Project Worker - Fife, United Kingdom - LinkLiving

LinkLiving
LinkLiving
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Fife, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Job title:
Project Worker (Older Persons Service)

Location:
This post is based at LinkLiving's Kirkcaldy office.

Hours of Work: 30 hours per week (4 days per week)

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
  • Selfhelp coaching
  • Supported accommodation
  • Care at home
  • Housing support
  • Befriending
  • Social cafes

The Service


Our Older Persons Service provides support to people aged 65+ by providing both volunteer befriending in West Fife and a range of weekly social cafes across Fife.

Both services aim to reduce loneliness and isolation and to help people maintain or build links within their communities.

Volunteer Befriending

There is a high rate of loneliness in Fife, particularly amongst older people.

The Older Persons' Service Volunteer Befrienders provide much needed companionship and light touch support to help the older people of West Fife to maintain or improve involvement in their communities.

Social Cafes


Weekly social cafés offer older people aged 65+ who have become isolated or lonely to meet others, socialise, take part in activities, and maintain or improve involvement in their communities.


The Job


You will work as part of a small team to deliver our volunteer befriending service and our weekly social cafes which are situated in Rosyth, Torryburn, Cowdenbeath and Tayport.

Our social cafes provide a welcoming environment for people within the community who participate in a wide range of activities which is part of your role to organise.

This includes visits from other organisations who can provide additional support for café members as well as ensuring everyone has fun.

As the Project Worker you will recruit, train and support volunteers as café helpers, befrienders and drivers. A big part of this role is volunteer management so having some experience in this area is preferable.

It is important to have local knowledge as you will be required to develop relationships with other organisations to maximise opportunities for the people we support.

You will be responsible for your own workload; daily decision making and be expected to work with minimum supervision.


About You
Your knowledge of the voluntary sector and volunteering initiatives allows you to navigate this domain effectively. You have a proven track record of developing and delivering community projects. Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, combined with IT proficiency, enable you to engage diverse audiences.

You are experienced in developing and delivering training programs and utilising evaluation methods to ensure project effectiveness. Producing reports and analysing data are among your strengths.

Your non-judgmental attitude and willingness to embrace diversity contribute to an inclusive atmosphere. You adapt well to new environments and thrive in collaborative team settings. You excel in prioritisation and planning, and you establish relationships/partnerships with other voluntary and statutory agencies.

Having a driver's license and the ability to travel between services is required.


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?

  • 35 days' holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years' service, with an opportunity to buy and sell holiday
- temporary enhanced business travel mileage allowance to support employees with increased fuel costs
- access to paid SVQ qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities and 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
- life assurance scheme providing death in
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