Job Description

Salary

26,632 - 29,207 per annum, pro rata (dependent on skills and experience)

Contractual hours

12

Basis

Part Time

Region

LinkLiving

Contract Type

Monday and Tuesday

Job category/type

Core LinkLiving, Finance, Permanent

Date posted

17/07/2025

Job reference

LLFAOJUL25



Job title: Finance / Administration Officer (LinkLiving Fife Core Team)



Location: This post is based at LinkLiving's Kirkcaldy office.



Hours of Work: 12 per week (Monday and Tuesday)



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?



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

Fife Core Service are based at West Bridge Mill, which is a multifunctional base which offers temporary supported accommodation, offices, a training space and provides services to the local community. The building accommodates many commercial customers and also houses the 6 LinkLiving Fife Services.

The Job

The jobholder will be responsible for many aspects of accounting and bookkeeping within LinkLiving's Fife Services. The jobholder will work with the Service Delivery Manager and other LinkLiving Services as required

About You

You will have a good standard of secondary education with passes in English and Maths, along with proven experience in finance or bookkeeping within an office or similar environment. Your strong administrative skills and confident use of IT packages (at an intermediate to advanced level) enable you to work efficiently and accurately.



You are an excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing, with a professional and approachable manner when dealing with customers and colleagues. A true team player, you enjoy working collaboratively in a close-knit team environment while also demonstrating the initiative and organisational skills needed to manage your own workload with minimal supervision.



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?

The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:



Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards, subject to terms of the scheme 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 access to an Electric vehicle leasing scheme, subject to the terms of the scheme 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!


For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - https://www.linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us



This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.

Further Information

Interested? If you have any questions about the role, please email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk and we can arrange for someone from the service to call you for an informal chat.



To find out more about what LinkLiving do and to view the generous pay and benefits package, please visit our website at https://www.linkliving.org.uk

Closing Date: 23:59 on Monday 11 August 2025

Interview Date: Interviews are being held on a date to be confirmed at our office in Kirkcaldy

How to Apply

To complete an application form, please click on the "Apply online" button below. Instructions on how to complete the form are at the top of the page.



As a large employer, we advertise jobs regularly on our own website and social media channels alongside other third-party websites. No matter where you see one of our vacancies, you will always be directed to our jobs portal to apply directly with us.



We can offer suitable alternative methods to apply if requested including although not exclusively; hard copy, Braille and audio. You can request these by emailing our Resourcing Team at jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk and detailing which format you would require.



Please note should an internal applicant be successful in applying for this position on either a seconded or permanent basis, they will move to the terms and conditions associated with the role for the duration of the time they are in post. The terms and conditions are outlined in the job information pack.



We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. Our offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users and, as a Disability Confident Leader, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.