Day Service Practitioner

Alzheimer Scotland; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dementia charity in Edinburgh seeks a Care Support Worker to aid individuals living with dementia. Responsibilities include supporting client outcomes and ensuring high-quality service delivery. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience and qualifications, alongside a driving license. This role provides an opportunity to positively impact the lives of vulnerable individuals in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Mileage and expenses paid

Professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals living with dementia.
• Knowledge of Health and Social Care Standards.
• Full driving license and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals living with dementia to achieve good outcomes.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, person-centred services.
• Participate in internal audits and Care Inspectorate inspections.

Skills

Understanding of dementia care

Therapeutic interventions

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Recognised professional qualification in health or social work

Job description

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. Weprovide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rightsof people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

At present, there are an estimated 8,464 citizens living with dementia in Edinburgh. Around 300 of these people areunder the age of 65 years old.

Would you like to make a difference to the lives of younger people living with dementia in Edinburgh?

Supporting individuals to achieve good outcomes, to keep connected to their communities, engage in their interestsand hobbies and access peer support, using your own car to help people get around (mileage and expenses arepaid).

Working as part of the Registered and Commissioned Services/Community Connections team you will have responsibilityfor ensuring that services are of the highest quality and meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for uniquetherapeutic, 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 practicecomplies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies. You will contribute to evidencing, reviewing and continuallyimproving the quality of the services and will participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorateinspections.

You may operate within a building-based Day Care or as part of a Community Connection team delivering CommunityGroups and Outreach services across an allocated area. At times, this will involve working without supervisionin 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’sHealth and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate whererelevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and support offered meet the identified personal outcomesof those attending the services.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have a good understanding and/or experience of working with or supporting people livingwith dementia and their families. This will include an understanding of the benefit of high quality, evidencebased 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 CareInspectorate and their role in registered services.

Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with orsupporting 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 besubject to a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland.

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. Weprovide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rightsof 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 oftherapeutic interventions, resources and activities as appropriate. Working as part of the Registered andCommissioned Services/Community Connections team you will have responsibility for ensuring that services are ofthe highest quality and meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for unique therapeutic, highly person-centredsupport.

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 practicecomplies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies. You will contribute to evidencing, reviewing and continuallyimproving the quality of the services and will participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorateinspections.

You may operate within a building-based Day Care or as part of a Community Connection team delivering CommunityGroups and Outreach services across an allocated area. At times, this will involve working without supervisionin 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’sHealth and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate whererelevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and support offered meet the identified personal outcomesof those attending the services.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have a good understanding and/or experience of working with or supporting people livingwith dementia and their families. This will include an understanding of the benefit of high quality, evidencebased 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 CareInspectorate and their role in registered services.

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

This position requires applicants to be registered with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). Successfulcandidates are expected to hold a professional qualification in health, social work or related field equivalentto SCQF Level 6 (SVQ 2).

Full driving license and access to a vehicle during working time is essential for this post.

• Hybrid:Min 3 days in the office (Edinburgh or Perth)
• Closing15th August 2025

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe andenduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poormental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has theright to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.

About the Service

Money and mental health are intricately linked. Mental health problems make it harder to recover from financialdifficulty, and financial difficulty can both worsen and prolong periods of poor mental health. That is why ourAdvice and Support Service provides practical (welfare benefits and debt), emotional (time space andcompassion), and social (connection to communities and services) advice and support to people experiencing moneyand mental health worries.

As a national service our team of 6 offers advice and support to people across Scotland via telephone and email.

About the Role

The role of National Advice and Support Service Manager is instrumental in ensuring that the service we provide topeople is consistent, accessible and of high-quality. This role will oversee all operational aspects of theservice including leading and coaching the Advice and Support Team to deliver a flexible and person-centredservice, and providing welfare rights and debt advice expertise and management oversight of complex casemanagement. The National Advice and Support Service Manager will also ensure the team’s performance meets alllegal and regulatory requirements, including the standards set out by the Financial Conduct Authority and theScottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers, and will build-in quality controls and checksaround this including creating and maintaining policies and procedures to allow for the efficient, compliant andsafe running of the service.

As well as having responsibility for the operational delivery of the service, this role will also influence and shapethe strategic direction of the Advice and Support Service. This will involve working with the Head of NationalServices to plan and develop a strategic plan for the service and play a key role in communicating this visionboth internally and externally, as well as actively promoting the service. The National Advice and SupportService Manager will also develop strategic partnerships, including working with MHUK, and communicateopportunities to work with partners and colleagues from across the organisation.

Establishing effective structures and systems to collect data and track outcome progress will be a centralresponsibility of the National Advice and Support Service Manager. The postholder will be skilled in dataanalysis and regularly produce reports that clearly demonstrate impact to a variety of stakeholders

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe andenduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poormental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has theright to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.

The Quality and Improvement Officer is a key role focused on embedding a culture of continuous improvement across theorganisation. You will support robust quality assurance processes, ensuring compliance with regulatorystandards, safeguarding obligations, and organisational policies. You’ll take ownership of mapping, monitoring,and auditing activities, maintaining quality in casework (via AdvicePro), safeguarding documentation, anddocument management systems.

• 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial, and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges.
• A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.
• A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
• Access to purchase a Blue Light Discount Card
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements.
• Professional development including funded opportunities
• On site:Action on Dementia,1 Nicol Street, Greenock, PA16 7EN
• Closing29th August 2025

Who we are

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. Weprovide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rightsof 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 oftherapeutic interventions, resources and activities as appropriate. Working as part of the Registered andCommissioned Services/Community Connections team you will have responsibility for ensuring that services are ofthe highest quality and meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for unique therapeutic, highly person-centredsupport.

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 practicecomplies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies. You will contribute to evidencing, reviewing and continuallyimproving the quality of the services and will participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorateinspections.

You may operate within a building-based Day Care or as part of a Community Connection team delivering CommunityGroups and Outreach services across an allocated area. At times, this will involve working without supervisionin 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’sHealth and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate whererelevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and support offered meet the identified personal outcomesof those attending the services.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have a good understanding and/or experience of working with or supporting people livingwith dementia and their families. This will include an understanding of the benefit of high quality, evidencebased 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 CareInspectorate and their role in registered services.

Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with orsupporting 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 license and access to a car.

For a full job description and person specification please see the attachments section of this advert.

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