Support Worker

Job title: Support Worker (Fife Support Service - Supported Living)

Location: The office base of the position is West Bridge Mill, Kirkcaldy but the location is West Fife and requires lone working in the community.

Hours of Work: 37.5 per week Monday to Friday (Saturday on a rota basis)

Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life? Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support? Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?

You don’t need to have previous experience or qualifications in this field. If you share our values, this could be the role for you

At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:

- Empathy (listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstances)
- Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated)
- Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles)
- Caring (show kindness and concern for others)

LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:

- Personal development and employability programmes
- Self-help coaching
- Supported accommodation
- Care at home
- Housing support
- Befriending
- Social cafes

**The Service**

This service provides individually tailored visiting support to people with a range of complex needs living across Fife. This is a long-term service with individual support packages funded through social work spot contracts.

In this role, you will be supported to work using a person centred and trauma informed approach and develop effective relationships with people affected by a range of problems, supporting them to cope in difficult times and working towards a good life. You will provide emotional, practical and social support to enable people to live as independently as possible and make informed choices in all aspects of their lives. Your role may involve liaising with other agencies that may be involved with the person you are supporting, advocating on their behalf, and accessing professional help if required and appropriate.

As this role is Fife wide, driving is a requirement of this role.

For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.

**What’s in it for you?**
- 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years’ service
- opportunity to buy and sell holiday
- enhanced company sick and family friendly pay
- access to paid SVQ qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities
- funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships
- defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options
- life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to named beneficiaries
- healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services
- employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
- annual flu vaccination
- access to a savings and borrowing scheme
- cycle to work scheme
- monthly bus pass scheme
- season/travel ticket loan and much more

**Further Information**

If you’re thinking about working in adult social care, download the Guide to adult social care jobs in Scotland for in-depth information on everything you need to know to get started. In addition, you can enrol on a free, online 6 week part-time tutor-supported ‘Introduction to a Career in Social Care’ course. The course introduces the area of social care and can be a stepping-stone to employment or further training.

**Closing Date: midnight on Sunday 13 October 2024**

**Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Monday 21 October 2024 at our office in Kirkcaldy**

**How to Apply**

**Job details**:
Job reference

LLSWFSEP24

Date posted

20/09/2024

Application closing date

13/10/2024

Location

Fife

Salary

£23,756 - £24,938 per annum (dependent on skills and experience)

Package

Monday to Friday (Saturday on a rota basis)

Contractual hours

37.5

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Fife Service, Permanent, Support Work