Relief Support Worker

LinkLiving; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a Relief Support Worker to provide vital support across Fife. This role focuses on helping individuals overcome challenges and live independently, utilizing a person-centred and trauma-informed approach. You will work flexibly, making a real difference in the lives of those facing adversity. Join a dedicated team that values empathy, respect, and integrity, and be part of a rewarding experience that prioritizes the wellbeing of both clients and staff. If you are passionate about making a positive impact, this position offers a fulfilling opportunity to contribute to community health and wellbeing.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Support for professional development

Access to health and wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• Passionate about helping others and committed to values of empathy and respect.
• Ability to develop effective relationships using a person-centred approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional, practical, and social support to individuals with complex needs.
• Liaise with other agencies and advocate on behalf of those supported.

Skills

Empathy

Respect

Integrity

Caring

Job description

Job title: Relief Support Worker (Fife Support Service -this role has no Personal Care or Medication Administration duties)

Location: The office base is West Bridge Mill, Kirkcaldy but the role covers the Fife area and requires lone working in the community.

Hours of Work: Relief flexible contract that is ideal for individuals seeking adhoc, weekend or intermediate work to fit around other life commitments.

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 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

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.

Delivering Personal Care and Administration of Medication are not part of this role.

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.

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 [e-mail] 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

Applications will be evaluated as they are received, with candidates meeting the specifications being invited for interview

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.

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 [e-mail] and detailing which format you would require.

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.

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