Position: Community Link Workers x4
Location: Highlands (various locations)
Salary: £23,000 per annum, pro-rata
Contract: Hours are dependent on the post location, fixed-term until 2027
Closing date: Midday, 30th October 2024

How to apply

Apply on our BreatheHR portal by completing the online application with your CV and cover letter by 30th October.

We are recruiting for 4 posts throughout the Highlands. When applying for the role, please include your preference of district from the list below in your cover letter. For details about the GP practices included in each post and area, please refer to the BreatheHR link.

• Fort Augustus & Foyers:
  1 position at 11 hours per week
• Sutherland (Dornoch and Bonar Bridge)
  1 position at 6 hours per week
• Skye
  2 positions at 21 hours per week

We also have a Senior Community Link Worker position available (find out more here).

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

If you consider yourself to have a disability, please complete the relevant section within the application pack to inform us of any arrangements that we may make to the interview process.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier or later than stated, so please don’t delay your application to avoid any disappointment.

About the role

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.

The Community Link Worker service has recently expanded to collaborate with 62 selected GP surgeries across Highland – 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.

As a Community Link Worker, you will work directly with people referred to the Highland Community Link Worker Service from their GP Practice who require immediate or on-going emotional, practical or vocational support in order to deliver the best possible health outcomes.

This post works directly with people using the service to develop and review personal support plans. You will work closely with other members of the Community Link Worker team, colleagues in Primary Care and representatives of community-based groups and organisations, to achieve outcomes as defined by your line manager.

Within the Community Link Worker team there is a clear line management structure which supports and shapes the practice. The post will contribute to an environment where people can improve their health outcomes, establish improved connections in their communities, and enhance their quality of life.

People we are looking for

People who are educated to SVQ level 2 or have relevant experience of work in health and social care. You should be able to plan and prioritise a workload and be confident about liaising with statutory and non-statutory agencies.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and the charity and are a “Happy to Talk Flexible” employer.

If you are passionate about enabling Change Mental Health to deliver a valuable service to the Scottish community and feel your profile matches this role’s criteria, then we want to hear from you!