Community Links Worker (CLW)

• 25 hours per week (with 2025/26 cost of living uplift provided on completion of probationary period)

Role

The Scottish Government is promoting social prescribing as a way of reducing or mitigating health inequalities. Social prescribing links people attending GP or other primary care services with local, often non-clinical, community resources.

Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership (CSHSCP) has a Strategic Commissioning Plan that focuses on prevention and early intervention and reducing social isolation and loneliness. Investment in the Community Link Worker (CLW) programme in the Partnership area is aligned to the strategic planning, and we are now seeking a new Community Link Worker to join the team in Clackmannanshire.

The Community Link Worker will be fully integrated in the day-to-day work of the practice staff to inform and provide community connections to service users; will be supported by the CTSI/ SVE; and will work with local volunteer Community Health Champions.

The Community Links Workers will help people to access the wide range of local support provided by Third Sector organisations, helping them to reconnect and understand how they can improve and sustain their own health and wellbeing.

• Hybrid: Stirling: based in GP surgeries, city centre office, and from home with some local travel.
• Closing 7th April 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead our Community Links Worker (CLW) team in Stirling. We are seeking a motivated and compassionate individual to fill this post. Experience of working with people living with poor mental health is essential. As is an understanding of personal outcomes, person-centred support and trauma-informed practice.

Established in 2022, the CLW team is supported by the Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership, and hosted by SVE (with the Clackmannanshire team members hosted by CTSI). The post holder will have line management responsibilities for the Stirling-based CLW team. The Lead CLW will manage the Stirling urban partnership area and be based across GP surgeries in the Eastern Villages of Stirling. They will provide leadership and day-to-day management and supervision to existing CLWs and manage a caseload of clients within their GP practice. They will also be responsible for ensuring that data collection and information/recording systems are kept up to date and held in line with GDPR, as well as raising awareness of local trends.

Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise (SVE) is Stirling's local third sector interface (TSI). TSIs exist to build empowered communities with a thriving third sector, which consists of community groups, voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises. SVE provides services aimed to build third sector capacity, structured around the themes of third sector excellence and resilience, social innovation, volunteering, community development and third sector involvement in community planning and decision making.

• On site: Based at Engage Renfrewshire offices (Ferguslie Park) 4.5 days a week, .5 day a week at Renfrewshire HSCP Health Improvement Team (Linwood) with travel across Renfrewshire required
• Closing 11th April 2025

The Community Officer post will drive forward work in relation to preventing harm from tobacco, second-hand smoke and vaping, across Renfrewshire.

The post will have a targeted focus on early years, children and families, therefore focusing on groups identified as most at risk of harm.

The Community Officer will work with local community and third sector organisations to increase knowledge around the harms of tobacco, second-hand smoke and vaping, as well as providing support to access to local Quit Your Way Services which offer free stop-smoking support across Renfrewshire. The Quit Your Way team provides a friendly, knowledgeable and dedicated face-to-face, telephone or online support to individuals throughout their quit journey.

The Officer will share resources and services from within the Renfrewshire HSCP and NHS GGC to a range of network partners.

They will deliver awareness campaigns around the prevention of harm from tobacco, second-hand smoke and vaping, engage with community groups and collaborate with local organisations to promote healthier choices.

The Community Officer will increase capacity by working in partnership with community organisations to upskill staff on how to effectively share knowledge around the harms associated with tobacco, second-hand smoke and vaping, increase staff confidence in signposting on to relevant Quit Your Way Services and ensure that work feeds into relevant Tobacco and Vaping strategy via the Health Improvement Team.

The Officer will be a part of Engage’s Community and Voluntary Action (CAVA) Team and will be encouraged to link with other team members throughout the project to promote across existing networks and agendas.

The Officer will work closely with Renfrewshire HSCP Health Improvement Team and will be based 0.5 days a week within their office space at Linwood Health Centre to ensure collaborative working. Renfrewshire HSCP Health Improvement Team will provide professional support for the post holder throughout.

• Remote: Primarily remotely, with some work expected at our designated work hubs
• Closing 7th April 2025

Circle is a children and families charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. Our purpose is to improve the lives of children by strengthening families.

Circle’s approach builds on strengths, is solution-focused and uses a whole family approach to create a family environment that promotes healthy development in children.

Upside - National Voluntary Throughcare Programme

This Scottish Government funded programme will deliver inclusive voluntary throughcare services across Scotland for men, women and young people serving a short-term sentence or following a period on remand. A collaborative and relationship-based partnership model underpins delivery to support to achieve positive outcomes for people and wider communities. Improving reintegration and wellbeing ultimately improves lives and reduces re-offending.

We are recruiting for values-driven people to join our Circle delivery team in the following Upside - Throughcare Community Worker roles:

Upside - Throughcare Community Workers

Forth Valley

1 Upside - Community Worker – Supporting Males (Full time – 36 hrs)

1 Upside - Senior Community Worker – Supporting Males (Full time – 36 hours)

Your role will be to support people returning to their community following a short-term sentence or period on remand providing relational and practical support that is tailored and responsive to the needs of the person. Working collaboratively with Throughcare Prison Worker colleagues and a range of partners you will support in coordinated pre-release planning to ensure a person’s journey is effectively supported. This will involve supporting connections to local, and specialist, services where appropriate and importantly wider community connections.

You will have the ability to establish trusting and genuine relationships with compassionate approaches front and centre. You will be self-motivated and understand the importance of collaboration and working in partnership across organisations and sectors to support the best outcomes for people. You will be keen to support your team, Pod area and wider service delivery demonstrating flexibility to service demand as required.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be involved in shaping and delivering a new high-profile government funded project, that is truly making a difference to people’s lives.

This role will involve working as part of a dynamic local team with workers from across Partner organisations. Primarily remotely, with some work expected at our designated work hub in Forth Valley and travel as required to support engagement across the partnership and travel as required to support engagement events across the partnership.

Being educated to at least SVQ level 3 or equivalent is desirable. Experience of supporting individuals in a community setting, a current driving licence and use of a car for work and being computer literate with proficient experience of Microsoft tools are essential.

Applicants should possess a qualification in social work, social care, education or health, and have relevant experience.

Are you a strategic leader passionate about supporting Stirling’s third sector? We are seeking a Chair of the Board to guide Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise (SVE) and help shape a thriving network of charities, social enterprises, and community organisations.

SVE is the partnership and development agency for the third sector in Stirling. As the local Third Sector Interface (TSI), we support and empower charities, social enterprises, and volunteer-led groups to create lasting social impact.

About the Role

As Chair, you will provide strategic leadership and ensure that the Board operates effectively in alignment with SVE’s purpose, vision, and values. Key responsibilities include:

• Governance & Strategy – Oversee the Board’s strategic direction, ensuring strong governance, accountability, and financial sustainability.
• Leadership & Collaboration – Support and guide the CEO while respecting the distinction between governance and operational management.
• Board Effectiveness – Foster an inclusive and collaborative Board environment, ensuring all Trustees contribute effectively to decision-making.
• Stakeholder Engagement – Act as an ambassador for SVE, representing the organisation to key stakeholders, funders, and partners.
• Risk & Performance Management – Ensure that risks are managed appropriately and that performance is measured against strategic objectives.

Who We’re Looking For

We are seeking an experienced leader with:

• A strong background in governance, strategic leadership, or Board management.
• Experience in financial oversight and risk management.
• A commitment to SVE’s vision, mission, and values.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.