Jobs in Fife

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. We have represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for almost 100 years. Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others.

These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change. SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.

About the Role

SAMH provides supported accommodation services in Fife. The services is run across two sites in Fife (Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy), and is registered as Care at Home with Housing support.

You will be required to work at both locations. You should be able to provide direct support to individuals in homes and communities to improve their mental health and wellbeing. Support is focused on enabling people to build on their existing skills or develop new skills, increase their self-esteem and confidence, which in turn will encourage involvement and promote independence. This is achieved by using interpersonal and motivational skills to help an individual explore options, the possible outcomes/ consequences and make an informed choice based on this.

What we are looking for

You will be able to demonstrate good communication skills and a mature attitude together with adaptability and enthusiasm. Knowledge and experience in supporting people with mental health problems is desirable but not essential as is experience working with people who have had long term hospital admissions.

This role involves shift working, including evening’s weekends and sleepovers.

What we will provide for you

You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally.

Some of our benefits include;

• Fully funded SVQ qualification to meet the conditions of your SSSC registration
• Reimbursement of PVG, Disclosure & SSSC annual fees and registration costs.
• Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses online in addition to classroom and virtual training sessions
• 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after 5 years’ service
• 4 public holidays
• 2 paid wellbeing days off per year to use on what matters to you.
• Team wellbeing budgets
• Workplace pension scheme
• Life Assurance policy
• Employee Assistance Programme

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 our values, this could be the role for you!

At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our 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. We 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

The Fife Visiting Support Services work with people in their own homes, sheltered housing, and temporary accommodation in the community throughout Fife to help them live independently, therefore access to a car and a full driving licence are essential.

The Job

Support Workers in the Fife Support Services are responsible for delivering a visiting care at home and/or housing support service to enable people to live as independently as possible in their own homes (including the provision of personal care and administering medication, where required, and help to enable people to develop practical household skills).

The post holder will provide emotional support, to assist people to take part in activities that matter to them and help them engage with their community to reduce social isolation.

It is the Support Workers responsibility to develop effective relationships with people affected by a range of challenges, support them to cope in difficult times and enable them to live a good life. In doing so, to provide emotional, practical and social support to help people to live as independently as possible and make informed choices in all aspects of their lives.

As a Support Worker in this service, you will support and assist service users to maximise their income and benefits and in applying for housing benefit. This might involve liaising with other agencies that may be involved with the service user, advocating on their behalf and accessing professional help if required and appropriate. In addition, you will support service users to cope with the responsibilities of a tenancy and help them take responsibility for the safety of themselves and their home.

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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?

As a LinkLiving employee, you'll benefit from a generous annual leave entitlement; a competitive pension; life assurance and a comprehensive wellbeing package.

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. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.

Interested?

If you have any questions about the role, please email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk and we can arrange for someone from the service to call you for an informal chat.

To find out more about what LinkLiving do, please visit our website at linkliving.org.uk

Richmond’s Hope provides support to children and young people who have experienced bereavement, particularly through use of therapeutic play. The successful candidate for this position will have experience of working with children and young people and should be qualified to degree level or equivalent in childcare, education, health, play work or another relevant discipline.

Richmond’s Hope will provide a comprehensive induction and training programme which includes training in our methodology. Working as part of the staff team in our new base in Methil, Fife, you will help provide a service to those aged 4 to 18 years from the surrounding area.

Applicants should have enthusiasm and vision for the work of the organisation (richmondshope.org.uk), excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work as part of a team.

Do you have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a disability and/or autism or relevant experience in a similar sector/work environment?

About Aberlour Options Fife Residential Glenrothes

At Aberlour we listen to understand what our young people want and need within our local area. As such, our service in Glenrothes supports young people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live and thrive within the local community.

Please pop along to our BBQ Open day on Sunday 9 October 2022 from 1-4pm at 75 Wilmington Drive, Glenrothes, KY7 6UU.

What we are looking for....

As a Young People’s Worker, you will play a fundamental role in our young people’s lives to ensure that they get the best possible experience whilst working towards goals in their care plan. Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical and emotional care; supporting our young people in their daily living and within the local community.

If you have an interest in working with young people, we would like to hear from you. We are looking for Young People’s Workers to work part time (15, 24.5 and 30 hours per week).

These hours will be worked as part of a 24/7 residential rota, which will include mornings, evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays. You will also be expected to do sleepovers.

Ideally, candidates will have social care experience, an understanding of autism, complex needs and disability. You will hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (for example: SVQ 3 Social Services (Children and Young People) plus an HNC) together with relevant experience of working with children or young people. You must also be able to demonstrate awareness of the key elements of working with people affected by disability as well as an understanding of, and commitment to, young people’s rights.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.

Do you have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a disability/and or autism or relevant experience in a similar sector or work environment?

About Aberlour Options Fife Residential Glenrothes

At Aberlour we listen to understand what our young people want and need within our local area. As such, our new services in Glenrothes support young people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live and thrive within the local community.

Please pop along to our BBQ Open day on Sunday 9 October 2022 from 1-4pm at 75 Wilmington Drive, Glenrothes, KY7 6UU.

What we are looking for....

As a Young People’s Worker, you will play a fundamental role in our young people’s lives to ensure that they get the best possible experience whilst working towards goals in their care plan. Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical and emotional care; supporting our young people in their daily living and within the local community.

If you have an interest in working with young people, we would like to hear from you. We are looking for Young People’s Workers to work full time (37.5 hours per week).

These hours will be worked as part of a 24/7 residential rota, which will include mornings, evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays. You will also be expected to do sleepovers.

Ideally, candidates will have social care experience, understanding of autism, complex needs and disability. You will hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (for example: SVQ3 Care plus an HNC) together with relevant experience of working with children or young people. You must also be able to demonstrate awareness of the key elements of working with people affected by disability as well as an understanding of, and commitment to, young people’s rights.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.

Fife Carers Centre is a well-regarded and well established organisation who have been supporting thousands of family and unpaid carers throughout Fife since 1995. We work with adult carers on a one to one basis and in groups. We support carers in their caring role with relevant and straightforward information as well as practical help. We give information and the means to use it to carers on a wide range of topics from applying for benefits to learning more about the condition affecting the person you care for. Most importantly we will work with the carer to protect their own physical, emotional, mental and financial health whilst they maintain their caring role.

We now have an opportunity to bring in new members to our team to meet the ever growing need to support unpaid carers in new and diverse ways.

This is an exciting and unusual opportunity for the right person!

As Training and Information Office your role will be an integral part of the overall Fife Carers Centre team. You will be identifying training needs for carers, staff and workers in other organisations. You will develop and deliver training and information sessions as well as sourcing alternative solutions to training needs. You will be providing up to date, relevant and accessible information for carers, staff and workers in other organisations and using a range of methods to convey it including maintaining this website, updating Facebook and Twitter, writing bulletins, and producing leaflets, booklets, posters and flyers. You will help to produce and manage information on behalf of colleagues and the board of directors.

You will organise consultation groups with carers and collate the information gathered.

You will represent Fife Carers Centre as a public speaker and on relevant working groups.

The post is part time for 21 hours a week.

Fife Carers Centre is a well-regarded and well established organisation who have been supporting thousands of family and unpaid carers throughout Fife since 1995. We work with adult carers on a one to one basis and in groups. We support carers in their caring role with relevant and straightforward information as well as practical help. We give information and the means to use it to carers on a wide range of topics from applying for benefits to learning more about the condition affecting the person you care for. Most importantly we will work with the carer to protect their own physical, emotional, mental and financial health whilst they maintain their caring role.

We now have an opportunity to bring in new members to our team to meet the ever growing need to support unpaid carers in new and diverse ways.

As a Hospital based Carer Support Worker you will be working as part of the Fife Carers Centre Hospital Carer Support Workers team covering hospitals in Fife. This post is based primarily at the Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline. You’ll be working with hospital staff to identify family and unpaid carers of patients and will then work with those carers to identify concerns and ways in which you can help them in their caring role. The goal being a successful and supported discharge of the person they care for and improving their own confidence and knowledge. The successful candidate will work with an established worker also based in the hospital. The post is part time for 21 hours a week.

Fife Carers Centre is a well-regarded and well established organisation who have been supporting thousands of family and unpaid carers throughout Fife since 1995. We work with adult carers on a one to one basis and in groups. We support carers in their caring role with relevant and straightforward information as well as practical help. We give information and the means to use it to carers on a wide range of topics from applying for benefits to learning more about the condition affecting the person you care for. Most importantly we will work with the carer to protect their own physical, emotional, mental and financial health whilst they maintain their caring role.

We now have an opportunity to bring in new members to our team to meet the ever growing need to support unpaid carers in new and diverse ways.

You will be working as part of the Localities Carer Support Worker Team covering the Kirkcaldy and NE Fife localities. Your case will be in Kirkcaldy but you will also be working from home and in the community.

You will be based at the Fife Carers Centre in Kirkcaldy but as part of normal work will be expected to travel throughout Fife, particularly Kirkcaldy and NE Fife areas.

Your work will include providing a sensitive, person centred support service for unpaid and family carers. You’ll be assisting carers to maintain their physical and mental wellbeing by providing carers with a comprehensive information service to enable them to make informed choices about their own emotional, physical and economic wellbeing. This will include giving one to one support to carers in order that they know how to access services helping them to develop self advocacy and, where necessary, advocate on the carers behalf. You’ll be supporting carers to identify and achieve their own outcomes using the Carer Support Planning process and providing carers with a benefit check, assisting with benefit applications and very importantly providing a listening ear for carers.

The post is part time for 28 hours a week.

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?

At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our 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. We 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

Help To Stay At Home supports older people in Fife to reconnect with their community and live full and active lives. It provides the necessary support for people to remain in their own homes and communities.

The Job

The Older Persons Service promotes social inclusion opportunities for isolated and lonely vulnerable older people by providing 1:1 support in people’s own homes. The regular contact that this service will bring will make a real difference to an older person’s life. Older people will ideally benefit emotionally through shared interests and experiences with their matched staff member and also through practical assistance, such as help with transport to Health Services including GP, dentist and hospital appointments, collection of prescription, support to attend appointments, shopping trips and social outings.

The purpose of the job is to work closely with the project workers and volunteers to support the people who receive our services to become engaged and included within their communities.

About You

To be considered for this role you must be able to demonstrate you are educated to a general standard and have knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting older people.

Good personal computer skills and the ability to use technology efficiently to maintain and update records is essential for this role. You must be able to work openly and honestly in a team setting and have an ability to prioritise your own caseload.

An ability to drive and able to travel between services as required is essential for 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 below.

What’s in it for you?

As a LinkLiving employee, you'll benefit from:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days pro rata per annum (including public holidays) rising to 38 days after completion of three years’ service
• Access to a death in service benefits scheme providing 4x salary
• Enhanced company sick and familial pay entitlement
• A Healthcare cash plan for employee and dependents to support health and wellbeing and discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services.
• A free and confidential employee assistance program and services for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
• Employer pension contributions starting at 5% and rising to 6% depending on employee contributions
• Access to a savings and borrowing scheme and much more!

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.

Purpose of the Position

To work alongside the Management and staff team to lead on finance tasks, administration, office, and facilities support and IT.

Finance duties

• Obtaining, filing, and processing supplier invoices
• Entering and processing invoices, expenses and other payments into the finance system (Sage) for payment.
• Allocate payments and receipts to specific records on the finance system
• Complete monthly checks and reconciliations of key accounts to ensure the completeness and accuracy of all transactions on the finance system.
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve technical or financial problems such as unpaid invoices or disputed services.
• Manage any physical petty cash transactions where appropriate and use of payment card.
• Support Management to produce timely and accurate management accounts to the board of trustees and for annual accounts.
• Support the Chief Executive with financial information for grant applications and reports to funders and produce monthly management information on restricted expenditure. Ensuring records on grants applications are maintained and updated.
• Develop current accounting processes
• Act as a systems administrator for finance and banking system.

Office management & administration

• Support the organisation with the day-to-day office/centre management, ensuring it is a welcoming, secure, and safe environment for staff and visitors including families the charity supports.
• Support Management and board with the facilitation and administration of Board Meetings (6 times a year) including taking notes at those meetings.
• Support Management with grant applications where appropriate, collating information and relevant documents as necessary.
• Maintain and develop office administration systems to ensure the smooth running of the charity and filing of management information.

Person Specification

Experience, Knowledge & Skills Essential

• Qualified Bookkeeper or other formal qualifications in financial management.
• Excellent financial skills and awareness. Experience of working with Sage or similar accounting system, high levels of numeracy and close attention to detail are essential.
• Ability to prioritise effectively to meet competing demands, through excellent organisation, time management and relationship management skills.
• Ability to form and maintain good working relationships with colleagues inside the organisation and others outside.
• High computer literacy and adaptability, with experience of using Office based systems and SharePoint, Sage and Excel particularly with the production of documents and financial reporting.
• Experience of having set up and maintained effective administrations systems within an office.
• Ability to thrive in a small organisation, where flexibility is key as we evolve in response to the needs of families.

Desirable

• Understanding of the challenges that face families living with significant hardship due to poverty.
• Previous experience of working in a charity setting.
• Understanding of the financial context for charities, particularly grant and other funding & the link between funding and service delivery.

Accountable To: Chief Executive Officer

The Fife Core Service provides front of house / reception duties to all building users. The team also provide business support services to a range of Fife Support Services

At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our 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. We 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 Job

The post holder will carry out a range of administrative tasks which supports all the Fife Services. They will be required to develop a sound knowledge of the databases and spreadsheets for recording and reporting purposes for several of the fife services.

As the first point of contact, the Business Support Admin / Receptionist’s main responsibility is to provide an efficient and professional service to LinkLiving’s service users, external agencies and Link Group staff. The role involves a wide varity of administrative duties as well as covering the reception area and greeting service users, staff and external visitors.

The post holder will work within the reception area of West Bridge Mill, Kirkcaldy and will need to be flexible to cover annual leave and sickness and be able to work without supervision.

About You

You will need to be able to prioritise your own workload and be able to manage your work, which may have conflicting deadlines. As you will act as a first point of contact it is essential that you have excellent communication skills verbally and written. You will also need to have good telephone skills.

Good computer skills is essential due to the requirement of the Business Support Administrator / Receptionist to update databases and spreadsheets.

An ability to work alone, taking your own initiative with tasks, as well as being able to work as part of a team is a must.

What’s in it for you?

The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards, subject to terms of the scheme
• 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years’ service, with an opportunity to buy and sell holiday
• temporary enhanced business travel mileage allowance to support employees with increased fuel costs
• access to paid SVQ qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities and funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships
• defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options
• life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to named beneficiaries
• healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services
• employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
• discounted travel schemes including cycle to work scheme, monthly bus pass scheme and travel ticket loan and much more!

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.

Fife Women’s Aid are looking for a Befriending Coordinator. The postholder will recruit, train and support volunteer befrienders to work with women experiencing domestic abuse to reduce social isolation. They will also build and maintain relationships with the women who use the service as a key part of their role.

Applicants will have at least 2 years’ relevant experience, preferably with experience of training and supporting volunteers. A good understanding of domestic abuse and its effects is important.

Excellent communication skills, an ability to work effectively with a range of multi-agency partners and an ability to travel extensively across Fife is essential for the post. A clean driving licence is required.

The successful applicant will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in social care or other relevant subject, or equivalent experience and willingness to work towards a qualification.

Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement of this post.

Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA Befriending service and the befriending coordinator role. This will be at 6.30pm on Tuesday 20th September 2022. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.

Alternatively, if you would like further information about the post, please contact Suzanne Duffy on 07714609358 or Lynda Carey on 07714 609371.

The Supported Housing Worker role requires assisting in the management of the development thus ensuring the tenants are able to enjoy an acceptable standard of living in an environment which is clean, safe and friendly. You will be responsible for overseeing the wellbeing of the tenants and for assisting them in maintaining their independence.

As Housing Care Worker your role will involve working with our tenants to ensure they receive the support and personal care identified in their care plans. You will directly support tenants in their homes by providing individual advice, practical housing support assistance and personal care.

Both roles are to ensure that we are able to offer the best service to our tenants and make it possible for our tenants to continue enjoying as much independent living as they’re able.

As well as a competitive annual salary, our valued team also benefits from:

• competitive hourly rates of £10.50 - £10.88 per hour
• guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30am & 10pm
• generous annual leave entitlement
• a choice of pension scheme with employer contributions
• flexible working policies
• access to extensive paid training and development opportunities
• a supportive and inclusive culture.

We also have opportunities with our Trust Staff Agency - for employees who want to work across different locations, in various roles, with highly flexible hours to suit family commitments - it's a great opportunity with the same training and development that our other roles benefit from.

Previous experience working in social care or the housing sector would be an advantage but this is not always necessary. Our ideal candidate is someone with enthusiasm, a caring nature and willingness to learn as full training, support and ongoing development will be provided.