About RAMH

RAMH promotes recovery from mental ill health, empowering people to build resilience, connection, and hope. We provide a wide range of community-based services that support individuals and families to live well, with compassion at the heart of all we do.

The Role

We are looking for a highly motivated, organised and empathetic individual to support the delivery and co-ordination of our East Renfrewshire Mental Health Community Services (ERMHCS), including community-based supports but with specific emphasis on the co-ordination and delivery of Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) support from within ERMHCS. The main focus of DBI is to provide a compassionate, connected and timely response to those identified as being in distress and referred to Level 2 practitioners by Level 1 responders, such as Police Scotland, SAS and statutory services.

The Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) program is a Scottish Government initiative designed to support individuals experiencing distress by providing a framework for improved inter-agency coordination and community support.

Alongside the service manager, this key role within East Renfrewshire Community service will be to lead the development and growth of East Renfrewshire DBI service. As well as ensuring our community support and wellbeing activity is delivered with a strong focus and commitment to the development of peers.

In this role you will provide short-term, person-centred support whilst also working alongside individuals to link them with longer-term community and wellbeing resources. You’ll coordinate support, build trusting relationships, and help people feel listened to, valued, and empowered.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, non-judgemental, and brief interventions for individuals referred through DBI pathways.
• Work collaboratively with individuals to identify strengths, develop coping strategies, and build resilience.
• Connect people with local community services and resources that promote wellbeing and recovery.
• Coordinate service delivery and liaise with partners, colleagues, and volunteers to ensure joined-up support.
• Keep accurate records, contribute to service monitoring, and share learning to improve our support.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Is caring, approachable, and resilient.
• Has experience of supporting people in distress or with mental health challenges.
• Understands the value of lived experience in shaping recovery.
• Has knowledge of local community resources and a willingness to learn.
• Can communicate effectively and build relationships across different groups.
• Is committed to person-centred, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused approaches.

What We Offer

A host of soft benefits including an extensive training and development programme, access to 24hr online GP service, occupational sick pay, employee assistance programme, unlimited mental health support sessions, physiotherapy sessions, day one death in service insurance, cycle to work scheme, eligibility for blue light cards and other discounts, medical second opinion, ‘Join the Team’ refer a friend & receive £200 scheme, and competitive annual leave allowance that increases with length of service.

(benefits may change over time but are an accurate representation at the time of this job advert)

Please refer to the job description when completing your application and clearly demonstrate how your learning and your experience supports you in applying for this role.

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland PVG check.

About Us

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing non-clinical, person-centred support to people in communities across Scotland. With over 50 years’ experience, we are fighting for a future where no one faces mental illness alone. We are changing society by changing attitudes, fighting stigma and influencing government to ensure a better of quality of life for those affected by poor mental health and mental illness. As a charity supporting over 10,000 people year, we believe everyone should have access to the support they need, when they need it and in a way which works best for them.

About the Stafford Centre

Our resource centre in Edinburgh provides a drop in service, offering a safe environment to begin to build supportive networks through support and activities, and a main café area where people can chat and feel welcomed and valued. There are many supportive groups which help to build resilience and improve skills and confidence, from art and music sessions to our outdoor walking groups, peer support groups and more.

We also deliver the Signature Project for men suffering with PTSD, and have a Veterans Community Café to support veterans, former and retired members of the UK armed forces, police, fire services, merchant navy or other emergency services and their families.

About the Role

As a Project Worker, you will take a primary role within the staff team. You will ensure the efficient and effective daily running of the resource centre and meeting it’s aims; to provide a safe welcoming supportive space for clients which prioritises mental health and wellbeing. The service is recovery focussed and as Project Worker you will contribute to empowering people to manage their mental health, gain greater self-confidence and become more integrated within the community.

Who we are

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 and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

You will be responsible for supporting people living with dementia to achieve good outcomes using a range of therapeutic interventions, resources and activities as appropriate. Working as part of the Registered and Commissioned Services/Community Connections team you will have responsibility for ensuring that services are of the highest quality and meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for unique therapeutic, highly person-centred support.

You will work with the wider team and Day Services Manager to ensure safe practice and delivery of high-quality, person-centred, therapeutic Registered and Commissioned Services/Community Connections, ensuring practice complies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies. You will contribute to evidencing, reviewing and continually improving the quality of the services and will participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorate inspections.

You may operate within a building-based Day Care or on a 1 to 1 basis with a person living with dementia within the community. At times, this will involve working without supervision in the absence of the Day Services Manager.

You will work with the wider team to evidence that services meet Alzheimer Scotland’s Quality Guarantees, Scotland’s Health and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate where relevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and support offered meet the identified personal outcomes of those attending the services.

There are 2 vacancies within our team:

1 x 18 hour Day Services Practitioner post to be worked over 3 days (Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm)

1 x Flexible Day Services Practitioner post to cover holidays and sickness (Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm)

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have a good understanding and/or experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families. This will include an understanding of the benefit of high quality, evidence based therapeutic activity, ongoing evaluation, quality assurance and continuous improvement.

Knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC codes of practice and the Care Inspectorate and their role in registered services.

Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families.

The successful candidate will have a recognised professional qualification in health, social work or related field, to SCQF Level 6 (SVQ 2)

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

The successful candidate for this post will be required to provide proof of right to work in the UK and will also be subject to a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland.

Please specify what position you are interested in on the personal statement section of the application form.

About Samaritans

Life can be wonderful. Life can be tough. 1 in 4 of us have had suicidal thoughts.

Samaritans is a charity that prevents suicide through the power of human connection. Connecting people in crisis with trained volunteers who will always listen. People calling for change with those who need to listen. People who’ve been there before, with those struggling now. Read more about Samaritans Scotland.

The Scotland Committee

The Scotland Committee is a sub-committee of the Board of Trustees which has responsibility for the organisation across UK & Ireland. The Committee has recently completed a governance review and now has an extended remit. Members of the Scotland Committee play a unique role in delivering our mission. They are collectively responsible for ensuring that Samaritans Scotland is effectively governed and delivers its strategy in Scotland, recognising the context in which it operates and realising the opportunities offered.

What we’re looking for

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop and oversee the strategic priorities for Samaritans Scotland and ensure we are achieving impact through our public policy, research, influencing, brand and profile building work in Scotland.

We are looking skilled and experienced people with strategic vision and commitment to deliver our vision. You will have a curious mind, the ability to challenge and bring fresh ideas.

We are looking for candidates with varied expertise in areas such as research, policy and influencing, and communications.

Committee members are voluntary roles and are usually appointed for a period of three years, with the possibility of a second three-year term.

The Committee meets four times per year with meetings lasting around two hours. Meetings are normally held online with the expectation of one in-person meeting a year.

Read more about the role in the role description here.