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  • Relief Support Worker - LinkLiving

    Created: 16/01/2025
    News/Events Category: Job Vacancies


    Post: Relief Support Worker 
    Hours: Relief flexible contract that is ideal for individuals seeking ad hoc, weekend, or intermediate work to fit around other life commitments 
    Salary: £12.00 per hour
    Location: West Bridge Mill, Kirkcaldy, but the role covers the Fife area and requires lone working in the community


    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 LinkLiving's 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.

    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.

    Further Information

    If you have any questions about the role, please e-mail [email protected] and they can arrange for someone from the service to call you for an informal chat.

    To find out more about what LinkLiving do and to view the generous pay and benefits package, please visit their website at https://www.linkliving.org.uk 

    If you're thinking about working in adult social care, download the Guide to adult social care jobs in Scotland for in-depth information on everything you need to know to get started. In addition, you can enrol on a free, online six week part-time tutor-supported 'Introduction to a Career in Social Care' course. The course introduces the area of social care and can be a stepping-stone to employment or further training.

    How to apply

    Click here to read the full job description and complete an application form.

    They offer alternative methods to apply. You can request this by e-mailing [email protected] and detailing which format you require.

    LinkLiving aim to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people from 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. 

    Applications will be evaluated as they are received, with candidates meeting the specifications being invited for interview. 




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