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The main purpose of the Dementia Advisor post is to provide a local point of contact for people with dementia and their families and friends, at all stages of their journey, from diagnosis through to end-of-life. The post holder will provide information on support services available locally for both the person living with dementia and his/her carers and family members, providing advice and signposting as and when required. The Advisor will also provide support to local communities to help them become more dementia-friendly and to increase their capacity to support those living with dementia. The post holder will work with individuals and groups of people affected by dementia and will seek to ensure that statutory and independent organisations improve their understanding and responses to the needs of people with dementia and their carers.

This is a very flexible post aimed at meeting the needs of people living with dementia and their carers in a given geographical locality. The focus and location of the post holder’s activity will vary from time to time depending on the needs of clients, although he/she will have a fixed office base.

This is a very flexible post and requires a combination of different skills. You need to be a committed, resourceful, dynamic and experienced individual with the ability to self-motivate.

Access to a car would be essential for this post.

The West Lothian Community Mental Health and Wellbeing team is looking for an outstanding candidate to join us.

Our re:discover and peer support project is a recovery focussed service, both supporting self-management groups and helping people to take the first steps towards meeting new people, rediscovering old hobbies and developing new interests and connections.

The successful candidate will recruit, train and manage volunteers and peers; develop group work; support service users; and manage and support volunteer/ service user matches.

The successful candidate will have experience of recruiting and managing volunteers; peer support; group and one to one work; recording, monitoring and evaluation of outcomes, an understanding of mental health provision in including voluntary and statutory services, alongside other essential experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity.

SAMH has represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for more than 90 years.

Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others. These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change.

SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.

SAMH is looking for people to join our established team providing individual support to adults with a variety of complex needs/support with mental health and addiction issues including ARBD (Alcohol Related Brain Damage).

As a Support Worker with SAMH your duties will include; providing direct emotional and practical support, advice and encouragement in all areas of everyday living to promote and enable independence; a commitment to person centred approaches and for the individuals that use the service achieve their personal outcomes.

This role can be challenging and rewarding at the same time and you will need good communication skills but also patience, resilience, self awareness and compassion. The ideal Support Worker will enjoy working with people; be enthusiastic, passionate and flexible in their approach which will allow services to be delivered around the unique preferences, strengths and needs of individuals.

You will be part of a team but will also be expected to work independently. Knowledge and experience in supporting people with complex needs is desirable but not essential as there is a range of learning and development tools provided within the role.

The posts advertised will be part of a rolling rota at the service which involves a variety of shift patterns, early shifts, evening shifts, weekend shifts also be part of the on-calls rota for the service.

The Scottish Borders Community Mental Health and Wellbeing team is looking for an outstanding candidate to join us.

re:discover Borders is a recovery focussed service, helping people to take the first steps towards meeting new people, rediscovering old hobbies and developing new interests and connections.

The successful candidate will recruit, train and manage volunteers; support service users; and manage and support volunteer/ service user matches.

The successful candidate will have experience of recruiting and managing volunteers; recording, monitoring and evaluation of outcomes, an understanding of mental health provision in the Scottish Borders including voluntary and statutory services, alongside other essential experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.