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Relief Support Worker - LinkLiving
Created: 12/05/2025
News/Events Category: Job VacanciesPost: Relief Support WorkerOrganisation: LinkLivingContract: Relief flexible contract - ideal for individuals seeking ad hoc, weekend, or intermediate work to fit around other life commitmentsSalary: £12.60 per hourLocation: West Bridge Mill, Kirkcaldy, but the role covers the Fife area and requires lone working in the communityAre 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 our values, this could be the role for you!
LinkLiving's values and people are at the heart of everything they do including how they recruit staff. It is important for them to find people who share their 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. They support people through a range of models including:
- Personal development and employability programmes
- Self-help coaching
- Supported accommodation
- Care at home
- Housing support
- Befriending
- Social cafes
The service
This service provides individually tailored visiting support to people with a range of complex needs living across Fife. This is a long-term service with individual support packages funded through social work spot contracts. In this role, you will be supported to work using a person centred and trauma-informed approach and develop effective relationships with people affected by a range of problems, supporting them to cope in difficult times and working towards a good life. You will provide emotional, practical and social support to enable people to live as independently as possible and make informed choices in all aspects of their lives.
Your role may involve liaising with other agencies that may be involved with the person you are supporting, advocating on their behalf, and accessing professional help if required and appropriate. Delivering Personal Care and Administration of Medication are not part of this role. As this role is Fife wide, driving is a requirement of this role. Click here for a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post.
Successful applicants will be required to apply for registration with SSSC within three months of their start date and be registered within six months. This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.
To find out more about what LinkLiving do and to view the generous pay and benefits package, please visit their website at www.linkliving.org.uk
How to apply
Click here to apply online.
LinkLiving can offer suitable alternative methods to apply such as hard copy, Braille, and audio. You can request this by e-mailing [email protected]
If you have any questions about the role, please e-mail [email protected]
Applications will be evaluated as they are received, with candidates meeting the specifications being invited for interview.
They aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and from anyone who shares their commitment to inclusion. Their offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users and, as a Disability Confident Leader, they will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
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