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LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people of all ages to overcome the negative impacts of trauma, mental health, inequality, and isolation. We deliver our support to service users through a range of models including:

• Personal development and employability programmes
• Self-help coaching
• Supported accommodation
• Care at home
• Housing support
• Befriending
• Social cafes

At LinkLiving, our values are at the heart of everything we do and we put the people we support first. It is important to us to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes to match our own. Our values 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)

As part of the UK government’s Plan for Jobs, a new Kickstart Scheme has been launched that will create hundreds of thousands of new, fully subsidised jobs for young people across the country. As well as aiming to kickstart the country’s economy, it will also provide the opportunity to kickstart the careers of young people who would otherwise be left behind as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Job

Accountable to the Service Delivery Manager, the Employability Project Worker will be responsible for coordinating the delivery of the Kickstart scheme within Link and its partners. This will be through providing one to one support to young people we employ and the departments hosting the six-month Kickstart jobs.

The Employability Project Worker will work in partnership with Job Centre Plus to recruit Kickstart participants and offer these participants one-to-one support and group training. In addition, the Employability Project Worker will provide support to the various departments hosting Kickstart jobs.

About You

The post holder must have a good standard of secondary education including Math’s and English. Due to the role of the Employability Project Worker in delivering group training, we would require you to have experience in the delivery and development of training programmes.

It is essential that the post holder has an understanding of issues affecting young people who are excluded and marginalised and demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to people’s emotional and social health.

It is also essential that the post holder has a flexible, practical and reliable approach and an ability to prioritise and plan your own workload.

You must also have a current driving license and access to a roadworthy car.

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.

LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people of all ages to overcome the negative impacts of trauma, mental health, inequality, and isolation. We deliver our support to service users through a range of models including:

• Personal development and employability programmes

• Self-help coaching

• Supported accommodation

• Care at home

• Housing support

• Befriending

• Social cafes

At LinkLiving, our values are at the heart of everything we do and we put the people we support first. It is important to us to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes to match our own. Our values are:

• Empathy (listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstance
• 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)

The LinkLiving Better Than Well service is an exciting new project supported by the Scottish Government’s Survivor Support Innovation and Development Fund.

Better than Well supports adults who have experienced childhood trauma in Fife, particularly those who have found it difficult to engage with other services. Better than Well is open to all adults who have experienced childhood trauma, but there is also an additional attempt to engage with people who have also experienced homelessness.

The Job

Working closely with the Service Delivery Manager, the Team Leader will ensure the achievement of high-quality services for people who have experienced childhood trauma to manage any resulting impact and focus on their safety and stabilisation.

The Team Leader will provide day to day management, leadership, support and supervision to a team of staff.

The Team Leader will work together with the team and Service Delivery Manager to facilitate training sessions and shared learning events with our range of external partners. The Team Leader will be responsible for ensuring outcomes are recorded and reported in line with funder requirements.

About You

The successful candidate must be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in Psychology (or other relevant subject) or hold a Diploma in Counselling or Self Help/Life Coaching. With prior experience of approaches in self-help techniques and/or CBT approach.

As this role involves the line management of a team of staff you must be able to lead, manage and motivate a team through regular planned meeting and support.

Additionally, you need to be able to demonstrate your knowledge of mental health self help resources and commitment to their use. It is essential that you have prior knowledge of issues affecting people who are excluded and marginalized and have an ability to build equal and positive relationships with people.

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.

Further Information

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

What’s in it for you?

LinkLiving offers excellent terms and conditions, and as an Investor in People and Healthy Working Lives Gold Award holder, we aim to provide a wide range of development opportunities and healthy living initiatives. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities.

You will work with colleagues who share our objectives – our employees, volunteers, funders, and our project partners. In return, we want people who are passionate, caring and dedicated, committed to our vision and values and will work to the highest professional standards.

As a LinkLiving employee, you'll benefit from generous annual leave entitlements, a wide range of learning and development opportunities, highly competitive employer pension contribution rates, discounts on shopping, restaurants and other services via Westfield Rewards, enhanced maternity and sick pay entitlements, employee support and counselling service and occupational health services.

This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration.

LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people of all ages to overcome the negative impacts of trauma, mental health, inequality, and isolation. We deliver our support to service users through a range of models including:

• Personal development and employability programmes

• Self-help coaching

• Supported accommodation

• Care at home

• Housing support

• Befriending

• Social cafes

At LinkLiving, our values are at the heart of everything we do and we put the people we support first. It is important to us to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes to match our own. Our values 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)

Falkirk Young Persons Service has a particular specialism and growing reputation in successfully working with young people affected by trauma. The service works hard and creatively to maintain the early engagement of these young people who often have very complex and chaotic backgrounds. Falkirk’s Young Person Service consists of Steps to Success and Employability Services which the Service Delivery Manager will oversee.

STEPS TO SUCCESS

Based in Grangemouth, this service is for care experienced young people and is delivered in partnership with Falkirk Council. It consists of 9 self-contained flats, all located in close proximity to a central hub which is staffed flexibly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The service has been designed in partnership with young people and aims to provide intensive support to enable them to develop the independent living skills needed for successful tenancy sustainment as well as to access education / training and employment opportunities.

EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES

Based at Link Academy the Employability team have an excellent track record of supporting young people to develop the personal resilience, practical and emotional skills necessary for successfully moving onto their next steps in learning, personal development and accessing further education and employment. The wide range of supports offered through this service is delivered through a combination of group work and one-one interventions, along with access to accredited training as part of its status as a learning academy and SQA Centre.

The Job

The Service Delivery Manager will be responsible for both services aforementioned and will use their knowledge of social care and employability practice to lead, motivate, develop and supervise staff teams who provide professional trauma-informed services to young people.

Leading by example, the Service Delivery Manager will respond to a review of needs, gaps and best practice, maximising service user involvement and choice. They will oversee support services to service users in line with service delivery and regulatory standards requirements. The Service Delivery Manager will be required to be the Registered Manager for the service and will be required to participate in an on-call rota.

In addition to this the Service Delivery Manager will also manage a complex budget of funding from Health, Local Authority, Scottish Government and others including grant making trusts, and manage a complex and extensive range of stakeholders.

To find out more about a career in care, the following video provides an insight into what you can expect - aquestionofcare.org.uk

About You

The post holder must have a good standard of secondary education and have gained a practice qualification (e.g. Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 9). We are looking for applicants who have experience of leading or being part of a management team leading a care / employability service.

You must be able to demonstrate specialist knowledge and experience in at least one area of care and support (e.g. care-experience, trauma) and have knowledge of issues affecting service users (including any legislative issues).

In addition, the post holder must be able to remain focused in the face of conflicting demands and be able to prioritise and plan their own and other members of the team’s workload.

The Service Delivery Manager must be able to drive and travel between services as required and also meet the requirements of registration with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme.

Successful applicants will be required to register with SSSC within 6 months of their start date.

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.

Further Information

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

What’s in it for you?

LinkLiving offers excellent terms and conditions, and as an Investor in People and Healthy Working Lives Gold Award holder, we aim to provide a wide range of development opportunities and healthy living initiatives. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities.

You will work with colleagues who share our objectives – our employees, volunteers, funders, and our project partners. In return, we want people who are passionate, caring and dedicated, committed to our vision and values and will work to the highest professional standards.

As a LinkLiving employee, you'll benefit from generous annual leave entitlements, a wide range of learning and development opportunities, highly competitive employer pension contribution rates, discounts on shopping, restaurants and other services via Westfield Rewards, enhanced maternity and sick pay entitlements, employee support and counselling service and occupational health services.

This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration.

LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people of all ages to overcome the negative impacts of trauma, mental health, inequality, and isolation. We deliver our support to service users through a range of models including:

• Personal development and employability programmes
• Self-help coaching
• Supported accommodation
• Care at home
• Housing support
• Befriending
• Social cafes

At LinkLiving, our values are at the heart of everything we do and we put the people we support first. It is important to us to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes to match our own. Our values 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)

We’re seeking to recruit some great new support workers to work in our Edinburgh Mental Health Services. 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.

Our Edinburgh Mental Health Services provide tenancy support for people affected by mental and physical health issues. The majority of the people we support have spent a significant amount of time in long-term hospital care. Our support enables the people we work with to live as independently as possible in their own home.

The Job

We have an exciting opportunity for ambitious and motivated Support Workers to join our team and improve the lives of people supported by our Edinburgh Mental Health Services.

In this role, you will develop effective relationships with people affected by a range of mental health problems, supporting them to cope in difficult times and working towards recovery and 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.

To find out more about a career in care, the following video provides an insight into what you can expect - aquestionofcare.org.uk

About You

You must have a willingness to work towards and achieve an appropriate qualification recognised by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) to achieve and maintain registration with a regulatory body.

It is also essential that you demonstrate an understanding of being able to work with people to include them and tackle exclusion. You should have an understanding of the issues affecting service users, along with the ability to build equal and positive relationships with people.

Good personal computer skills and the ability to use technology efficiently to maintain and update records is also essential.

Successful applicants will be required to register with SSSC within 6 months of their start date.

Further Information

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

What’s in it for you?

LinkLiving offers excellent terms and conditions, and as an Investor in People and Healthy Working Lives Gold Award holder, we aim to provide a wide range of development opportunities and healthy living initiatives. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities.

You will work with colleagues who share our objectives – our employees, volunteers, funders, and our project partners. In return, we want people who are passionate, caring and dedicated, committed to our vision and values and will work to the highest professional standards.

As a LinkLiving employee, you'll benefit from generous annual leave entitlements, a wide range of learning and development opportunities, highly competitive employer pension contribution rates, discounts on shopping, restaurants and other services via Westfield Rewards, enhanced maternity and sick pay entitlements, employee support and counselling service and occupational health services.

This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration.