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Support Worker
| Posting date: | 19 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,570 to £26,443 per year |
| Additional salary information: | dependent on skills and experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 April 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Link Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | LLSWYMAR25 |
Summary
**Job Title:** Support Worker (Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service)
**Location:** Edinburgh office
**Hours:** 37.5 per week (mainly Mon-Fri 9-5, occasional evenings/weekends)
### About the Role
Are you passionate about helping people live better lives? Do you want to work for a charity that prioritizes your well-being as much as the people you support? You don’t need prior experience—if you share our values, this could be the role for you!
### Our Values
- **Empathy** – Understand individuals’ needs
- **Respect** – Treat others as they wish to be treated
- **Integrity** – Be honest and principled
- **Caring** – Show kindness and concern
### About LinkLiving
LinkLiving is a Scottish charity supporting people facing trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, and inequality. We help through:
- Personal development and employability programs
- Self-help coaching
- Supported accommodation & care at home
- Housing support, befriending & social cafés
### The Service
The Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service provides visiting housing support and supported accommodation for 16–25-year-olds in Edinburgh. We assist young people who have been in care, faced homelessness, or experienced trauma, helping them gain stability, life skills, and confidence.
### The Job
As a Support Worker, you’ll work with young people, helping them build resilience and develop independent living skills. Using a person-centered, trauma-informed approach, you’ll provide emotional, practical, and social support. You’ll manage your caseload independently while working flexibly to meet individuals’ needs.
For full details on essential and desirable criteria, please refer to the Job Specification.
### Benefits
- Competitive salary with annual reviews and potential performance-based increases
- 35 days’ holiday (including public holidays), plus 3 additional days after 3 years
- Options to buy/sell holiday
- Enhanced company sick pay and family-friendly policies
- Funded SVQ qualifications and learning opportunities
- Paid Disclosure Scotland & SSSC registration
- Generous pension scheme with employer contributions
- Electric vehicle leasing scheme
- Life assurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance program for well-being support
- Discounts on shopping, travel, and leisure
- Cycle to work scheme, monthly bus pass, and travel ticket loans
For a full list of benefits, visit: [www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us](https://www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us)
### Important Information
- Must apply for SSSC registration within 3 months of starting
- PVG Scheme registration required (cost covered by LinkLiving)
- Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship provided)
### How to Apply
Closing Date: **23:59 on Tuesday, 1 April 2025**
Interview Date: **Thursday, 10 April 2025** (Edinburgh Office)
Apply online via our jobs portal. Alternative formats (Braille, audio, hard copy) available upon request: **jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk**
We welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
For more info, visit [www.linkliving.org.uk](https://www.linkliving.org.uk
**Location:** Edinburgh office
**Hours:** 37.5 per week (mainly Mon-Fri 9-5, occasional evenings/weekends)
### About the Role
Are you passionate about helping people live better lives? Do you want to work for a charity that prioritizes your well-being as much as the people you support? You don’t need prior experience—if you share our values, this could be the role for you!
### Our Values
- **Empathy** – Understand individuals’ needs
- **Respect** – Treat others as they wish to be treated
- **Integrity** – Be honest and principled
- **Caring** – Show kindness and concern
### About LinkLiving
LinkLiving is a Scottish charity supporting people facing trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, and inequality. We help through:
- Personal development and employability programs
- Self-help coaching
- Supported accommodation & care at home
- Housing support, befriending & social cafés
### The Service
The Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service provides visiting housing support and supported accommodation for 16–25-year-olds in Edinburgh. We assist young people who have been in care, faced homelessness, or experienced trauma, helping them gain stability, life skills, and confidence.
### The Job
As a Support Worker, you’ll work with young people, helping them build resilience and develop independent living skills. Using a person-centered, trauma-informed approach, you’ll provide emotional, practical, and social support. You’ll manage your caseload independently while working flexibly to meet individuals’ needs.
For full details on essential and desirable criteria, please refer to the Job Specification.
### Benefits
- Competitive salary with annual reviews and potential performance-based increases
- 35 days’ holiday (including public holidays), plus 3 additional days after 3 years
- Options to buy/sell holiday
- Enhanced company sick pay and family-friendly policies
- Funded SVQ qualifications and learning opportunities
- Paid Disclosure Scotland & SSSC registration
- Generous pension scheme with employer contributions
- Electric vehicle leasing scheme
- Life assurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance program for well-being support
- Discounts on shopping, travel, and leisure
- Cycle to work scheme, monthly bus pass, and travel ticket loans
For a full list of benefits, visit: [www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us](https://www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us)
### Important Information
- Must apply for SSSC registration within 3 months of starting
- PVG Scheme registration required (cost covered by LinkLiving)
- Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship provided)
### How to Apply
Closing Date: **23:59 on Tuesday, 1 April 2025**
Interview Date: **Thursday, 10 April 2025** (Edinburgh Office)
Apply online via our jobs portal. Alternative formats (Braille, audio, hard copy) available upon request: **jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk**
We welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
For more info, visit [www.linkliving.org.uk](https://www.linkliving.org.uk
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
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.