* Hybrid: Ayr office and working across South Ayrshire
* Closing 24th November 2024
* Advertised from 5th November 2024
Role
Three Sixty is an independent mental health charity based in Ayr supporting people across South Ayrshire. We work to promote mental wellbeing, reduce social isolation, raise awareness of and challenge the stigma and barriers associated with mental health.
To achieve this, we provide information, advice, and activity-based support for people aged 16+, including their families and carers. We engage with communities through our outreach service to develop services that reflect what people need and want.
This is an exciting time to join Three Sixty as we begin work on our ambitious strategy to develop our service, increase our profile, impact, and reach so that people feel connected and can develop the tools they need to support their mental wellbeing.
We are looking to recruit an Outreach Worker (Fixed Term for 3 years) to support the ongoing development of our outreach service. Travel throughout South Ayrshire and further will be required.
We are seeking a new member of staff to join our team delivering community mental health and wellbeing services within West Lothian. Our community mental health and wellbeing service in West Lothian supports people aged 55 and over in a variety of ways to live the life they want to live. Our approach is recovery-focused and works alongside people; drawing on their personal strengths and assets within their local communities.
Extensive travel should be expected as part of this role, and as such, a driving licence/access to your own transport would be advantageous.
If you have experience in development work, supporting people with their mental health and wellbeing, and are passionate about enabling people to fulfil their potential, we’d love to hear from you!
This post will be split with 3 days in the Falkirk Self-Neglect and Hoarding Service, and 2 days in the Falkirk Social Inclusion Project.
The aim of the Self-Neglect and Hoarding Service is to support people living in Falkirk who are experiencing issues with hoarding. We currently have an established Self-Neglect and Hoarding Service in Falkirk & Clackmannanshire, with this new post expanding our team. Self-neglect is an extreme lack of self-care, sometimes associated with hoarding.
People who experience self-neglect often decline help from others; in many cases, they do not feel that they need it or can be overwhelmed by their circumstances and are often socially isolated. This often leads to crisis interventions following a significant deterioration. We work with people who are affected by hoarding disorder and other conditions that result in extreme clutter and chronic disorganisation to make long-term sustainable change. This service aims to provide early, effective, and supportive interventions to those adults who are experiencing self-neglect and hoarding.
The Social Inclusion Project (SIP) supports people who use alcohol and drugs and have backgrounds of offending or other particularly challenging behaviour, to access existing services, referred by partner organisations. The SIP model complements the work of existing agencies/services by supporting people to interact with services when their complex needs present barriers for their access to care.
The post holder will work directly with the service user to enable their access to an integrated pathway across universal services including the ‘Third Sector’ and wider Health & Social Care services. The service aims to tackle the issues associated with social exclusion by supporting the people affected to enable their engagement with community-based supports.
The post holder will report to the Team Leader and will work in partnership with colleagues from Falkirk Council’s Housing and Social Work, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, NHS Forth Valley and Substance Use Services.
The post-holder will be required to work from several operational sites across the local authority areas and work flexibly within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of provision.
Organisational Profile
Transform Forth Valley is a Scottish based registered charity limited by guarantee (SC033772), governed by a Board of Directors and strategically led, managed, and operated on a day-to-day basis by a Corporate Leadership Team consisting of a Chief Executive, Operational and Corporate Service Managers.
Transform Forth Valley offers a wide range of services to support individuals and families who are impacted by inequality, whether this be societal, financial or in relation to their health. We are dedicated to empowering individuals and families to live a more fulfilled life. We work with partners to actively challenge inequalities and to achieve sustainable change.
* Leave – For full-time employees, Transform Forth Valley offers 30 days of Annual Leave plus 9 days of Statutory Holiday per annum.
* Pension – If eligible, Transform Forth Valley will auto-enrol you into our pension scheme where we will contribute 5%, and employees a minimum of 3%, of your pensionable salary.
* Wellbeing Days – For permanent members of staff, who have completed their probationary period, Transform Forth Valley offers two days of paid leave of absence per annum as a ‘wellbeing day’ to support positive mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing for staff.
* Death in Service Insurance – If eligible, Transform Forth Valley will place you into the scheme upon commencement of employment and the lump sum benefit is 4 x Basic Annual Salary.
The Support Worker will provide a combination of personal care, care at home, and housing support to people with dementia in their own homes. The post holder will be part of a dedicated team that will ensure that the highest quality of service is provided.
Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia. You 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 is essential.
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-centered support to people living with dementia and their families for a minimum of a year following diagnosis in line with the Scottish Government’s minimum guarantee.
The aim of the PDS National Service is to enable people to live well with dementia and is centered around Alzheimer Scotland's 5 pillar model. Supporting our East Lothian locality, the post will be based within the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team, East Lothian Community Hospital, Haddington, EH41 3PF. 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 online 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.
This post requires a full driving licence and access to a car. The successful candidate for this post will be subject to a criminal check through Disclosure Scotland.
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