Job Description

Salary

12.60 per hour

Contractual hours

0

Basis

Zero Hours

Region

LinkLiving

Contract Type

Relief contract, as and when required

Job category/type

Edinburgh Mental Health Service, LinkLiving Edinburgh Services, Support Work, Zero Hours

Date posted

01/07/2025

Job reference

LLSREJUL25

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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.