Thrive Peer Worker
- Part time
- £25,575 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh. A mix of working in NHS office EH1 and community venues in South West Edinburgh.
- Closing 22nd June 2026
- Advertised from 9th June 2026
- 28hrs per week (can be worked over 4 or 5 days, Monday to Friday) £25,575 (eqv. to £13.66ph) Funded to 31st March 2027
- Pension: 5% employers contribution Annual Leave: 32 days holiday, increasing to 37 in year two (pro-rata). This includes some public holidays and two week closure over Christmas and New Year
Role
About Thrive
Thrive Edinburgh is about thinking big and thinking differently. We have made it our goal to promote mental health and protect our citizens’ resilience, self-esteem, family strength and joy, and reduce the toll of mental ill-health on individuals, our communities and our city.
The Thrive Welcome Teams are comprised of organisations that provide social, practical, learning and clinical support.
The South West partnership is between Space, SAMH and the Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership. Our organisations share a commitment to the Thrive vision and values of trust, respect, collaboration, person-centeredness, innovation, and compassion. Together we deliver a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency response so that citizens receive the right help for their mental health, at the right time. The team includes Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Support Practitioners and Peer Workers.
More information about Thrive Edinburgh can be found heree
The Role
Peer work is a recognised practice in mental health recovery across the world.
The main role of a Thrive Peer Worker is to use their own lived experience of mental health recovery journey to promote good mental health practices with citizens within our communities.
This is achieved by providing short term, one-to-one, emotional and practical mental health support. Through confidential conversations a safe space is provided for people to discuss issues at their own pace, using person-centred tools to help others identify their strengths, and work towards achievable and meaningful recovery goals. These meetings can take place in a variety of locations including NHS venues and community based settings.
Peer Work supports people to establish meaningful and fulfilling links in the community so that people can more easily access the right help when needed including social, therapeutic and medical interventions.
Key tasks in the job:
· Hold initial conversations to assess needs and risk, ensuring people access the services that will best support them.
· Guide people to create individual support plans that draw on their own strengths
· Provide short term support through 1:1 meetings, typically between 2-6 sessions, drawing on your own mental health journey
· Be well connected in the community to understand the different services on offer and the criteria for referring.
· Accompany individuals to appointments to connect them into services.
· Attend cross team meetings to discuss cases and share learning.
· Attend open access ‘drop-in’ sessions that are held within community venues, providing people with instant access to advice and sign posting.
What you’ll bring:
· An understanding of Peer Work and how it can be utilised in therapeutic settings.
· Experience of managing your own mental health challenges, with a positive outcome, and able to share your recovery story to support others in their journey to recovery.
· Knowledge of a variety of key issues relating to mental health concerns.
· Have excellent interpersonal skills to naturally form and manage appropriate relationships with a range of people of all ages and walks of life.
· Be able to set appropriate boundaries with people you are supporting whist maintaining an open and trusting environment.
· Competent in the use of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
The full job description and person specification for the role is attached.
About Space
Space is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South West Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching city wide.
WE BELIEVE THAT CONNECTIONS BUILD COMMUNITIES
Space delivers 22 projects, with 60+ staff and over 50 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others.
For more information about Space and all our projects can be found on our website – spacescot.org
Application notes
If you would like to have a conversation about the role or project before applying please contact Hazel Bell via careers@spacescot.org
To apply, please return your completed application form to careers@spacescot.org by 5pm Monday 22nd June 2026.
We embrace AI and know the positive efficiencies it can bring, however if we feel that an application has been solely generated by AI and we can’t get a real feel for who you are, your application may be bypassed.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted no later than Wednesday 24th June to be invited to interview.
Initial interviews will be held in person at The Broomhouse Hub on Monday 29th June 2026.
If you require any assistance in order to complete an application or would like to know about alternative formats available please contact careers@spacescot.org or call 0131 455 7731.
Space @ Broomhouse Hub is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity
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Help reduce isolation and improve wellbeing in our community.
Join us to co-create activities shaped by local people, for local people.
B healthy together are looking for a Community Development Worker to help improve health and wellbeing, reduce social isolation, and support community-led activities in our local area.
You’ll work with local people to deliver and develop activities such as cooking sessions, wellbeing workshops, craft groups, seated exercise, and walking groups—helping ensure they are shaped by community needs and feedback.
You’ll build relationships, support volunteers, and work with partners to strengthen community connections and increase impact.
We’re looking for someone with experience in community work or volunteering, confident working with groups, and passionate about community-led approaches and teamwork.
Organisational Overview:
Linlithgow Community Development Trust is a charity formed by residents to deliver changes that benefit our community. Our vision is “Empowered, thriving communities where people work together to nurture innovation” which we hope to achieve through our mission of “Fostering creative solutions to provide community benefit and encourage a sustainable and vibrant Linlithgow”.
Our main priorities are;
- Driving Environmental Initiatives
- Encouraging waste reduction, resource reuse, and recycling within the community; promoting energy efficiency, encouraging sustainable transportation options, developing friendly green spaces, supporting local food production.
- Improving
Community Health and Wellbeing
- Building connections, reducing social isolation, improving mental and physical health and well-being, increasing learning and skill-building.
- Facilitating Community Engagement
- Empowering residents to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to create community benefit and capacity-building.
Our staff and volunteers are all local people focusing on projects prioritised by local people. By coming together, we want to access the resources needed to help develop strong, inclusive and meaningful projects that give the community a sense of purpose and value and build confidence that they can take into all areas of their lives. Annually, we engage with over 3000 people through our activities, improving the environment, people’s health and wellbeing and strengthening our communities.
Job Purpose:
The role will play a vital part in supporting the Trust’s financial and contract administration. This will be achieved by working to maintain accurate and timely financial records in accordance with charity law and best practice. The role will work closely with the CEO and Treasurer to ensure accurate oversight of the Trusts’ funds along with supporting other areas of compliance and key partner contracts for trust services such as insurance, maintenance, HR and IT.
Embedded within Linlithgow Community Development Trust (LCDT), you will work with the CEO and staff to support on all aspects of financial and contract administration, supporting the trust to monitor and report against its financial position, providing accurate information to funders and ensure the trust has all the information needed to manage its budgets effectively.
In addition to the financial administration, you will support the CEO to maintaining accurate records of contracts and services that the trust relies on to ensure compliance with charity law and ensure that key contracts are reviewed and renewed annually and in line with existing contract dates.
Project Worker – Bridgend Climate Action
- Part time
- £25,080 pro-rata
- On site: Linlithgow
- Closing 21st June 2026
Organisational Overview:
Linlithgow Community Development Trust is a charity formed by residents to deliver changes that benefit our community. Our vision is “Empowered, thriving communities where people work together to nurture innovation” which we hope to achieve through our mission of “Fostering creative solutions to provide community benefit and encourage a sustainable and vibrant Linlithgow”.
Our main priorities are;
- Driving Environmental Initiatives
- Encouraging waste reduction, resource reuse, and recycling within the community; promoting energy efficiency, encouraging sustainable transportation options, developing friendly green spaces, supporting local food production.
- Improving
Community Health and Wellbeing
- Building connections, reducing social isolation, improving mental and physical health and well-being, increasing learning and skill-building.
- Facilitating Community Engagement
- Empowering residents to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to create community benefit and capacity-building.
Our staff and volunteers are all local people focusing on projects prioritised by local people. By coming together, we want to access the resources needed to help develop strong, inclusive and meaningful projects that give the community a sense of purpose and value and build confidence that they can take into all areas of their lives. Annually, we engage with over 3000 people through our activities, improving the environment, people’s health and wellbeing and strengthening our communities.
Job Purpose:
In line with the Scottish Government’s policy priority of tackling the climate emergency, this role will focus on the delivery of environmental initiatives, specifically in the village of Bridgend. Through the delivery of climate action, education and awareness activities, the project officer will work closely with project staff, volunteers and partners to maximise the local community engagement, increase the number of volunteers recruited in the village and promote the local delivery of existing circular economy projects.
In addition to weekly delivery of Tool Library and Repair Shop collections and returns, the project officer will be required to design and deliver a series of seven monthly workshop sessions focusing on climate action and awareness.
This role will be heavily focused on engagement with those seldom heard and experiencing barriers so a strong understanding of, and commitment to, equality and diversity is essential.
Recovery Coordinator
- Full time
- £27,861 – £32,002
- On site: Gilmerton, Edinburgh
- Closing 14th June 2026
Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Coordinator who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs. With this role you’ll be working as part of the South East Recovery Hub team, based in Gilmerton. The team supports people with their or their loved ones’ drug and/or alcohol issues.
No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.
Where: Gilmerton, Edinburgh
Hours:Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type:Permanent
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities
About the role:
- Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
- Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
- Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
- Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
- Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
- Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination
- Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.
- Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery
- Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users
- Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc
About you:
- Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
- Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.
- Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
- Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
- Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
- Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
- Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
- Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
- Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others
What we will give to you:
- 27 days’ annual leave (rising with length of service), plus bank holidays (6) – pro rata.
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme
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