Project Worker (Peer Education)
| Posting date: | 05 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,705 to £30,398 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Dependent on skills & experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 August 2024 |
| Location: | Fife, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Link Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | LLPPEJUL24 |
Summary
**Job Title:** Project Worker (Peer Education) (Link Academy)
**Location:** LinkLiving’s Fife office
**Hours:** 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday, 9-5)
Are you passionate about helping people live better lives? Do you want to work for a charity that values your wellbeing as much as those you support? Join LinkLiving's trauma-informed team to develop creative and flexible working methods.
**Our Values:**
- **Empathy:** Understanding individual needs and circumstances
- **Respect:** Treating others as they wish to be treated
- **Integrity:** Being honest and principled
- **Caring:** Showing kindness and concern for others
**About LinkLiving:**
LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that helps people overcome negative life experiences, including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, and inequality, to live their best lives. We offer:
- Personal development and employability programs
- Self-help coaching
- Supported accommodation
- Care at home
- Housing support
- Befriending
- Social cafes
**The Service:**
LinkLiving supports people of all ages to overcome trauma, mental health issues, inequality, and isolation. Our Link Academy SQA training centre offers accredited and non-accredited courses that help develop new skills. We support participants through mental health and wellbeing programs, independent living skills, and various qualifications, including volunteering, employability, tenancy, youth work, and leadership awards.
**The Job:**
Recruit, train, and support volunteers interested in or affected by homelessness to become Volunteer Peer Educators. These educators will deliver workshops in Fife high schools on homelessness prevention, independent living skills, and wellbeing. You'll manage and support volunteers in their roles and personal development, working with local schools to implement the program and promoting LinkLiving's services.
**About You:**
We're looking for a dedicated individual with a strong educational background and a passion for volunteer management. Requirements include:
- Standard grade passes in core subjects (or equivalent)
- Experience in coordinating training courses and best practices in volunteer management
- Knowledge of the Trauma Skilled Practice Framework (NES Framework)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and understanding of the employability sector and volunteering initiatives
- Effective communication skills
- Experience in developing and delivering training programs and evaluation methods
- Non-judgmental attitude and willingness to embrace diversity
- Adaptability and ability to work in new environments
- Ability to build relationships with voluntary organizations, employability networks, and statutory agencies
- Ability to drive and travel between services as needed
**Benefits:**
- Competitive salary with annual reviews and performance-related increases
- 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays), plus 3 additional days after 3 years’ service
- Option to buy and sell holiday
- Enhanced sick and family pay
- Access to paid SVQ qualifications and development opportunities
- Funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships
- Defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Electric vehicle leasing scheme
- Life assurance providing death in service benefits
- Healthcare cash plan for employees and dependents
- Employee assistance program for health, mental, and financial wellbeing
- Annual flu vaccination
- Savings and borrowing scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Monthly bus pass scheme
- Season/travel ticket loan
For a full list of benefits, visit [LinkLiving Benefits](https://www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us).
**Additional Information:**
This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. LinkLiving will cover the cost of new PVG membership or updates.
**Interested?**
For questions, email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk for an informal chat. Learn more about LinkLiving and view our pay and benefits package at [LinkLiving](https://www.linkliving.org.uk).
**Closing Date:** Midnight on Sunday, 04 August 2024
**Interview Date:** Monday, 12 August 2024, at our Kirkcaldy office
**How to Apply:**
Click the “Apply online” button below. For alternative formats (hard copy, Braille, audio), email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk.
Internal applicants moving to this position will adhere to the role’s terms and conditions during their tenure. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusion. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for disabled candidates meeting the essential criteria.
**Location:** LinkLiving’s Fife office
**Hours:** 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday, 9-5)
Are you passionate about helping people live better lives? Do you want to work for a charity that values your wellbeing as much as those you support? Join LinkLiving's trauma-informed team to develop creative and flexible working methods.
**Our Values:**
- **Empathy:** Understanding individual needs and circumstances
- **Respect:** Treating others as they wish to be treated
- **Integrity:** Being honest and principled
- **Caring:** Showing kindness and concern for others
**About LinkLiving:**
LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that helps people overcome negative life experiences, including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, and inequality, to live their best lives. We offer:
- Personal development and employability programs
- Self-help coaching
- Supported accommodation
- Care at home
- Housing support
- Befriending
- Social cafes
**The Service:**
LinkLiving supports people of all ages to overcome trauma, mental health issues, inequality, and isolation. Our Link Academy SQA training centre offers accredited and non-accredited courses that help develop new skills. We support participants through mental health and wellbeing programs, independent living skills, and various qualifications, including volunteering, employability, tenancy, youth work, and leadership awards.
**The Job:**
Recruit, train, and support volunteers interested in or affected by homelessness to become Volunteer Peer Educators. These educators will deliver workshops in Fife high schools on homelessness prevention, independent living skills, and wellbeing. You'll manage and support volunteers in their roles and personal development, working with local schools to implement the program and promoting LinkLiving's services.
**About You:**
We're looking for a dedicated individual with a strong educational background and a passion for volunteer management. Requirements include:
- Standard grade passes in core subjects (or equivalent)
- Experience in coordinating training courses and best practices in volunteer management
- Knowledge of the Trauma Skilled Practice Framework (NES Framework)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and understanding of the employability sector and volunteering initiatives
- Effective communication skills
- Experience in developing and delivering training programs and evaluation methods
- Non-judgmental attitude and willingness to embrace diversity
- Adaptability and ability to work in new environments
- Ability to build relationships with voluntary organizations, employability networks, and statutory agencies
- Ability to drive and travel between services as needed
**Benefits:**
- Competitive salary with annual reviews and performance-related increases
- 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays), plus 3 additional days after 3 years’ service
- Option to buy and sell holiday
- Enhanced sick and family pay
- Access to paid SVQ qualifications and development opportunities
- Funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships
- Defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Electric vehicle leasing scheme
- Life assurance providing death in service benefits
- Healthcare cash plan for employees and dependents
- Employee assistance program for health, mental, and financial wellbeing
- Annual flu vaccination
- Savings and borrowing scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Monthly bus pass scheme
- Season/travel ticket loan
For a full list of benefits, visit [LinkLiving Benefits](https://www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us).
**Additional Information:**
This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. LinkLiving will cover the cost of new PVG membership or updates.
**Interested?**
For questions, email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk for an informal chat. Learn more about LinkLiving and view our pay and benefits package at [LinkLiving](https://www.linkliving.org.uk).
**Closing Date:** Midnight on Sunday, 04 August 2024
**Interview Date:** Monday, 12 August 2024, at our Kirkcaldy office
**How to Apply:**
Click the “Apply online” button below. For alternative formats (hard copy, Braille, audio), email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk.
Internal applicants moving to this position will adhere to the role’s terms and conditions during their tenure. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusion. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for disabled candidates meeting the essential criteria.
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