Community Link Worker - Part Time

Withyou; Dunoon; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Enhanced parental leave

Volunteer leave

Pension scheme

Blue Light Card

Flexible working

Refer a Friend £500

Job summary

With You's Argyll and Bute Community Links is seeking a part-time Community Link Worker based in GP practices across Dunoon and wider Cowal. The role includes in-person appointments, home visits, and remote support, with travel between locations. Salary is £28,325 per year pro rata, rising to £32,960 pro rata with pay progression.

The post is 15 hours per week, typically 7.5 hours over two days or 5 hours over three days, Tue–Thu. Closing date: 16 September 2026.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and motivated; able to connect quickly with people
• Experience with complex social and emotional circumstances including mental health
• Structured service model experience and data collection
• Strong 1:1 interpersonal skills; knowledge of therapeutic techniques
• Understanding poverty and health inequalities; impact of rurality
• Ability to establish relationships with GP Practice teams, Social Work, Mental Health Services, Money Advice Services
• Experience networking and community connections
• Ability to work independently and follow organisational policy
• Able to organise workload and appointments; time management
• Driver's license and access to a vehicle

Skills

Empathy

Structured service delivery

1:1 interpersonal skills

Poverty & health inequalities

Stakeholder relations

Community networking

Independent working

Workload management

Driver's license

Education

SVQ Level 3 Social Services & Healthcare

Job description

About the Role

Join us as a Community Link Worker in Dunoon on a part time basis.

We are recruiting for a Community Link Worker to be based in GP practices across Dunoon and wider Cowal. This post requires the ability to travel between locations. We provide a mix of in person appointments from GP practices, home visits, meetings at community based venues and remote support via telephone or an online platform. The role is permanent and for 15 hour a week, either as 7.5 hours over 2 days or 5 hours over 3 days, between Tuesday and Thursday.

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us on our website.

As a Community Link Worker, we offer a salary of £28,325 per year pro rata, rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £32,960 per year pro rata. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via [e-mail].

The closing date for applications is 16th September 2026.

Job Opportunity

With You's, Argyll and Bute Community Links has been running since December 2021. You can find out more about our successful service here. Our Community Link Workers are uniquely placed third sector workers operating within GP Practices. We bring a unique skill set and a third sector perspective that complements the work of the multidisciplinary primary care team. Through 1:1 appointments, using evidence based interventions and small group work we help people change their lives for the better. It is all about getting the right support to people at the right time.

Common reasons for referral to our service include low level mental health difficulties, problems with housing, poverty, relationships and bereavement.

You can expect a comprehensive induction and training, alongside the support of an experienced team to support you in understanding your role. Our team covers the whole of Argyll and Bute, you will have monthly 1-1 support, reflective practice sessions and team meetings online and in person. We have a supportive team culture and plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues.

As a Community Link Worker, you will need an independent approach to your work and the ability to network and connect with services, locally and nationally. You will need to understand the impact of rurality on health inequalities and have demonstrable skills in working with people to achieve their health and wellbeing goals. You will be confident in working with communities to understand local needs.

Essential Skills

You will be a compassionate and motivated individual, with the ability to connect quickly with the people we support, treating them respectfully and with dignity.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Knowledge and experience of working with people who are experiencing complex social and emotional circumstances including mental health difficulties
• Ability to work in a structured service, to follow a service model and collect information about the impact of the service
• Extensive effective interpersonal skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis, including the ability to learn and use recognised therapeutic techniques
• Knowledge about the impact of poverty and health inequalities on health and wellbeing and impact of rurality on health inequalities
• Ability to establish professional relationships with multiple stakeholders; i.e. GP Practice teams, Social Work, Mental Health Services and Money Advice Services
• Evidence of creating and maintaining community connections and networking abilities
• Experience of working independently, whilst upholding the policy and procedures of the organisation
• Ability to organise own workload and appointment system and use time efficiently to deliver a targeted number of appointments
• A driving license and access to a vehicle

Ideally you will also hold SVQ level 3 Social Services and Healthcare or equivalent but this is not essential. Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years' worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS/PVG check.

DE&I

As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our vision of a future where everyone lives a life free from the harm associated with drugs and alcohol. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, people of all ages and armed forces veterans.

As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also a Disability Confident Employer and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

Please note that you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, undergo an enhanced DBS check, to be considered for a role at WithYou.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
• Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme
• Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
• We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable once your recommended friend has been employed for 6 months