Aberlour, funded by the Scottish Government - Investing in Communities, is trying to tackle poverty and inequality across disadvantaged North West Dumfries communities. We aim to achieve this through our newly refurbished community premises, which is open to all, and provides a range of services for the local community such as laundry, clothing, fridges and family/meeting rooms. Our aim is to build a service around the needs of the local community.
As a Caretaker you will be responsible for general maintenance, including minor repairs to the Community Hub, ensuring the relevant standards are met. You will act as a first point of contact to the local community who will be using the hub for various activities. You will work in partnership with the Community Connector to ensure that the hub is set up and organised for any community groups that may be using it.
We are looking to recruit a Caretaker who will work 15 hours per week. These hours will be worked flexibly to meet the needs of the service and the local community which may include evenings, weekends and public holidays. This post is offered on a fixed term basis until June 2022.
We are looking to recruit someone who has had experience of working in a similar role. Further details can be found in the accompanying job description.
If you would like an informal chat about this post, please contact Amanda McAllister on 01387 325090.
If you are interested in this post please apply online at our website www.aberlour.org.uk/workwithus. 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 26th April 2021
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Do you believe that every child deserves the chance to flourish?
Could you bring enthusiasm and fun to a young person’s life?
Are you interested in developing your skills and experience in working therapeutically with young people?
Could you join the team and help to maintain the continuity of care that the young people need whilst one of their regular carers is on maternity leave? This post is a temporary post to cover maternity leave and is expected to end May 2022.
If so, we would like to hear from you.
We are looking to recruit a Residential Worker to join our team in Inverness, you will work 37.5 hours per week working in a residential house which is home for up to five young people. We have a core team of Residential Workers who support our young people, helping them to achieve and overcome the challenges they face. At Aberlour, we believe that every child deserves the change to flourish regardless of their background and the circumstances that have brought them to live with Aberlour. The children we support are presently not able to live safely with their own families and many of them have suffered from trauma and loss in their young lives. Working therapeutically with the young people, using a Dyadic Developmental approach, our aim is to help the young people to develop their confidence and self-worth and therefore to maximise their potential and opportunities for living fulfilled and happy lives. As a Residential Worker, you will play a fundamental role in ensuring that our young people are working towards their goals through supporting them with different daily activities. These activities can include college, different hobbies and attending fun groups. Not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role.
You will become part of a highly skilled and experienced team and will have a supported induction programme, with access to an extensive training programme which includes CALM training, Child Protection and Fire Safety.
This service operates a residential rota and, as part of this, you will be expected to work evenings, weekends, nights and public holidays. Shifts are set on a monthly basis and follow a rolling pattern, however may be altered to suit the needs of the service.
Young people have told us that they like staff who:
“Will keep me safe at night”
“Are confident to have fun and be silly with me – who don’t sit back and just watch”
“Are honest and truthful”
“Like football”
“Like makeup and fashion”
“Want to spend time with me one to one”
Our residential service in Inverness is one of two houses that Aberlour runs in the Highlands. Our experienced teams of staff seek to create a comfortable home for the young people where they can grow and flourish, participating in educational and community activities to achieve their goals.
Please see the ‘Person Specification’ document included with this advert on our website for further details on preferred qualifications and experience.
If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk Applications are welcome from diverse ethnic minority and cultural communities, and under-represented faith and religious groups.
Please note we do not accept CV’s.
Applications to be returned by: noon on Thursday 22th April 2021
Love InC Project needs you!
The we would LOVE to hear from you!!
The Love InC Project
Love InC is a 3-year partnership project between Aberlour, Includem, The Care Inspectorate and Celcis. We want to talk to and work with care experienced young people, to gather their views about their experiences of, and feelings about, Love. We also want to use what we learn about love and relationships in all different types of care settings to help the adults who work with these children and young people to do it in the most loving way possible.
Right now, there is a big focus on Love in the Care System in Scotland. And that’s because people are understanding more and more that without feeling loved, no child will be able to have a happy and positive life.
There are lots of people, groups and organisations looking at what happens currently, what works and what doesn’t, and thinking about ways to make the changes that the children, young people and adults who have care experience tell us is needed, to create a better, happier, and more loving environment for all children and young people to grow up in.
The Love InC Project is an important voice in that conversation.
We work with children and young people; asking their opinions and exploring their views about love in creative ways, and we work with adults who provide care and support for these children.
We are using what we find out:
And we need to find a Project Participation Assistant to help us do this….
The Project Participation Assistant will:
The Project Participation Assistants will also be:
To register your interest in the role, and to book a place to attend the recruitment day, please contact Liz Mitchell, Project Development Manager, or Andy Finlay, Admissions and Programmes Manager before Thursday 22 April.
Liz Mitchell Project Development Manager
M: 07849084420
Email: liz.mitchell@aberlour.org.uk
Andy Finlay
Admissions and Programmes ManagerM: 07854958120
Email: andy.finlay@aberlour.org.uk
Do YOU want to help build a better future for Young People? Do YOU want to be part of an organisation who really care?
Our Family Support Service supports families living in the Glasgow area, working both on a 1:1 basis and in groups in a variety of community, school and home setting, supporting the most disadvantaged families within the area to help reduce isolation and become more engaged in their community.
We are look for someone to work within our bespoke support service to vulnerable families with children attending Miltonbank Primary School. This service is supported by the Pupil Equity Fund. You will work with the school to identify families with which you will offer personalised child development and parenting support to improve outcomes for those children within the education system. During the summer months you will continue work with the families doing outreach work.
You will have relevant experience working with children and families with strong knowledge of child development and parenting.
The post is offered as 18.75 hours per week worked on a flexible pattern to meet the needs of both the post holder and the families being supported. Work is expected to be completed within the identified school. This post is a temporary post to cover maternity leave and is expected to end December 2021. Internal secondment requests will be considered, please speak to your line manager if you are interested in such an opportunity.
Please go to our website www.aberlour.org.uk/jobs where you can apply on-line. If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk. Applications are welcome from diverse ethnic minority and cultural communities, and under-represented faith and religious groups.
Applications to be returned by noon on the 20th April 2021
Are you passionate about helping vulnerable young people thrive and flourish?
Do you have the skills to engage with young people and support them to reach their maximum potential?
New residential house for children in Auchterhouse
This is an exciting opportunity to work in our new residential house in Auchterhouse near Dundee. You should be enthusiastic, warm, playful, accepting, curious and empathetic and be able to bring these qualities to your work with children and young people. Our approach is to work in a therapeutic way to support the vulnerable children and young people who live in our residential houses.
We are looking for a full time wakened night worker.
Children tell us that they want to live somewhere where they feel safe, with adults who know, understand them and love them and who they trust. They want the adults who care for them to have fun with them, to be silly, to help them learn and grow and share memories and experiences with them. Can you help to create these experiences for children and young people?
Creating a safe, comfortable and loving home environment
The care experience of our children is our first consideration and by creating the home environment that makes them feel safe, comfortable and loved, this also creates a rewarding and fulfilling experience for our staff team, providing valuable development opportunities. One of the key things for working with vulnerable children and young people is to provide consistency and so it is important that you can work with the rest of the team to deliver this, whilst taking account of the changing needs of the children and communicating effectively with your colleagues.
Values based culture
You must be comfortable working in a culture based on respect, integrity, innovation and the ability to challenge. You should be able to work in a nurturing way, enabling the children and young people to feel safe and loved. We are looking for individuals who will help us to achieve our vision, which is to:
We support our staff to be as effective as they can be, equipping them to employ best practice in their work and to be exceptional role models for the children and for staff.
Please see the ‘Person Specification’ document on our website for further details on preferred qualifications and experience.
Selection process
We are developing an innovative selection process to have a focus on values and engagement with young people.
If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk. Applications are welcome from diverse ethnic minority and cultural communities, and under-represented faith and religious groups.
Applications to be returned by: noon on Tuesday, 20 April 2021.
We are looking to recruit to a pool of Relief Residential Workers to work in our new residential house for children and young people in Auchterhouse near Dundee. You should be enthusiastic, warm, playful, accepting, curious and empathetic and be able to bring these qualities to your work with children and young people. Our approach is to work in a therapeutic way to support the vulnerable children and young people who live in our residential houses.
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 support.
Cover for staff holidays and absence
This work is offered on a casual, hourly basis to provide cover for staff holidays/absence or additional support during particularly busy periods.
Aberlour Options Moray is a community-based service for children/young people with learning disabilities offering residential, respite short breaks, family-based care and community support matched with the individual needs of every young person.
Are you interested in a challenging and fulfilling career in childcare?
Are you looking to develop your skills in a busy and ambitious environment?
Do you want to be part of a team that brings security and love to vulnerable young people?
Can you bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to your role?
If so ……we want to hear from you.
We are looking to fill a part-time post 25 hours per week, working across a residential shift pattern. Individuals need to bring a range of qualities to the role including being playful, warm and accepting and must be able to adapt their practice to appropriately meet the varying individual needs of each young person. This role can be challenging but is also immensely rewarding and provides postholders with rich opportunities to develop their own practice and understanding of the needs of children and young people with disabilities.
You must be comfortable working in a culture based on respect, integrity, innovation and the ability to challenge – both yourself and other people. We support our staff to be as effective as they can be through dedicated training and supervision. In return our staff act as exceptional role models supporting the children and young people, as well as sharing knowledge and learning with colleagues.
Ideally, you will have a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above, or be willing to work to this requirement as per SSSC registration.
If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk. Applications are welcome from minority groups.
Applications are to be returned by: noon on Tuesday 4th May 2021
Interviews are planned for Tuesday 18th May 2021
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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.
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.
Please note that due to the current pandemic we are having to respond to constant changes within the service and so there may be a considerable delay before we are able to respond to any applicants, however we will retain applications on file as they are submitted.
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.
Please note that this is an open advert for residential workers and interviews will be arranged as and when there are sufficient candidates