Town Break is an independent charity that provides advice and support to people with an early to moderate dementia and their carers throughout Stirlingshire and Falkirk. We are currently recruiting two part-time Dementia Services Co-ordinators to join our staff team.

The role will include:-

· Visiting people with dementia in their own homes and introducing them to groups that the postholder will plan and set up in the Stirling and Falkirk Council areas and supporting them to attend.

· Working alongside the team of Services Co-ordinators and the Dementia Services Manager in the recruitment, selection, training and day to day management of Town Break’s service volunteers.

· Undertaking monitoring and evaluation of service provision.

Town Break is an independent charity that provides advice and support to people with an early to moderate dementia and their carers throughout Stirlingshire and Falkirk. We are currently recruiting a part-time Dementia Services Manager to join our staff team.

The role will include:-

• To lead on supporting group participants and their unpaid carers in order to identify appropriate services that will support their needs, both within the Town Break portfolio and beyond
• The co-ordination of all initial home visits to families upon referral while maintaining an ongoing monitoring role of waiting lists and service development
• To provide line management to the team of Dementia Services Co-ordinators in line with our policies and procedures.

Dementia Services Co-ordinator

Town Break is a local charity that provides support to people with early to moderate stage dementia and their carers throughout Stirlingshire and Falkirk. We are currently recruiting a part-time Dementia Services Co-ordinator to join our staff team.

The role will include:-

· Working directly with people living with dementia, at times visiting them at home, to encourage and motivate them to access Friendship Groups and Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Groups and other services as appropriate.

· Working alongside Town Break Service Co-ordinators and the Dementia Services Manager in the recruitment, selection, training and day to day management of volunteers.

· Undertaking monitoring and evaluation of service provision.

The charity is looking for a highly motivated and methodical individual, with experience of raising substantial amounts of funding from trusts and foundations, to fill this vacancy.

The postholder will support Town Break’s fundraising strategy, contributing to the work on Trusts and Grants fundraising aiming to source £100,000 - £150,000 each year. The postholder will research, devise and write funding applications to trusts and grant making bodies on behalf of Town Break.

They will support monitoring and evaluation processes to assess the effectiveness of projects and activities, and undertake all relevant progress reporting as required by funders.

You will be creative and have excellent interpersonal, IT and time management skills.

About Town Break:

Town Break is a local charity that provides support to people with lived experience of dementia and their carers throughout Forth Valley.

We provide an array of services and activities that meet the needs and interests of the communities we support, providing opportunities for people to get out, have fun, socialise and build friendships. Our vision is to inspire and enable people across Forth Valley to live well with dementia.

The Role:

• To support the work of the Town Break team, providing high-quality information and administration.

• To be a central source of information and support to Town Break, developing good professional relationships and ensuring that they are at the heart of Town Break’s work.

• To support the administration of Town Break’s events.

• To develop, monitor and review systems and procedures to ensure maximum organisational effectiveness.

If you wish to make a significant, positive difference to older people’s lives and you are ready for a new challenge, we look forward to hearing from you!

A driving license is desirable for the role as it may involve some travel throughout Forth Valley.

Town Break is a local charity that provides support to people with lived experience of dementia and their carers throughout Forth Valley.

We provide an array of services and activities that meet the needs and interests of the communities we support, providing opportunities for people to get out, have fun, socialise and build friendships. Our vision is to inspire and enable people across Forth Valley to live well with dementia.

The Role:

As a Services Coordinator you will lead on sessions creating a safe and enjoyable space for people with lived experience of dementia enabling those using our services to engage in meaningful activities and to support carers in their role by providing signposting where needed keeping up to date with local support services, administration duties to include recording of accurate data to support reporting required for grant funders.

If you wish to make a significant, positive difference to older people’s lives and you are ready for a new challenge, we look forward to hearing from you!

A driving license is desirable for the role as it may involve some travel throughout Forth Valley.