The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting a new member to join our team in Glasgow within the Stronger Schools,
Stronger Communities pilot project.
Based in a school in Northeast area of Glasgow, with some meetings/events carried out in the local community/across
Glasgow, the Schools Community Links Practitioner will provide tailored, non‑stigmatising support and improve
access to energy advice and services, including carbon monoxide (CO) awareness, priority services registration,
CO alarms, advocacy, and safeguarding. By offering a safe and trusted space within the school, the project aims
to reduce fuel poverty and strengthen connections to essential energy and wider support services for
families.
The successful candidate must have:
- Experience at delivering advice to a wide range of people and families and be familiar with benefit
entitlements/income maximisation as well as showing empathy and understanding of the issues faced by our
customers.
- Knowledge and understanding of the environmental, social and economic problems of deprived
areas and the roles of the public, private and voluntary sectors in tackling them.
- Demonstrable
experience and knowledge of the provision of advice to low-
income households in energy efficiency or related fields.
- Self-motivation and the ability to work with limited supervision.
- The ability to work with a wide range
of people and proven experience of working with vulnerable householders, low income and/or other disadvantaged
groups, including a strong understanding of the challenges faced by people living in areas of deprivation in
relation to living well.
- Tact and diplomacy when liaising with a wide range of organisations.
- A
solution-focused approach.
- Non-discriminatory values.
- Excellent influencing, negotiation and
motivational skills to engage people and to enable them to take up a wide range of community services and
activities.
- Excellent networking skills.
- Excellent record and information management
skills.
- Knowledge of facilitating service improvement and appreciation of different organisational
cultures and workforce development.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on own
initiative.
- IT skills.
- An ability and willingness to travel across Glasgow if
appropriate
- Ability to develop a non-dependent and non-judgemental relationship with awareness of
personal and professional boundaries, whilst being supportive and respectful of others.
- Strong
understanding of the challenges faced by people living in areas of deprivation in relation to living
well.
As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:
- 210 hours annual leave pro rata (equivalent of 30 days)
- 91 hours public holiday that can be taken
flexibly pro rata (equivalent of 13 days)
- 24.5 hours additional leave between Christmas Eve and New Year
pro rata (equivalent of 3.5 days)
- Flexible working (formal and informal)
- Contributory pension
scheme 6%
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay
- Enhanced sick
pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Learning and development opportunities
- Time off in
lieu
- Cycle Scheme
- Carer Positive Employer
- Disability Confident Employer
- Up to 35
hours (pro rata) paid carers leave per annum
- Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid special leave
- Up to
70 hours (pro rata) paid compassionate leave
- Paid day off to move house
- Employee
forum
- Trade union recognition for Glasgow Links programme
The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk
flexible working.
The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet
every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still
want to hear from you.
PVG Scheme membership is required for this post.
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that applicants may need during the recruitment process and you
will be asked whether you require any during this process. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.
The ALLIANCE is committed to the principles of the Disability Confident Scheme, which includes offering an interview
to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the
role.
This commitment does not guarantee an interview for all disabled applicants; candidates must meet the minimum
criteria of the role. The purpose of this approach is to promote positive action by encouraging disabled
individuals to apply for roles and providing them with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talents, and
potential at the interview stage.
There may be instances where it is not practical or appropriate to interview all disabled applicants who meet the
minimum criteria. In such cases, we will apply the same selection process used for non-disabled applicants,
shortlisting those who best meet the criteria.
Closing date for applications is 4pm on 8 May 2026.
Interviews will be held on 19 and 20 of May 2026. If you are unable to make this date, please notify us at the time
of application. We may be able to accommodate another time and date within 2 days of the original date.
About the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) is an independent Scottish Charity funded by a grant from
the Scottish Government. Our vision is for a Scotland where people of all ages who are disabled or living with
long term conditions, and unpaid carers, have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well, as equal and
active citizens, free from discrimination, with support and services that put them at the centre.
The ALLIANCE has three core aims; we seek to:
- Ensure people are at the centre, that their voices, expertise, and rights drive policy and sit at the heart of
design, delivery and improvement of support and services.
- Support transformational change, towards
approaches that work with individual and community assets, helping people to stay well, supporting human rights,
self-management, co-production, and independent living.
- Champion and support the third sector as a vital
strategic and delivery partner and foster better cross-sector understanding and partnership.
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