believe people are our most valuable asset, without whom it wouldn’t be possible to deliver our shared vision and mission.

As an organisation, we strongly value Fair Work to enable an environment of trust, personal growth, integrity, wellbeing and respect and we actively promote ‘employee voice’ and engagement. The HR partner roles will lead in best HR practice and influence to bring continuous improvement. Our activity is focussed on an ambitious people strategy that underpins our commitment to enabling our people to reach their potential - as individuals and as one organisation, working together for people living with dementia. For the right person, these are great opportunities to make a significant contribution as an HR Partner and opportunity to shape our people strategy.

The roles

The HR Partner role will work closely with HR colleagues and line managers in helping shape our future, ensuring we have the right combination of people, skills, and ability to take forward and deliver on our Strategic Plan and provide the best possible support to our key frontline services. We are looking to recruit an experienced and proactive HR professional to join the HR team in undertaking a truly generalist role, which will be varied and require a flexible hands-on approach. This role will have the opportunity to lead on a number of workstreams including workforce planning, projects, recruitment, health and wellbeing, case management and policy development.

The HR Systems Partner role is a new position within the People Team and will lead in the review of the current HR IT system – iTrent hosted by Midland. The role will look to make continuous improvements to the system and HR processes to support continuous improvement for the Charity. We are looking to recruit an experienced and proactive HR systems professional who is able to develop and It and digital solutions which are then translated into easy-to-understand processes and policies that benefit the full organisation. The role will require a hands-on approach and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.

The person

Both HR partner roles require the ability to manage projects and contribute to the development of our Human Resources and People function. A strong understanding and appreciation of how engagement and collaboration are key enablers that will help the Charity to work better and achieve positive outcomes is essential.

The HR Partner requires a track record of leading and supporting managers with sometimes complex employee issues and have operated at an advisor level with strong generalist knowledge. You will have experience of core HR activities including providing advice and guidance on people and change management processes, alongside the ability to operate at a senior level.

The HR Systems Partner requires a track record of developing HR IT solutions that have been successfully embedded. You will have experience of HR IT systems and HR metrics reporting, alongside experience and full appreciation of the positive impact that excellence in the management of HR information, systems and processes has. You will have experience of working at a senior level with strong HR systems knowledge.

We are a Scotland wide charity, so you’ll also need to be prepared to work flexibly and be willing to travel if and when required to help with issues arising across our various localities. This role will be based in Edinburgh with the ability to adopt hybrid working. Presence in our Glasgow office will be required.

If you are interested and excited by reading about either of these opportunities and have the necessary skills and experience, we would be delighted to hear from you.