Project Worker - Bridgend Climate Action

Role: Project Worker – Bridgend Climate Action
Salary: £25,080 pro rata, 5% pension contribution scheme, generous holiday entitlement.
Hours: 16 hours per week. Specific work pattern to be agree with the successful candidate
Contract Term: 12 month contract with continuation subject to ongoing funding
Reports to: Circular Economy Project Manager
Location: Working time to be divided between Linlithgow Community Development Trust Office, Linlithgow and Bridgend, West Lothian. With potential for some home working.

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.

Duties and Responsibilities

Tool Library and Repair Shop liaison

• Act as collection and return liaison for the satellite service of the Linlithgow Tool Library and Repair Shop, by connecting with the local community in Bridgend to promote and deliver the service. Tasks will include hosting the weekly sessions, record keeping, ensuring safety checks are conducted and maintaining good communication links between Bridgend and Linlithgow teams.
• Training of local volunteers to assist with these services and to maximise local involvement and understanding of the climate benefits of sharing and repairing.

Workshops & Activities

• Planning and support the delivery of monthly workshops focusing on local and individual actions that will address the climate crisis. As well as the circular economy, topics might include energy efficiency, active travel options, care of the natural environment and grow your own food.

Community Engagement

• Work with and develop good working relationships with a range of stakeholders across the local community, ensuring their views and wishes are considered and influence the project delivery.
• Recording quantitative and qualitative data to inform the current and future projects and engagement with the community
• Establish a steering group of volunteers with lived experience to guide the projects future direction and provide insight and feedback on what is important to them to ensure project sustainability following the funded period.
• To work on the expansion, administration and delivery of existing projects to those experiencing social isolation, socio-economic disadvantage and mental health challenges

Other duties

• Maintain accurate monthly budget records, processing all invoices and purchase orders in line with the organisation's procedures.
• Work closely with all LCDT staff and volunteer team.
• Commit and adhere to LCDT’s principles, policies and procedures.
• Contribute to the development and upkeep of LCDT’s physical spaces, websites, events diaries, blogs and monthly mail outs.
• Carry out other duties which may reasonably be required in light of the main purpose of the job.

Person Specification

The successful applicant will meet these criteria:

Experience

Essential

• Relevant work experience in a project environment servicing the needs of multiple internal/external stakeholders.
• Experience of organising and running events.
• Experienced of engaging with those seldom heard and experiencing barriers

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• A clear understanding of the current climate emergency in Scotland, and an awareness of positive climate behaviours
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to be creative in problem solving.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work with a range of people.

Desirable

• Experience of delivering community-based workshops
• Knowledge of the local area and the challenges faced by local communities
• Interest in or skills around repair or maintenance

Personal attributes

Essential

• Motivated and driven.
• Flexible and adaptable
• Energetic, proactive, and enthusiastic
• Able to motivate and inspire others
• A strong understanding of, and commitment to, equality and diversity is essential

Other

Essential

• Willingness to work some evenings and weekends
• The ability to transport yourself around the local area to meet with partners and volunteers through the course of your work.

Linlithgow Community Development Trust (LCDT) is fully committed to the principles of equality of opportunity. Through our recruitment process we will endeavor to ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment, on the grounds of age, race, disability, parental or marital status, religious belief, sex, gender, social status or sexual orientation, than any other.

Closing date: 21st June 2026
Interview date: 30th June 2026