Employability Project Worker, LLEPWOCT21

Job title: Employability Project Worker, Employability

Salary: £23,113.00 – £25,546.00 per annum, pro rata (dependent on skills & experience).

Hours: 22.5 per week, Monday to Wednesday, 9:00am – 5:00pm

LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people of all ages to overcome the negative impacts of trauma, mental health, inequality, and isolation. We deliver our support to service users through a range of models including:

• Personal development and employability programmes
• Self-help coaching
• Supported accommodation
• Care at home
• Housing support
• Befriending
• Social cafes

At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including recruiting our employees. We put the people we support first. It is important to us to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes to match our own. Our values 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)

The Employability Services team deals primarily with young people with complex and chaotic backgrounds. The service works hard and creatively to maintain the early engagement of participants. We are delighted to have our work in this area recognised through the SURF 2017 Award for ‘removing barriers to employment’ and the Mentor Networks inclusion award. We support young people by offering training opportunities, valuable work placements and a wide range of qualifications to support their progression, including employability, tenancy and citizenship, youth work and leadership award qualifications. We are actively working towards expanding our services to include adults of any age.

The Job

As Employability Project Worker you will support clients/volunteers to achieve their goals and aspirations by providing opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skills.

You will be responsible for the recruitment, training and support of clients/volunteers which will include the development of different opportunities. You will provide support to individuals to get them into a positive destination, increasing the client’s knowledge and skillset. You will support the achievement of high standards and provide monitoring information in relation to the project’s outcomes.

This is a lone working role and requires the job holder to display a high level of resilience and initiative when working with people in their own tenancy or in the community when they may be in distress.

To find out more about a career in care, the following video provides an insight into what you can expect - http://www.aquestionofcare.org.uk/

About You

To be considered for this role you must be able to demonstrate a good standard of education, e.g. standard grade passes in core subjects such as English and Maths and demonstrate your willingness to work towards SCQF qualifications relevant to the post.

It is essential that you have experience of co-ordinating, developing and delivering training courses and have experience working with young people with complex needs/backgrounds.

It is also essential that you have prior knowledge and understanding of the employability sector, Peer Education and volunteering initiatives and have an ability to prioritise and plan own and other members of the team work load.

An ability to drive and able to travel between services, as required, is also an essential requirement for 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.

Further Information

To find out more about what LinkLiving do, please visit our website at https://www.linkliving.org.uk

What’s in it for you?

As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.

As a LinkLiving employee, you'll likely benefit from the following:

• generous annual leave entitlements;
• competitive defined contribution pension with matched employer pension contribution rates, with the option to make additional voluntary contributions;
• non-contributory and non-contractual life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to nominated beneficiaries
• non-contributory and non-contractual Healthcare cash plan for employee and dependents to support health and wellbeing and discounts on shopping, restaurants and other services;
• free and confidential employee assistance program and services for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being;
• enhanced company sick and familial pay entitlements;
• access to a savings and borrowing scheme;
• cycle to work scheme; and much more!

You will work with colleagues who share our objectives – our employees, volunteers, funders, and our project partners. In return, we want people who are passionate, caring and dedicated, committed to our vision and values and will work to the highest professional standards.

This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration.

Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 31 October 2021

Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Monday 8 November 2021 at LinkLiving’s Falkirk office where social distancing will be observed

How to Apply

Our online application method is the most efficient way to apply and can be started by clicking the “Apply Now” button below. You must complete an application form to be considered for any of our vacancies. Also, if you aren’t sure about how long you have to fill in the form, you will be able to save it and return to it by clicking on the ‘My Applications’ tab of the vacancy search page and entering your username and password.

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 that CV's will not be considered.

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.

LinkLiving is an equal opportunities organisation, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. Our offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users and, as a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.