Work with us


Diverse roles for amazing people – a career with Link makes a BIG difference

We are a group of award-winning social enterprise companies serving more than 15,000 customers  – making us one of the largest social landlords in Scotland.

We work together to provide affordable housing, property management, regeneration, advice, financial inclusion and employability services. Since Link was established in 1962, we have become a leader in developing and delivering innovative homes and services for those in need.

Within our group structure are companies which share our aim of improving the lives of people living across Scotland whilst looking after the environment.

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Benefits of working with us

Benefits of being an employee of Link Group, Link Housing and C~urb (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 an additional 1 day’s pro rata holiday per year after 1 year’s service up to a maximum of 40 days per year
  • Opportunity to buy and sell holiday days
  • Enhanced company sick and enhanced family‑friendly pay are provided on a sliding scale based on an employee’s continuous length of service
  • Our apprentices receive the Real Living Wage
  • Access to purchase annual corporate clothing vouchers
  • Access to paid qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities
  • Funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council regulatory memberships
  • Funded professional membership, e.g. CIH, CIMA
  • Defined contribution pension with matched generous employer pension 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
  • Annual flu vaccination
  • Flexible working options in most services. Link offers hybrid working for suitable roles, so there may be opportunities for home working.
  • Up to £500 tax-free pension advice allowance for employees within 5 years of pension retirement eligibility,  subject to the terms of the scheme
  • Access to a savings and borrowing scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Access to discounts on mobile airtime plans
  • Career progression and opportunities across the wider Link group partner organisations
  • and much more!

Belonging with us

At Link, ‘belonging with us’ means engaging the full potential of individuals, where innovation thrives, and views, beliefs, and values are connected.

We aim to provide excellent services tailored to deliver the needs of the people who use our services.

Through active leadership and good governance, we aim to create a culture where everyone feels they belong, are valued for their contributions and views, and have opportunities for employment and development.

We aim to proactively celebrate our diverse communities.

Fair Work Practices Statement

Link Effective Voice Statement

 

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Link is a Disability Confident Leader: we guarantee interviews for all applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for advertised posts.

Our awards and accreditations

We are committed to the training and development of our people. We support and encourage them to reach their potential by participating in several accreditations and award schemes:

  • Investors in People Gold Award
  • Investors in Young People
  • Investors in Volunteers
  • Committed Member of Inclusive Employers
  • Accredited Scottish Living Wage Employer
  • See Me — pledge to tackle the stigma associated with mental health issues
  • Disability Confident Leader
  • Carer Positive Scotland accredited

  • Investors in People Gold Award

    We received the Gold accreditation from Investors in People as a result of our commitment to our people and fostering a people-first workplace that empowers colleagues through a work culture of honesty, trust, and teamwork.

    We also retained an Investors in Wellbeing silver accreditation as part of the recent Investors in People assessment.

  • Investors in Young People Gold

    The Investors in Young People Gold accreditation serves as a benchmark for excellence in attracting young talent and nurturing their professional development.

  • Living Wage Employer

    We're accredited as a Living Wage Employer because we believe work should provide a decent standard of living for everyone who works with us.

  • Committed Member of Inclusive Employers

    The Inclusive Employer Standard is a globally recognised workplace accreditation and benchmarking tool for inclusion and diversity that assesses employers using Inclusive Employers' unique inclusion framework.

  • Investors in Volunteers

    Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for good practice in volunteer management. They assess the quality of employers' volunteer management and involvement to give volunteers confidence in our ability to provide an outstanding volunteer experience.

  • See Me pledge

    We have signed the See Me pledge and commited to working with ‘see me’ to challenge stigma and discrimination around mental health issues.

  • Disability Confident Leader

    Disability Confident Leader is the highest level of the UK government’s voluntary accreditation and evidences our commitment to continuously improving our recruitment practices and workplace for disabled people.

    As part of this, we guarantee interviews for all applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for advertised posts.

 

Training and work experience

We offer volunteering opportunities, work placements, and apprenticeships not only within Link, but with some of our contractors.

Volunteering

Our subsidiaries, LinkLiving and Horizon, offer volunteering opportunities that give participants the chance to learn or refresh skills while building confidence and self-esteem through helping others.

 

Apprenticeships

We offer modern apprenticeships in business administration, housing, construction, social care and within our trades team, C~urb Property Maintenance.

The apprenticeships give young people the opportunity to begin their careers with Link and the chance to progress within the organisation. 

Some of our contractors also offer apprenticeships as part of community benefits in procurement.

Work placements

We work in partnership with a number of schools, colleges and training providers to offer work placements to pupils and students.

We also ask the contractors we employ to provide work placement opportunities to young people to help them gain experience in the construction industry.