Job Description

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Job title: Relief Support Worker (Edinburgh Mental Health Service)





Location: This post is based at LinkLivings Edinburgh office.



Hours of Work: Relief contract, as and when required.



Salary: 12.60 per hour



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 individuals 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

Our Edinburgh Mental Health Services is made up of five teams of support workers who provide visiting tenancy support across Edinburgh to people experiencing mental ill health. The service also has a Core and Cluster accommodation service which provides more intensive support to people who have spent time in long-term hospital care. Our support enables the people we work with to live as independently as possible in their own home and improve their mental and physical health.

The Job

We have an exciting opportunity for ambitious and motivated Support Workers to join our team and improve the lives of people supported by our Edinburgh Mental Health Services.





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 mental health problems, supporting them to cope in difficult times and working towards recovery and 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.





This role involves the administration of medication to some of the individuals we support. Full training will be provided for this.





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.

Whats 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

Successful applicants will be required to

apply for registration with SSSC within 3 months of their start date and be registered

within 6 months.

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 Sunday 13 July 2025

Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Tuesday 22 July 2025 at LinkLivings Edinburgh office

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.

Job details

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Job reference
LLSREJUL25
Date posted
01/07/2025
Application closing date
13/07/2025
Location
Edinburgh
Salary
12.60 per hour
Package
Relief contract, as and when required
Contractual hours
0
Basis
Zero Hours
Job category/type
Edinburgh Mental Health Service, LinkLiving Edinburgh Services, Support Work, Zero Hours