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Location

Edinburgh | United Kingdom

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Job description

**Support Worker (Edinburgh Mental Health Service)**

Location: LinkLiving’s Edinburgh office

Hours: 37.5 per week (Monday to Friday with weekend and evening work on a rota)

Passionate about improving lives? Join a charity where your wellbeing matters as much as the people you support. No prior experience necessary, just share our values: Empathy, Respect, Integrity, and Caring.

LinkLiving, a Scottish health and wellbeing charity, aids individuals in managing or overcoming adverse life experiences like trauma, mental health challenges, poverty, and inequality. Services include personal development, employability programs, self-help coaching, supported accommodation, care at home, housing support, befriending, and social cafes.

**The Service**

LinkLiving's Edinburgh Mental Health Services comprise support workers across five teams, offering tenancy support and Core/Cluster accommodation services to those with mental health issues, helping them live independently and improve their wellbeing.

**The Job**

Join our team as a Support Worker, providing person-centered, trauma-informed care to individuals facing mental health challenges. Offer emotional, practical, and social support, administering medication as needed. Full training provided.

**Benefits**

- Competitive salary with annual reviews
- 35 days' holiday per year plus additional days after 3 years' service
- Enhanced business travel mileage allowance
- Paid SVQ qualifications, learning opportunities, and professional memberships
- Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Life assurance scheme
- Healthcare cash plan and employee assistance program
- Discounts on shopping, dining, and travel schemes
- PVG scheme registration and costs covered

**Further Information**

For inquiries, email [email protected] or visit Download the Guide to adult social care jobs in Scotland for insights or enroll in an online course.

**Application Details**

Closing Date: March 31, 2024

Interview Date: April 10, 2024

Apply online or request alternative methods via email. Internal applicants will transition to role-specific terms and conditions. We strive for inclusivity and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. Our offices are wheelchair accessible, and we interview all disabled candidates meeting essential criteria.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .

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Salary

£22.48k - £23.59k per annum