Job title: Self Help Coach – Remote Delivery

Fixed term for 13 months (Maternity cover)

Location: This post is remote based, however travel to LinkLiving offices will be required occasionally for training/meetings, etc.

Hours of Work: 30 per week (working pattern to be agreed, however Tuesday must be included)

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 
Self-help coaching
Supported accommodation
Care at home
Housing support
Befriending
Social cafes

The Service

Building Resilience for a Better Home offers supported self-help to tenants who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues

The Job

The purpose of the job is to provide a self-help service which supports people to develop tools and techniques to better manage mild to moderate mental health issues.

The post holder will provide one-to-one self-help coaching to people who could benefit from additional mental health support. Your role will be to work with each person to identify self-help goals and provide up to nine sessions to work towards these. The sessions will be delivered remotely through an online platform or through phone calls.

About You

You will be educated to a minimum of SCQF Level 7 (or equivalent) or have relevant experience, with an understanding of self-help techniques and/or a CBT approach. You will have knowledge of the issues affecting people who are excluded and marginalised, together with a working knowledge of mental health self-help resources and a commitment to using these effectively in your work.

You will be confident in building equal, positive and respectful relationships with people and have demonstrable experience of using a person-centred approach. You will bring empathy, active listening skills and sensitivity to people’s emotional and social wellbeing, along with the ability to communicate effectively in a variety of situations.

You will be able to manage ongoing risk, use your initiative to problem solve and remain calm and effective during a crisis. You will work positively as part of a team while also being proactive in managing your own wellbeing. You will be organised and able to collect data and maintain accurate records, with a flexible, practical and reliable approach to your work.

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?

The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:

Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards, subject to terms of the scheme
35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years’ service
opportunity to buy and sell holiday
enhanced company sick and family friendly pay
access to paid SVQ qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities
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
access to a Salary Exchange car leasing scheme, subject to the terms of the scheme
life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits
healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services
employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
access to purchase annual corporate clothing vouchers
annual flu vaccination
access to a credit union savings and borrowing scheme
cycle to work scheme
access to discounts on mobile airtime plans and much more!

For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the LinkLiving website.

This role is subject to PVG membership under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Individuals who are barred from working with children or protected adults will not be considered for this position. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or membership update.

Further Information

Interested? If you have any questions about the role, please email and we can arrange for someone from the service to call you for an informal chat.

To find out more about what LinkLiving do and to view the generous pay and benefits package, please visit our website

Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday 27 September 2026

Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Monday 05 October 2026 at Link Academy in Falkirk

How to Apply

To complete an application form, please click on the “Apply online” button below. Instructions on how to complete the form are at the top of the page.

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We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. Our interview locations have step free or level access therefore may be accessible to applicants using mobility equipment such as wheelchairs and walking equipment however, if you have any specific access requirements, please let us know and we will be happy to provide more information and/or support.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

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