Project Worker
| Posting date: | 15 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,705 to £30,398 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Dependent on skills & experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 June 2024 |
| Location: | Fife, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Link Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | LLPWFMAY24 |
Summary
**Job Title: Project Worker (Link Academy)**
**Location:** Based at LinkLiving’s Kirkcaldy office, with regular travel throughout Fife.
**Hours:** 37.5 per week (Monday-Friday, 9-5)
**Introduction:**
Are you passionate about helping people lead better lives? At LinkLiving, we value your health and wellbeing as much as those we support. Join our trauma-informed team and develop creative, flexible working methods.
**Our Values:**
- **Empathy:** Understanding individual needs and circumstances.
- **Respect:** Treating others as they wish to be treated.
- **Integrity:** Honesty and strong moral principles.
- **Caring:** Showing kindness and concern for others.
**About LinkLiving:**
We are a Scottish charity aiding people to manage or overcome negative life experiences (trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, inequality) to achieve their best lives. We provide:
- Personal development and employability programs
- Self-help coaching
- Supported accommodation
- Care at home
- Housing support
- Befriending
- Social cafes
**The Service:**
Link Academy supports people with complex backgrounds through mental health and wellbeing programs, independent living skills, and various qualifications in employability, tenancy, personal development, and leadership.
**Job Purpose:**
Support individuals to achieve their goals through group work, enhancing their knowledge and skills. Recruit, train, and support program participants, ensure high standards, and provide monitoring information on project outcomes. Promote LinkLiving’s programs and support individuals towards positive destinations such as education, training, or employment.
**Requirements:**
- **Education:** Standard grade passes (or equivalent) in core subjects.
- **Experience:** Coordinating training courses, working with complex needs individuals.
- **Skills:** Proficiency in Microsoft Office, knowledge of the Trauma Skilled Practice Framework, excellent communication, adaptability, non-judgemental attitude, and understanding of employability and volunteering initiatives.
- **Other:** Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel.
**Benefits:**
- Competitive salary with potential annual increases and discretionary pay awards.
- 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) plus an additional 3 days after 3 years.
- Opportunity to buy and sell holidays.
- Enhanced sick and family-friendly pay.
- Access to paid SVQ qualifications and various learning opportunities.
- Funded Disclosure Scotland and SSSC memberships.
- Defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions.
- Electric vehicle leasing scheme.
- Life assurance scheme.
- Healthcare cash plan for employees and dependents.
- Employee assistance program.
- Annual flu vaccination.
- Savings and borrowing scheme.
- Cycle to work and monthly bus pass schemes.
- Season/travel ticket loan.
For a comprehensive list of benefits, visit our website at [LinkLiving Benefits](https://www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us).
**Application Information:**
- **Closing Date:** Midnight on Sunday, 09 June 2024.
- **Interview Date:** Monday, 17 June 2024, at our Kirkcaldy office.
**How to Apply:**
Complete the application form by clicking the “Apply online” button. For alternative application methods, email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk specifying your required format.
Internal applicants moving to this role on a seconded or permanent basis will adopt the new terms and conditions for the duration of the post, as outlined in the job information pack.
We aim to recruit the most suitable candidate and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident Leader, we interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. Our offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users.
For questions, email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk. Visit our website for more about LinkLiving and our pay and benefits package. Interested in adult social care? Download the Guide to adult social care jobs in Scotland or enroll in our free, online 6-week course, “Introduction to a Career in Social Care.”
We look forward to your application!
**Location:** Based at LinkLiving’s Kirkcaldy office, with regular travel throughout Fife.
**Hours:** 37.5 per week (Monday-Friday, 9-5)
**Introduction:**
Are you passionate about helping people lead better lives? At LinkLiving, we value your health and wellbeing as much as those we support. Join our trauma-informed team and develop creative, flexible working methods.
**Our Values:**
- **Empathy:** Understanding individual needs and circumstances.
- **Respect:** Treating others as they wish to be treated.
- **Integrity:** Honesty and strong moral principles.
- **Caring:** Showing kindness and concern for others.
**About LinkLiving:**
We are a Scottish charity aiding people to manage or overcome negative life experiences (trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, inequality) to achieve their best lives. We provide:
- Personal development and employability programs
- Self-help coaching
- Supported accommodation
- Care at home
- Housing support
- Befriending
- Social cafes
**The Service:**
Link Academy supports people with complex backgrounds through mental health and wellbeing programs, independent living skills, and various qualifications in employability, tenancy, personal development, and leadership.
**Job Purpose:**
Support individuals to achieve their goals through group work, enhancing their knowledge and skills. Recruit, train, and support program participants, ensure high standards, and provide monitoring information on project outcomes. Promote LinkLiving’s programs and support individuals towards positive destinations such as education, training, or employment.
**Requirements:**
- **Education:** Standard grade passes (or equivalent) in core subjects.
- **Experience:** Coordinating training courses, working with complex needs individuals.
- **Skills:** Proficiency in Microsoft Office, knowledge of the Trauma Skilled Practice Framework, excellent communication, adaptability, non-judgemental attitude, and understanding of employability and volunteering initiatives.
- **Other:** Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel.
**Benefits:**
- Competitive salary with potential annual increases and discretionary pay awards.
- 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) plus an additional 3 days after 3 years.
- Opportunity to buy and sell holidays.
- Enhanced sick and family-friendly pay.
- Access to paid SVQ qualifications and various learning opportunities.
- Funded Disclosure Scotland and SSSC memberships.
- Defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions.
- Electric vehicle leasing scheme.
- Life assurance scheme.
- Healthcare cash plan for employees and dependents.
- Employee assistance program.
- Annual flu vaccination.
- Savings and borrowing scheme.
- Cycle to work and monthly bus pass schemes.
- Season/travel ticket loan.
For a comprehensive list of benefits, visit our website at [LinkLiving Benefits](https://www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us).
**Application Information:**
- **Closing Date:** Midnight on Sunday, 09 June 2024.
- **Interview Date:** Monday, 17 June 2024, at our Kirkcaldy office.
**How to Apply:**
Complete the application form by clicking the “Apply online” button. For alternative application methods, email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk specifying your required format.
Internal applicants moving to this role on a seconded or permanent basis will adopt the new terms and conditions for the duration of the post, as outlined in the job information pack.
We aim to recruit the most suitable candidate and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident Leader, we interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. Our offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users.
For questions, email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk. Visit our website for more about LinkLiving and our pay and benefits package. Interested in adult social care? Download the Guide to adult social care jobs in Scotland or enroll in our free, online 6-week course, “Introduction to a Career in Social Care.”
We look forward to your application!
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.