Assistant Project Worker
| Posting date: | 07 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,570 to £26,433 per year |
| Additional salary information: | dependent on skills and experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Fife, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Link Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | LLAPWJUL25 |
Summary
Job Title: Assistant Project Worker (Older Persons Service)
Location: Based at LinkLiving’s Kirkcaldy office with regular travel throughout Fife
Hours: 1 full-time post (37.5 hrs/week, Mon–Fri) or 2 part-time posts (18.5 hrs/week over 2.5 days)
Are you passionate about helping people live better lives?
Join LinkLiving, a Scottish health and wellbeing charity supporting people affected by trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, and inequality. We help individuals build on their strengths through services like personal development, coaching, supported accommodation, care at home, housing support, befriending, and social cafes.
Our Values:
Empathy – Listening and understanding individual needs
Respect – Treating others as they wish to be treated
Integrity – Acting honestly and ethically
Caring – Showing kindness and concern
About the Service:
Our Older Persons Service combats loneliness and isolation through volunteer befriending, social cafes, and Help to Stay at Home support. We offer 1:1 assistance to older people, many with dementia, helping with emotional support and practical tasks like attending appointments, collecting prescriptions, shopping, and social outings.
Role Purpose:
Provide light-touch support to elderly service users, working alongside project workers and volunteers to promote community engagement and inclusion.
About You:
You’ll have strong computer skills, an understanding of issues affecting older people (including dementia), and the ability to manage your own caseload. A valid driver’s license and daily access to a car are essential.
Benefits Include:
Competitive salary with annual reviews and performance-related increases
35 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus 3 extra days after 3 years
Holiday buy/sell options
Enhanced sick and family-friendly pay
Funded SVQ qualifications and learning opportunities
Paid PVG and SSSC memberships
Generous pension scheme
Electric vehicle leasing (subject to scheme terms)
Life assurance
Healthcare cash plan and discounts
Employee assistance programme
Flu vaccinations
Savings and borrowing scheme
Cycle to work and travel ticket loan schemes
More Info:
Visit linkliving.org.uk for full benefits and details.
Application Details:
Closing Date: Sunday 27 July 2025 (11:59 PM)
Interview Date: Monday 04 August 2025 at Kirkcaldy office
Apply via the “Apply online” button on our website. Alternative formats (Braille, audio, hard copy) available on request: jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk
Additional Notes:
Successful internal applicants will adopt the terms and conditions of the new role. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to inclusion. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for disabled candidates meeting essential criteria. Our offices are wheelchair accessible.
Location: Based at LinkLiving’s Kirkcaldy office with regular travel throughout Fife
Hours: 1 full-time post (37.5 hrs/week, Mon–Fri) or 2 part-time posts (18.5 hrs/week over 2.5 days)
Are you passionate about helping people live better lives?
Join LinkLiving, a Scottish health and wellbeing charity supporting people affected by trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, and inequality. We help individuals build on their strengths through services like personal development, coaching, supported accommodation, care at home, housing support, befriending, and social cafes.
Our Values:
Empathy – Listening and understanding individual needs
Respect – Treating others as they wish to be treated
Integrity – Acting honestly and ethically
Caring – Showing kindness and concern
About the Service:
Our Older Persons Service combats loneliness and isolation through volunteer befriending, social cafes, and Help to Stay at Home support. We offer 1:1 assistance to older people, many with dementia, helping with emotional support and practical tasks like attending appointments, collecting prescriptions, shopping, and social outings.
Role Purpose:
Provide light-touch support to elderly service users, working alongside project workers and volunteers to promote community engagement and inclusion.
About You:
You’ll have strong computer skills, an understanding of issues affecting older people (including dementia), and the ability to manage your own caseload. A valid driver’s license and daily access to a car are essential.
Benefits Include:
Competitive salary with annual reviews and performance-related increases
35 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus 3 extra days after 3 years
Holiday buy/sell options
Enhanced sick and family-friendly pay
Funded SVQ qualifications and learning opportunities
Paid PVG and SSSC memberships
Generous pension scheme
Electric vehicle leasing (subject to scheme terms)
Life assurance
Healthcare cash plan and discounts
Employee assistance programme
Flu vaccinations
Savings and borrowing scheme
Cycle to work and travel ticket loan schemes
More Info:
Visit linkliving.org.uk for full benefits and details.
Application Details:
Closing Date: Sunday 27 July 2025 (11:59 PM)
Interview Date: Monday 04 August 2025 at Kirkcaldy office
Apply via the “Apply online” button on our website. Alternative formats (Braille, audio, hard copy) available on request: jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk
Additional Notes:
Successful internal applicants will adopt the terms and conditions of the new role. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to inclusion. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for disabled candidates meeting essential criteria. Our offices are wheelchair accessible.
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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.