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Aberlour is looking to recruit 2 Peripatetic Residential Child Care Workers to work with our children's houses in Fife to help with the smooth running of the lives of the children who live with us.  Peripatetic Residential Workers allow us to be more responsive to the needs of the houses enabling us to help our houses fill any gaps that come up, be they during the day to help children attend school or other learning provision, in the evenings enabling the children to undertake specific activities, or at night, either to cover night shifts or to help the adults settle children at night.  Post holders, therefore, need to be flexible and adaptable and be able to work across all our houses in Fife and be available at short notice to work across the full span of the day across the full week, including weekends.

Do you want to make a positive difference to some of the most marginalised and vulnerable children in Scotland?  Have you got exceptional marketing, communications and PR skills? Then we'd like to hear from you.

For too many children in Scotland, a bad start to life can lead to a bad end. Aberlour is committed to helping children and their families at the earliest possible opportunity, before their problems spiral out of control; before it's too late.

We recently launched a significant marketing, fundraising and public affairs campaign to draw attention to child poverty and inequality in Scotland and to acquire new donors who will enable Aberlour to reach more children.

We are looking for an exceptional individual with significant experience working as a marketing and communications executive at a managerial level who will help us build on the success of this campaign and help drive its next phase.

You will be a strategic thinker, an exceptional communicator and have planned and delivered marketing, communications strategies. You will have proven PR skills with a knowledge of the Scottish media and experience of managing design and website agency relationships.

This is a full-time permanent post which can be based within our Glasgow or Stirling office, with a significant need to be in Glasgow.

Please apply online. If you have any queries, please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

Applications to be returned by: noon on Monday 2 March 2020

Interviews are expected to be held on Friday 13 March 2020 at our Glasgow office.

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This post is open to internal applicants only

37.5 hrs per week

Fixed Term until 31^st March 2021

Are you committed to delivering best practice to support children and young people with complex needs?

Are you ready to use your experience and skill to shape practice in delivering quality services to children and young people?

Do you feel excited about the opportunity to take your first step towards a management position?

If so, this is a great opportunity for you.

As someone who has built up experience working in a care at home setting, you will have the confidence to guide and direct the provision of care to the children and young people in the service.  You will play a pivotal role, working in partnership with parents and families to meet the emotional and physical needs of children and young people with complex needs. 

You will play a lead role, mentoring and supporting staff and being a role model, delivering excellence in the services we provide.  You will assist in assessing, planning and delivering services, taking responsibility for ensuring that assessment and interventions are prepared, monitored and evaluated.

Engaging positively with children, young people and families you will plan and implement appropriate support for the children and young people.  Sensitive and accurate reporting is a key responsibility and so you will have good written communication skills and the ability to learn how to use effectively, Aberlour’s recording system: Dynamics.

This role offers the opportunity to consolidate and build on your experience combined with the ability to enhance your skills and knowledge through training, for example, in Managing People for Growth.

As part of the management team you will play an active role in ensuring that individuals and families needs are completed in accordance with service guidance.

If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk. 

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

Applications to be returned by: noon on 27^th February 2020

Introduction to Our Aberlour click here

Our Aberlour Values click here

Child Protection Policy click here

Privacy Notice click here

Job Description click here

Person Specification click here

Terms & Conditions for this post click here

Do you share our vision? Do you want to work in an organisation that really cares for the young people we work with?

We are looking to build our relief pool of Family Workers within our Options Dundee Service.  We work in partnership with the families to offer tailored packages of support to help support families to stay together.  Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal, and emotional care to support the families in their daily living and within the local community. 

The families we work with find our service invaluable- “I don't know what I'd do without them. I trust them, my child trusts them - we both feel safe when they're in the house…They've changed my and my child’s life.”

You will receive a planned and supported induction consisting of a varied training programme; including CALM Training, Child Protection Training and support to complete an SVQ3. You will be working alongside a highly motivated and skilled team to provide a personalised service for our young people.

Our relief workers play a crucial role in supporting our team.  This work is offered on a casual, hourly paid basis to provide cover during staff absence and/or particularly busy periods.  Availability should be specified on your application and will be discussed at interview.  Ideally, you will have experience of direct work with children and families and/or experience of working with children or adults with a learning disability and/or an autism spectrum condition.

If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk.  

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

Applications to be returned by: noon on Wednesday 26^th February 2020

Interviews will be held on Friday 6^th March 2020

Introduction to Our Aberlour click here

Our Aberlour Values click here

Child Protection Policy click here

Privacy Notice click here

Job Description click here

Person Specification click here

Terms & Conditions for this post click here

Are you an experienced administrator, comfortable with financial information and developing spreadsheets? If so we want to hear from you.

We need someone to help develop this vital service and ensure its ongoing success for some of Scotland's most vulnerable children and young people.

At Aberlour Attain, working in partnership with Renfrewshire Council, we bring together vulnerable children and young people with a mentor to build a consistent and trusting relationship and improve their opportunities.  The focus in every mentoring relationship will be on developing the relationship, recognising and building their strengths, and providing support and encouragement to deal with difficult and challenging situations in their lives. This service is currently funded through the attainment fund until the 31^st March 2021, when outcomes of the service will be reviewed to assess ongoing funding.  

As a Service Administrator you will support the service with general and financial administrative tasks including the co-ordination of recruitment paperwork for volunteers joining the service.  You will have administrative experience gained through working within a busy office. You will be comfortable working with Microsoft Office packages including Excel.  You will have excellent communication and organisational skills.

You will ideally have a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or equivalent experience.

If this sounds like a challenge you want to be part of, then please go to our website www.aberlour.org.uk/vacancies where you can apply online. If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk.  Applications are welcome from minority groups. 

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

Applications to be returned by: noon on 24^th February 2020

Interviews will be held on 3^rd March 2020 

Aberlour Options Moray offer a safe, homely environment for a child to come and stay for a short break that gives their families a rest from their caring role. During that break, children enjoy a range of fun activities and experiences with our staff who specialise in taking care of children with disabilities. Our service is very much a 'home from home' for the children who stay with us there.

Aberlour Options Moray is a community based project for children/young people with learning disabilities in Moray.  Staff are involved in all aspects of the young peoples' care which includes ensuring a high level of physical, emotional and personal care.  Aberlour Options Moray offers residential services as well as respite short breaks.

You will provide needs-led, person-centred support to children and young people with complex physical, learning and emotional needs.

Relief Workers play a crucial role in supporting our team.  This work is offered on a casual,hourly paid basis to provide cover during staff absence and/or particularly busy periods.  Availability should be specified on your application and will be discussed at interview. Days, Evenings, Weekend and Nights shifts may be offered. Ideally, you will have experience of direct work with children and families and/or experience of working with children or adults with a learning disability and/or an autism spectrum condition.

You will hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (for example: SVQ3 Care plus an HNC) together with relevant experience of working with children or young people.  You must also be able to demonstrate awareness of the key elements of working with people affected by disability as well as an understanding of, and commitment to, young people's rights.

Please apply on-line.  If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk.  Applications are welcome from minority groups.

There is no deadline for applications as they will be reviewed as and when received.However the service may wait until a number are received before arranging suitable interview dates.  Please note we do not accept CV's.

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

We are looking to build our current pool of Relief Residential Workers to work in our residential service for children and young people based in Inverness.  We work using a Dyadic Developmental Practice model which means that we ensure that the child/young person and their behaviour is understood and that the child or young person feels as safe as possible at home, in school and in social activities.

We are looking for individuals who will be playful, warm, accepting, curious and empathetic in their

dealings with children, and to bring these qualities to help us achieve our vision, which is to:

1.                   Provide the best option in Scotland for children who require to live in residential care.

2.                   Provide the best life-long learning services in Scotland which support children to lead happy and successful lives.

3.                   Be the best place in Scotland for staff to work and to support staff to achieve their individual and collective potential.

Our aim is to create and provide our young people with opportunities to develop and grow within a safe therapeutic environment. 

'I help out in the kitchen. My speciality is Spag Bol.' (Young Person).

By giving our young people opportunities like this we help build self-esteem and self-worth, giving children and young people the belief that they can achieve and be successful in their future.

Relief Workers play a crucial role in supporting our team.  Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal, and emotional care to support the families in their daily living and within the local community.

This work is offered on a casual, hourly paid basis to provide cover during staff absence and/or particularly busy periods.  Availability should be specified on your application and will be discussed at interview.

You will hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (for example: SVQ3 Care plus an HNC) together with relevant experience of working with children or young people. 

Please apply on-line. If you have any queries, please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk.  Applications are welcome from minority groups.

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

Please note that this is an open advert for residential workers and interviews will be arranged as and when there are sufficient candidates