Purpose of job:

The Community Link Worker service is primarily funded by Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership. The principle aim is to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care.

The Community Link Worker (CLW) will be employed by Health All Round (HAR), a community health initiative which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in South West Edinburgh. They will be one of a group of three CLWs who work alongside the wider staff team.

The success of this post is dependent on effective joint work between Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership and HAR. The post holder will be supervised by the HAR Deputy CEO with support from the Senior CLW, who will work together to ensure that the post holder is on track to meet outcomes prescribed by the Scottish Government and Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board.

The CLW will provide a person-centred service that is responsive to the needs and interests of Springwell Medical Centre and Murrayfield Medical Practice patient population. They will support patients referred by GPs to identify issues affecting their ability to live well, identify personal outcomes and priorities, provide support to overcome barriers to achieving personal goals and link people to local and national services and agencies.

The CLW will support Springwell Medical Centre and Murrayfield Medical Practice staff and clinicians to have a good, up to date knowledge and understanding of local and national resources available to their patients. They will also build relationships and processes between the GP practice and community resources, statutory organisations, other health services and voluntary organisations.

Hillhead Housing Association 2000 is a community housing association managing 871 tenancies located in the Hillhead area of Kirkintilloch.

We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our high performing property services team. This is a generic role which covers all aspects of property services and maintenance including reactive repairs, large scale contracts, tenant health and safety etc.

This post will be predominantly office based with the opportunity to work from home occasionally by request.

Our ideal candidate will contribute effectively to the section to allow the best possible service to be offered to tenants and other stakeholders, while ensuring that the Association receives value for money in all aspects of its maintenance and wider role related activities. Through liaison with tenants, partner organisations and stakeholders, you will ensure that the Association’s properties are maintained to as high a standard as possible taking account of budgetary levels. The successful candidate will ensure effective management of all works carried out on behalf of the Association, including large scale planned maintenance projects, and assist in the appointment of contractors.

Hillhead Housing Association 2000 is a community housing association managing 871 tenancies located in the Hillhead area of Kirkintilloch.

We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our high performing property services team. This is a generic role which covers all aspects of property services and maintenance administration, including reactive repairs, large scale contracts, tenant health and safety etc.

This post will be predominantly office based with the opportunity to work from home occasionally by request.

Our ideal candidate will be committed and empathetic and have experience and knowledge of property services/housing maintenance within an RSL setting. This is a vital customer facing role and the successful candidate should have excellent communication skills, with the ability to develop positive working relationships.

Stepping Stones has 40 years of experience working in North Edinburgh, supporting children and families through both one-to-one support and group work across community settings and in the home.

Our vision is that all families supported by Stepping Stones are enabled to live happy, healthy and fulfilling lives which support children to thrive.

We are currently recruiting for the role of Family Wellbeing Practitioner. The role is funded by National Lottery’s Young Start fund and Capital City Partnership's Network of Employability Support and Training fund. The post is funded until March 2028.

The role will focus on supporting parents' wellbeing, creating connections for families, and developing their aspirations and learning. This will be done primarily through group work delivery where you will create meaningful opportunities which are led by the parents' interests. Within the role you will also be expected to deliver one-to-one support where this is needed to help families achieve their goals.

The post-holder will work closely with the other staff to ensure families receive high quality support and equal access to learning and development opportunities. They will contribute to the broader events delivered by Stepping Stones, as well as networking with local agencies.

Fife Women’s Aid are looking for an additional counsellor to work on a part-time sessional basis with our Women’s Counselling service. You will provide direct counselling to women who have experienced domestic abuse. This will mainly be delivered face-to-face, with occasional remote working to suit the needs of individual women as required.

The successful applicant will be qualified to Counselling Diploma level or above and will have excellent counselling skills, having had 2 years’ experience of working in a similar environment.

Excellent communication skills are essential for this post.

Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA counselling services. This will be at 6.30pm on Monday 26th January 2026. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.

If you would like further information about the post, please email Nicola Fraser, Team Manager, at nicola.fraser@fifewomensaid.org.uk to arrange a call.

About Cancer Card

Cancer Card was established in 2021 by Dr Jen Hardy MBE. We understand that facing cancer can be overwhelming. Our online, phone and community based services are designed to offer support and information connecting people affected by cancer with the range of support services available from charitable, statutory and commercial services. Our Comfort Boxes contain a range of items which offer practical support and sign posting to those facing cancer treatment.

We are a small team of 7 mainly part time staff supported by Trustees and volunteers. This new role will work closely with our CEO, Service staff and Marketing Officer to help us build our donor base, enhance and extend our reach.

About the role

The Fundraiser will be a new addition to the Cancer Card team, focussing on developing our donor pathway and building community fundraising activity. This will require a proactive and engaging approach to creating and sustaining relationships as well as an ability to use CRM systems to record and manage information.

We are looking for someone who is empathetic, innovative and willing to take responsibility for developing new opportunities. This role will be varied, rewarding with the opportunity to develop and grow our community of support.

We are a Fife wide independent charitable organisation providing free, confidential information, counselling and support to anyone affected by rape and sexual assault at some time in their lives.

A highly motivated and energetic individual is required to deliver Prevention Workshops to groups of young people, throughout Fife. Experience of presenting in a group environment is essential. Here at FRASAC, we are committed to developing a workforce that is dynamic and inclusive, where women of all backgrounds have an opportunity to contribute to the work we do. We welcome applications from women of all backgrounds and identities, in particular women of colour and those under-represented in the workforce.

It is our aim that everyone working with us feels welcome, valued and respected. We value diversity and celebrate the different perspectives and contributions this brings to our centre and the work that we do.

Only women need apply under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. The successful candidate will be subject to an

enhanced PVG check.

Candidates must have a full driving license and car with up to date MOT and business insurance.

Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.

By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as Community Support Coordinator you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

You will be part of Scotland’s leading health charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Service provides access to a range

of supported self management and community recovery services to support people across Scotland to manage their health as well as possible and adjust to life after a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or after a stroke.

The Coordinator plays a vital role in delivering Community Support services across the Western Isles for people living with chest, heart, and stroke conditions, as well as Long Covid.

They are responsible for leading a high-quality, person-centred service that empowers individuals to build confidence, manage their condition, and work towards their own goals. This includes the recruitment, retention, and line management of volunteers who provide goal-oriented and time-limited support, helping people take positive steps towards greater independence and self-management.

The Coordinator will also develop strong local connections and a detailed community map to support effective signposting, ensuring people can access the right support at the right time.

Applicants will be expected to live within the Western Isles to allow for community support to be offered on a daily basis within their local area in either a group or 1-2-1 setting. Applicants will also be expected to network with referrers in their local area and build connections to recruit a strong team of local volunteers within the area. Occasional travel across Scotland may be required for training, meetings and conferences.

This post is available as a full time post on 32.5 hours or as a job share (2 x part time posts).

CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a PVG check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.

About Us

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.

About the Community Link Worker Service

The Community Link Worker service collaborates with selected GP surgeries – supporting adults over the age of 18 through social prescribing. Referrals are received from the GP to our Community Link Workers when there might be a concern caused by social factors, rather than a medical problem. The service focuses on improving health outcomes for people experiencing stressors in their lives due to social problems, which could lead to poor mental health.

About the Role

As a Senior Community Link Worker, you will have a developmental role as well as providing on-going support. You will be responsible for developing positive, working relationships between the Community Link Worker team, Primary Care and local community resources. You will work to ensure that people referred from Primary Care to the Community Link Worker service benefit from community resources which can contribute to improvement of their mental and physical health outcomes. You will contribute to community development in your local area of work by working with community organisations

You will carry case loads for on-going work with specific individuals for developing and reviewing personal support plans, and provide oversight of personal support plans designed and implemented by Community Link Workers. Working closely with Community Link Workers in a guidance and/or support and supervision role, you will promote good working practice and staff development.

You will also ensure that the Community Link Worker service provides an environment where people can improve their health outcomes, establish improved connections in their communities and enhance their quality of life.

Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland and we currently have over 3000 Care Experienced members.

At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced children and young people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory opportunity for Care Experienced young people across Scotland; we work alongside corporate parents and communities of all sorts to broaden understanding; we work with policy makers, leaders and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy and practice on the basis of all that can be learnt from the voices of those with experience of care – working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change.

The post holder will work directly with children and young people with experience of care, in an individual relationship-based advocacy role, and within participation and group activity across our North East region. This unique role requires you to listen to what children and young people with experience of care say and support them to ensure their rights are upheld and their voices are heard in the processes of making decisions about their lives. You will also help facilitate a broad range of participatory and engagement opportunities and create the conditions for collective advocacy.

The right candidate for this post will be brilliant at forming positive relationships with children and young people. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, adaptable to a wide range of contexts. You will enjoy working collaboratively with partners. You will be committed to children’s rights, inclusive working, equal opportunities, and believe that all young people can make transformative change happen in their lives if given the opportunity.

The successful candidate will be joining Who Cares? Scotland and working within the North East locality team at an exciting time, when the voices of those who are in or have experienced care are growing in power, individually and collectively – bringing with them insight, challenge, hope and change. Flexibility will be required given the remit of the role. Some evening and weekend work will be necessary, as will a full driving licence and access to transport.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Jane Donaldson, our Advocacy and Participation Manager for our North East team at jdonaldson@whocaresscotland.org.