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Assistant Project Worker
| Posting date: | 28 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,570 to £26,443 per year |
| Additional salary information: | dependent on skills and experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2025 |
| Location: | Fife, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Link Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | LLAPWMAR25 |
Summary
**Job Title:** Assistant Project Worker (Older Persons Service)
**Location:** Kirkcaldy office with regular travel throughout Fife
**Hours:** 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday)
### Make a Difference Every Day
Are you passionate about helping others? Join LinkLiving, a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people overcoming trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, and inequality. Our values—Empathy, Respect, Integrity, and Caring—guide everything we do.
### About LinkLiving
We support individuals through:
- Personal development and employability programs
- Self-help coaching
- Supported accommodation
- Care at home and housing support
- Befriending and social cafes
### The Older Persons’ Service
We address loneliness and isolation in older adults through volunteer befriending, social cafes, and our Help to Stay at Home service. Many participants have dementia, and your role will provide emotional and practical support, including transport to appointments, prescription collection, shopping, and social outings.
### Your Role
As an Assistant Project Worker, you will provide vital light-touch support, working with project workers and volunteers to ensure our service users feel engaged and included in their communities.
### About You
- Strong computer skills and ability to maintain records
- Understanding of issues affecting older adults, including dementia
- Team player with the ability to manage a caseload
- A valid driver’s license and daily access to a car is essential
### Benefits
- Competitive salary with annual reviews
- 35 days' holiday (pro rata), plus 3 additional days after 3 years
- Holiday buy/sell options
- Enhanced sick and family-friendly pay
- Paid SVQ qualifications and development opportunities
- Funded PVG and SSSC registration
- Generous pension scheme with employer contributions
- Electric vehicle leasing, life assurance, and a healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance program for health, financial, and mental well-being
- Cycle to work scheme, bus pass discounts, and more
For full benefits, visit [www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us](https://www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us).
### Additional Information
- Successful applicants must register with SSSC within 3 months.
- PVG Scheme membership is required (cost covered by Link).
### How to Apply
Closing Date: **Sunday 13 April 2025**
Interview Date: **Tuesday 22 April 2025** (Kirkcaldy office)
Apply online via our job portal. Alternative application formats (e.g., Braille, audio) are available upon request: **jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk**.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds.
Join us and help make a lasting impact in older people’s lives!
**Location:** Kirkcaldy office with regular travel throughout Fife
**Hours:** 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday)
### Make a Difference Every Day
Are you passionate about helping others? Join LinkLiving, a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people overcoming trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, and inequality. Our values—Empathy, Respect, Integrity, and Caring—guide everything we do.
### About LinkLiving
We support individuals through:
- Personal development and employability programs
- Self-help coaching
- Supported accommodation
- Care at home and housing support
- Befriending and social cafes
### The Older Persons’ Service
We address loneliness and isolation in older adults through volunteer befriending, social cafes, and our Help to Stay at Home service. Many participants have dementia, and your role will provide emotional and practical support, including transport to appointments, prescription collection, shopping, and social outings.
### Your Role
As an Assistant Project Worker, you will provide vital light-touch support, working with project workers and volunteers to ensure our service users feel engaged and included in their communities.
### About You
- Strong computer skills and ability to maintain records
- Understanding of issues affecting older adults, including dementia
- Team player with the ability to manage a caseload
- A valid driver’s license and daily access to a car is essential
### Benefits
- Competitive salary with annual reviews
- 35 days' holiday (pro rata), plus 3 additional days after 3 years
- Holiday buy/sell options
- Enhanced sick and family-friendly pay
- Paid SVQ qualifications and development opportunities
- Funded PVG and SSSC registration
- Generous pension scheme with employer contributions
- Electric vehicle leasing, life assurance, and a healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance program for health, financial, and mental well-being
- Cycle to work scheme, bus pass discounts, and more
For full benefits, visit [www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us](https://www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us).
### Additional Information
- Successful applicants must register with SSSC within 3 months.
- PVG Scheme membership is required (cost covered by Link).
### How to Apply
Closing Date: **Sunday 13 April 2025**
Interview Date: **Tuesday 22 April 2025** (Kirkcaldy office)
Apply online via our job portal. Alternative application formats (e.g., Braille, audio) are available upon request: **jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk**.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds.
Join us and help make a lasting impact in older people’s lives!
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.