Community Development & Social EnterpriseDisabilityEquality & LawHealthHousing & HomelessnessInternational DevelopmentLearningLocalLocal Infrastructure OrganisationOlder PeopleOtherSocial CareYouthAt Aberlour, we listen to understand what our young people want and need within our local area. Our Options Fife Housing Support service in Glenrothes supports young people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live and thrive within the local community.This service will be home to 4 young people aged 16 plus who will all have their own individual flat. Our rota has been drafted to suit the needs of the young people.What we are looking for...We are looking for a part-time (25 hours, working 2 x 12.5 hour shifts per week) Young People’s Worker to join our team. You will play a fundamental role in our young people’s lives to ensure that they get the best possible experience whilst working towards goals in their care plan. Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical and emotional care, supporting our young people in their daily living and within the local community.If you have an interest in working with young people, we would like to hear from you. Ideally, candidates will have social care experience, understanding of autism, complex needs, and disability. 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.At Aberlour, we want to ensure every child and young person has the love, support, and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.What we offer...As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.Applications are welcome from diverse ethnic minority and cultural communities, and under-represented faith and religious 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: Midnight on Sunday 16th March 2025AberlourYoung People's Worker 25 hours - Options Fife Housing SupportPostcode: FK8 1QZClosing: 16th March 2025About Options Fife Lochwood ParkAberlour Options Fife - Lochwood Park service, based in Kingseat, is a forever home for one young man who has complex needs. Our service is a safe space for not only our young man but for his family to spend meaningful time. Although there can be behaviours that challenge, it is the small steps of progress that this young person makes daily that makes our work meaningful. We are looking for someone to join our small team, who is a patient and understanding person. These are key skills for this role.What we are looking for...As someone who has built up experience working in residential childcare, you will have the confidence to guide and direct the provision of care for our young person. When on shift, 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 our Young Person and their family you will plan and implement appropriate support. 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 Dyadic Developmental Practice.As part of the management team, you will play an active role in ensuring that shift duties are delegated and completed in accordance with service guidance. You will work 2 x 7.5 hour shifts per week as part of a Residential Rota. Overnight sleep-ins are part of the role, alongside an awake member of night staff.At Aberlour, we want to ensure every child and young person has the love, support, and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Aberlour’s values are critical and drive everything we do. We will be looking for someone who can demonstrate how Aberlour’s values of Respect, Innovation, Integrity, and Challenge will be visible in their practice. You must be comfortable working in an environment where Aberlour’s values are lived in practice.What we offer...As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.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.What we are looking for...As someone who has built up experience working in residential childcare, 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 disabilities.When on shift, 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, and taking additional supportive roles within the services to develop key skills and knowledge through training and development of staff.As part of the management team, you will play an active role in ensuring that shift duties are delegated and completed in accordance with service guidance.At Aberlour, we want to ensure every child and young person has the love, support, and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Aberlour’s values are critical and drive everything we do. We will be looking for someone who can demonstrate how Aberlour’s values of Respect, Innovation, Integrity, and Challenge will be visible in their practice. You must be comfortable working in an environment where Aberlour’s values are lived in practice.What we offer...As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.On site: Home-Start Clackmannanshire, 92-94 Alloa Business Centre, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, FK10 3SA Travel required throughout Clackmannanshire to carry out role.Closing: 7th March 2025Home-Start Clackmannanshire is a long-standing, dynamic charity, striving to ensure every young child (under 12) has the best possible start in life locally. Raising a family has never been easy; our trained volunteers and staff are there to support families through challenging times.In Scotland, Home-Starts have over 1,500 volunteers supporting over 3,500 families and 6,500 children each year through compassionate, confidential help to parents/carers when they need us most. The parents/carers we support are often overwhelmed and isolated. They may be struggling with mental health, illness, disability, multiple births, poverty, domestic abuse, separation, and/or trauma.We provide a bespoke support package of 1:1 and group services for families, helping them to cope with the stresses and strains of daily life and encourage them to build the skills, confidence, and strength they need to nurture their children for years to come.We are looking for a Family Support WorkerThis is a fixed-term contract, with potential for extension dependent upon continued funding.Purpose of the jobOur Family Support Workers are central to the support services we offer our local families. As a Family Support Worker, you will provide direct support and carry out work with young children (0-12) and their families, providing them with emotional and practical support within their homes, and the wider community, in order to promote, strengthen, and develop their ability to manage their lives and thrive.You will also:Contribute to the effective day-to-day operation of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum & Articles of Association, Home-Start, Standards & Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.Maintain high standards of practice in supporting families within the Home-Start model.Ensure equality of opportunity, fairness, and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s work.Implement good safeguarding practice in all areas of work.
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