Self Help Coach

LinkLiving; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and wellbeing charity in Kirkcaldy seeks a Self-Help Coach to deliver support services for adults affected by childhood trauma. This role includes providing one-on-one coaching, facilitating training, and promoting mental health awareness among marginalized communities. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, a relevant higher education background, and a passion for empowering individuals to overcome challenges. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered, including holiday leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

35 days’ holiday per year (pro rata)

Enhanced sick pay

Electric vehicle leasing scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health and trauma-informed practices.
• Strong understanding of marginalized communities' challenges.
• Proactive in well-being management and resourcefulness.

Responsibilities

• Deliver supported self-help sessions for individuals affected by childhood trauma.
• Engage with various audiences and build positive relationships.
• Provide trauma-informed practices and training to partner agencies.

Skills

Communication Skills

Empathy

Flexibility

Education

Higher Education Qualification

Job description

Salary: £28,536 - £31,310 per year dependent on skills & experience

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Job title: Self-Help Coach (Better than Well)

Fixed Term for 1 year due to funding.

Location: This post is based at LinkLiving’s Kirkcaldy office but involves travel throughout Fife.

Hours of Work: 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday)

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

The Service

The Better than Well service is made up of Self-help Coaches who provide help to people over the age of 16 in Fife who have experienced childhood trauma which continues to impact on their life, and have found it difficult to engage with other services.

The Job

The purpose of the job is to deliver our supported self-help service, Better than Well which is supported by the Action 15 from Fife’s Health and Social Care Partnership.

Better than Well provides up to 8 one-to-one supported self-help sessions to adults who have experienced childhood trauma in Fife, particularly those who have found it difficult to engage with other services. The service is available to all adults who have experienced childhood trauma, but there will be an additional effort to engage with people who have also experienced homelessness.

Better than Well also provides trauma-informed practice training to frontline professionals in external partner agencies.

About You

We're seeking a passionate advocate with a higher education background and a deep understanding of the complex issues facing marginalized communities. You'll thrive in collaboration, contributing with open communication, empathy, and a dedication to building positive relationships.

Mental health is your priority, both personally and professionally, with expertise in self-help resources and a commitment to their use. You'll naturally apply a person-centered trauma informed approach, empowering individuals to find their own strength and navigate challenges.

Proactive well-being management ensures you face any situation with a calm mind and resourceful spirit. Your excellent communication skills adapt to diverse audiences, fostering clear and effective dialogue.

A flexible and practical approach, paired with data management skills, makes you a valuable asset. A current driving license and reliable car provide the reach to support those in need, wherever they may be.

While not essential, experience with self-help techniques like CBT further expands your toolkit.

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
• access to a savings and borrowing scheme
• cycle to work scheme
• monthly bus pass scheme
• season/travel ticket loan and much more!

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

Closing Date: 23:59 on Monday 11 August 2025

Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Thursday 21 August 2025 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.

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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.

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.