Support Worker (Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service)

Link Group Limited; City of Edinburgh; In loco; GBP 26.000 - 27.000; Tempo pieno

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Competitive salary

35 days’ holiday per year

Leave to buy/sell holiday

Sick pay / family friendly pay

SSSC/SC Council memberships funded

Pension scheme

Salary exchange car scheme

Death in service

Healthcare cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Clothing vouchers

Annual flu vaccination

Cycle to work

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LinkLiving’s Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service is seeking a motivated and compassionate Support Worker to support young people aged 16 to 25 facing homelessness, trauma, or related challenges. You will manage a caseload, work flexibly, and employ a person-centered, trauma-informed approach to help individuals move towards greater independence.

Based in Edinburgh with potential office moves to Leith in 2027, the role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, primarily Monday to Friday 9-5, with

Competenze

• Motivated and compassionate individuals who can work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build positive relationships with young people aged 16 to 25.
• Experience not essential; good communication and commitment are valued.

Mansioni

• Support young people to find and sustain accommodation and develop living skills.
• Manage your own caseload and work flexibly to meet individual needs.
• Provide practical, emotional and social support to help young people move towards independence.

Conoscenze

Empathy

Communication

Trauma-informed approach

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credit_card Salary £26,228 - £27,104 per annum.Salary will be dependent on skills and experience.

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Support Worker (Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service)

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The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary £26,228 - £27,104 per annum.Salary will be dependent on skills and experience. Contractual hours 37.5 Basis Full Time Region LinkLiving Contract Type Working flexibly to meet the needs of the service, mainly Monday to Friday 9-5 with occasional evening and weekend working. Job category/type Edinburgh Young Persons' Service Date posted 03/11/2026 Job reference LLSWYNOV26 Attachments attachment Job Information Pack Support Worker EYPS November 2026.pdf

Job description

Job title: Support Worker (Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service)

Location: This post is based at LinkLiving’s Edinburgh office (Office location will be changing in 2027 to Leith area).

Hours of Work: 37.5 per week (Working flexibly to meet the needs of the service, mainly Monday to Friday 9-5 with occasional evening and weekend working)

We are looking for motivated and compassionate individualswho can work well independently in a fast-paced environment to join LinkLiving as a Support Worker within our Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service.

The Job

In this role, you will support young people aged 16 to 25 who are affected by homelessness, trauma, or other life challenges. Some of these young people may face additional difficulties associated with being a New Scot or having a care background. You will manage your own caseload and work flexibly to meet the needs of each individual. Using a person-centred and trauma-informed approach, you will build positive relationships with young people and provide practical, emotional and social support to help them move towards greater independence and achieve their personal goals.

Support will include helping young people to find and sustain suitable accommodation, develop everyday living skills, manage challenges in their lives, build confidence, and take positive steps towards a better future, while working closely with other professionals involved in their lives. Young people may be living in temporary accommodation, sofa surfing, in LinkLiving supported flats, be in permanent accommodation, or have no place to stay. You will work flexibly and creatively to meet their individual needs, offering support in a way that recognises each young person’s strengths, aspirations and potential.

We are looking for someone who shares our values of empathy, respect, integrity and caring, and who is passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of young people. Previous experience or formal qualifications are not essential for this role. If you are a good communicator, committed to supporting others, and want to be part of a supportive and trauma-informed team, we would love to hear from you.

The Service

Link Living 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.

Our Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service provides visiting housing support and supported accommodation for young people aged 16 to 25 across Edinburgh. We are a friendly, supportive team of around 20 people with a wide range of ages and experience, all committed to helping young people achieve their goals. The role is highly rewarding, but it can also be challenging. You will need to be flexible and confident working one-to-one with young people who may find it difficult to trust professionals. No two days are the same, and while you will have the chance to make a real difference, you will also need to work hard to engage the young people on your caseload in the support they need.

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 a Salary Exchange car leasing scheme, subject to the terms of the scheme
• life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits
• healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health, mental and financial well-being 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 purchase annual corporate clothing vouchers
• annual flu vaccination
• access to a credit union savings and borrowing scheme
• cycle to work scheme 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 role is subject to PVG membership under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Individuals who are barred from working with children or protected adults will not be considered for this position. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or membership 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

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 interview locations have step free or level access therefore may be accessible to applicants using mobility equipment such as wheelchairs and walking equipment however, if you have any specific access requirements, please let us know and we will be happy to provide more information and/or support.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

© Link Group Limited is a registered society under theCo-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014,Registered Number: 1481 R(S). Registered Office: LinkHouse, 2c New Mart Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1RL. It is aCharity registered in Scotland. Charity Number: SC001026and a Registered Social Landlord with the Scottish HousingRegulator. Registration Number: HAL 148.
C-urb is a trading name of C-urb 6 Ltd. C-urb 6 Ltd is acompany registered in Scotland under the Companies Acts,Company Number: SC216273, Registered Office: Link House, 2cNew Mart Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1RL. Part of the Link group© Link Group Ltd.
Curb Factoring is a trading name of C-urb 6 Ltd. FactoringRegistration Number PF000956.
Curb PSL is a trading name of C-urb 6 Ltd. Letting AgentRegistration Number: LARN2203004.