Do you want to make a positive difference to some of the most marginalised and vulnerable children in Scotland? Have you got stand out marketing skills, and want to support an energetic and ambitious team tell Aberlour's story and raise the funds to change children's lives for the better?Then we'd like to hear from you.
For too many children in Scotland, a bad start to their life can lead to a bad end. Aberlour, Scotland's children's charity, 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.
Aberlour has recently launched a significant new 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 two exceptional individuals who can help us build on the success of this campaign and assist with its next phase. We're seeking a full-time maternity cover, and an additional full-time permanent role to join the team. These roles can be based within our Glasgow or Stirling office, however we are open to discuss flexible working arrangements being based within an Aberlour service elsewhere in Scotland.
Using your experience across marketing and communications, your creative flair and your working knowledge of digital content management, you will develop and manage key marketing activities alongside our services to promote their work.
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: 11pm on Sunday 1 December 2019
Interviews are expected to be held on Wednesday 11 December 2019 at our Glasgow office.
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Are you passionate about giving children with complex needs the best life experience?
Do you have the skills required to engage with children who have a range of challenges to overcome?
Are you committed to giving families the much needed respite breaks to enable them to continue to provide the care their children need?
If so, this may be the ideal role for you.
Working in partnership with families and carers, Options Moray provides quality short breaks for up to 6 children with complex physical, learning and emotional needs. By providing respite care, families are able to get the short breaks they need to boost their resilience, so that they can continue to provide the best home environment and experience for the whole family. The service is also home to some young people on a full-time basis.
Some of the work is carried out on an outreach basis, including lone working, with the children and young people in their homes or in other community settings. The children and young people face daily challenges and we believe in maximising their ability to overcome these and be able to live a full and fulfilling life. Working with the children and young people provides a fulfilling work experience as you witness the children's development. We are committed to understanding each child as an individual, seeing beyond their behaviours so that they are supported in a person-centred way that is most appropriate to their needs.
You will be involved in developing care plans for the children and young people and ensuring that these are implemented and kept up to date for any child or young person to whom you are a key worker. You will also be responsible for updating Aberlour's system for recording: Dynamics and so basic computer skills and the ability to learn how to use systems is important. As a valued member of the team, working directly with children and young people, a range of training opportunities will be available, including training in Dyadic Developmental Practice.
If you are interested in joining our team, please go to our website www.aberlour.org.uk/workwithus where you can apply on-line. If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk. Applications are welcome from minority groups.
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Aberlour is Scotland's largest children's charity working solely in Scotland. Our 40 adaptable and customised services respond to the changing needs of vulnerable children, young people and their families.
Our finance department and staff are key in supporting the smooth running of the organisation. Due to an internal secondment an opportunity has arisen to join the team.
You will support, guide and provide financial expertise to trial balance stage for a portfolio of services to ensure issues are dealt with effectively and in accordance with policy and procedure. You will prepare budgets, forecasts,projections and costings in conjunction with budget managers. You will conduct internal financial reviews and audits, while working collaboratively with managers to ensure that any significant budget variances are identified.
You will undertake regular meetings with budget managers and assist in coaching and supporting service administrators around financial matters. You will also collate financial information for funding agencies.
You will have experience of working in a similar financial environment and be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of financial systems. Advanced excel skills are essential. You will ideally be AAT qualified or have equivalent knowledge acquired through previous extensive work experience.
This post is offered initially on a fixed term basis until September 2020. These hours can be worked in a flexible nature. A contributory pension scheme is available and group life insurance cover is provided.
Please apply on-line. If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk. Applications are welcome from minority groups.
Applications to be returned by: noon on Friday 29th November 2019
Interviews are expected to be held Friday 13th December 2019.
Are you passionate about young people being supported to attain educationally?
Do you have the skills it takes to support young people to make a smooth transition from school to work or further or higher education?
Are you keen to build on your skills and ability to work with vulnerable young people?
If so, we would love to hear from you.
Our Lifeworks project, based in Fife is designed for young people who have been 'looked after at home' or who are in kinship care. Lifeworks provides a springboard for young people to make the transition from school into college/university or work and also supports young people who may have disengaged from school to be able to re-engage . This post is offered on a fixed term basis until 31st March 2020 in the first instance with the possibility of extension.
The role involves working in partnership with other agencies to ensure a collaborative, joined up approach. Taking a holistic approach, the role is not restricted to working within the confines of the school environment, but extends to cover a range of elements which can impact on a young person's ability to take advantage of the opportunities available to them. As each young person is different, a tailored approach is required which builds on the young person's strengths and supports them to overcome the challenges that they face. Each young person will have a care plan which will set the framework within which you will work. The duties may be:
As well as this, the Education Support Worker will support the young person with a range of practical skills.
Areas of work will include direct work with the young person, support and guidance to kinship carers on educational matters and also being a link with the kinship carer and young person and education professionals to assist maximisation of learning.
You will be responsible for completing monthly reports for each of the cases you hold and so it is essential that you have basic computer skills and an ability to learn how to populate and record data in Aberlour's recording system, Dynamics.
If you feel you have the right mix of skills and knowledge to undertake this role, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please ring Andy Finlay, Admissions and Programmes Manager on 07854 958120 for an informal discussion.
If you are interested in this post please go to our website www.aberlour.org.uk/workwithus where you can apply on-line. If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk.
Applications to be returned by: noon on Thursday 28th November 2019
Interviews will be held around a week after the closing date.
Please apply on-line. If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk.
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 feel you have what it takes to make a difference in the young people we support then please apply on-line. If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk. Applications are welcome from minority groups.
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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.
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. 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
We are a residential child care service in Fife supporting children and young people to live and grow within a community setting.
We are looking for individuals who will be playful, warm, accepting, curious and empathetic in their dealings with the children, and to bring these qualities to help us achieve our vision, which is to:
Relief Workers play a crucial role in supporting our team. 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.
Our children and young people would like applicants who:
"keep me safe at night"
"are confident to play and have fun - who don't sit back and just watch"
"are kind and fun"
"want to spend time with me one to one"
"remember what's it like to grow up"
We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic, energetic and committed individuals who share our ambition that residential child care should be the first best option for children who need to be looked after away from home. Successful candidates must be comfortable in a culture based on respect, integrity, innovation and the ability to challenge.
Please go apply on-line. If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk. Applications are welcome from minority groups.
This is an open advert which will be reviewed on an on going basis with interviews arranged intermittently.
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We are looking to build our current pool of Relief Residential Workers to work in our new residential service for children and young people based in Fort William. 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.
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. Applications are welcome from minority groups.
Please note that this is an open advert for Relief Workers and interviews will be arranged as and when an appropriate number of applications are received.
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
Introduction to Our Aberlour Click Here
Our Aberlour Values Click Here
Child Protection Policy Click Here
Job Description Click Here
Person Specification Click Here
In partnership with Aberdeen City Council, Aberlour Options Aberdeen provides a variety of services throughout Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire supporting people with learning disabilities and complex communication and behavioural difficulties from our base in Bucksburn. Options Aberdeen provides overnight respite, we work with parents to build safe environments promoting change that will lead to better outcomes for our young people. We provide community based outreach services across city and shire working on either a one to one or group basis with children and young people. We offer care at home services, working with parents to reduce the risk of home or placement breakdown.
"Aberlour Options - Aberdeen for us has been a godsend. Our lives have changed at home. They listen to your views and try and help with whatever is the problem." Parent
What we will offer you:
Excellent development and training opportunities to enable you to grow and develop your skills.
A fantastic opportunity to develop and plan fun and positive activities for children and young people.
Continual support working as part of a small highly motivated team.
Access to Aberlour Rewards retail discount scheme
This opportunity will give you the chance to work directly with our service users and their families, building positive relationships and delivering care plans that tailored to our young people's needs. You will demonstrate confidence in your approach and have a good understanding of the complex and challenging circumstances that may arise for vulnerable children. You will display patience and empathy in your daily interactions and be reflective in your practice.
You will work in a person centred manner to intensive individualised support plans working closely with families and other agencies, as applicable, including assisting service users to access local and wider community resources. You will have experience of working with young people in a community or residential setting. You are required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council. To register you must hold or be willing to work towards a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (eg SVQ3 Care plus an HNC).