voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
Link Living - Support Worker x 2
Created: 19/07/2024Post: Support Worker x 2 ( 1 post is permanent and 1 post fixed term to covet career break)
Location: The office base of the position is West Bridge Mill, Kirkcaldy but the location is West Fife and requires lone working in the community
Hours: 35hrs per week (Monday to Friday (Saturday on a rota basis)
Salary: £23,756 - £24,935 per annum (Dependent on skills and experience)
Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life? Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support? Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working? You don't need to have previous experience or qualifications in this field. If you share their values, this could be the role for you!
At LinkLiving, their values and people are at the heart of everything they do including how they recruit their staff. It is important for them to find people who share these values, which are: Empathy (listen to and understand an individual's needs and circumstances) Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated) Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles) Caring (show kindness and concern for others) LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives.
As this role is Fife wide driving is a requirement of this role. For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above. What's in it for you? The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:
For more information and a full list of benefits available to employees, visit their website.
To complete an application form, please click on the "Apply online" button and follow the instructions here. They can offer suitable alternative methods to apply if requested including although not exclusively; hard copy, Braille and audio. You can request these by e-mailing the Resourcing Team at: [email protected] and detailing which format you would require.
Successful applicants will be required to register with SSSC within 6 months of their start date. This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Monday 05 August 2024 and interviews are being held on a date to be confirmed at their Kirkcaldy office.