Jobs in South Ayrshire

“Aberlour has help me to “learn how to be a Mum again, how to listen and regulate my emotions and support my children to do the same.” - Parent

About Aberlour Family Service South Ayrshire

Aberlour Family Service works alongside families and local partners across South Ayrshire, to deliver relationship based Whole Family Support for families where mum or dad have a learning need and\or poor mental health with children who are aged between 0 – 16 years. We also work with families, mum and dads who have had children permanently removed from their care.

You will build up relationships with families facing disadvantage and work together with them to assess their strengths and needs and deliver an agreed family plan and emotional support. You will work individually and in groups to strengthen health and wellbeing building esteem, skills, confidence and supporting recovery.

What we are looking for....

We are looking for a kind, committed and experienced individual to join our team.

You will have experience in working alongside partner services and families who have often experienced the impact of trauma, poverty and social exclusion. You will have good listening skills and be able to plan, deliver and evaluate a range of family and wellbeing support strategies which help families to their own solutions. You will have experience of child and adult protection issues. Your values should be aligned with The Promise, GIRFEC and UNCRC as well as Aberlour values. You must share our vision that collaborative working, relationship based, strengths focussed early intervention is the best option for children and families who are feeling overwhelmed or excluded.

You will work 30 hours per week, these hours will be planned and worked flexibility Monday -Sunday 7am-10pm to meet the needs of families we support. This post is currently funded until 31st March 2023, however we will be actively seeking funding to extend this further.

At Aberlour we want to make sure 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.

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.

The Energy Agency is a dynamic organisation and independent charity, promoting energy efficiency awareness and renewable energy in the domestic, business and community sectors throughout South West Scotland.

The Energy Agency has held the contract to manage the Home Energy Scotland advice centre for South West Scotland since 2008. The South West centre is one of the network of five centres in Scotland; these are funded by the Scottish Government and managed by the Energy Saving Trust.

Our Home Energy Scotland South West Advice Centre covers the local authority areas of North, South and East Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway.

The Energy Agency delivers a variety of contracts, including Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland: Area Based Schemes for local authorities in south west Scotland and education work covering all aspects of advice on energy efficiency, micro generation and sustainability in North, South and East Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. The Energy Agency is committed to reducing our own energy, water and materials waste, thereby improving our overall efficiency.

The Partnerships Co-Ordinator is a member of the advice centre’s Marketing and Partnerships Team and plays a role in the delivery of the partnership, communities, events and outreach activities for the advice centre.

The Customer Service Advisor will be employed on the Home Energy Scotland contract, based at the Energy Agency and will promote energy efficiency messages to householders in Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway.

You’ll be part of a supportive team in a small but busy call centre. This is a target focussed environment which is mainly phone based dealing with both inbound and outbound advice calls. You will support our customers by providing them with independent and impartial advice about how to keep warm and save energy and money in their homes. In addition to this we operate an extensive events calendar throughout the year covering a wide variety of events across the area where you will deliver energy efficiency advice face to face with customers.

Our aim is to deliver a world class advice service and everyone has a part to play in that. But don’t worry, you don’t need to know everything, you bring the right attitude and we provide the training. We have an extensive 6-8 week training plan which includes a City & Guilds and SQA qualification to ensure you have all the knowledge you need to advise our customers.

Connect for Change is a multidisciplinary service covering South Ayrshire. It is an innovative and visionary service, which uses assertive outreach and intensive support as a way of engaging with people affected by alcohol or drug use who may be at high risk of dropping out of mainstream services, or those who have never engaged. The team includes NHS Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapy, Recovery Workers and Lived Experience Support Workers who work together to ensure that people are provided with the required support in the most accessible and responsive way.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a visionary leader, someone who is able to create and sustain change, forge and lead partnership working both within their multidisciplinary team and externally across South Ayrshire to ensure that people are able to receive accessible and responsive support. As the person will be responsible for the day to day line management of a multidisciplinary team including clinical staff then clinical experience is also required for this post.

This is a really exciting opportunity and there has never been a better time to join this groundbreaking work.

This job is subject to a PVG check.

The Supported Housing Worker role requires assisting in the management of the development thus ensuring the tenants are able to enjoy an acceptable standard of living in an environment which is clean, safe and friendly. You will be responsible for overseeing the wellbeing of the tenants and for assisting them in maintaining their independence.

As Housing Care Worker your role will involve working with our tenants to ensure they receive the support and personal care identified in their care plans. You will directly support tenants in their homes by providing individual advice, practical housing support assistance and personal care.

Both roles are to ensure that we are able to offer the best service to our tenants and make it possible for our tenants to continue enjoying as much independent living as they’re able.

As well as a competitive annual salary, our valued team also benefits from:

• competitive hourly rates of £10.50 - £10.88 per hour
• guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30am & 10pm
• generous annual leave entitlement
• a choice of pension scheme with employer contributions
• flexible working policies
• access to extensive paid training and development opportunities
• a supportive and inclusive culture.

We also have opportunities with our Trust Staff Agency - for employees who want to work across different locations, in various roles, with highly flexible hours to suit family commitments - it's a great opportunity with the same training and development that our other roles benefit from.

Previous experience working in social care or the housing sector would be an advantage but this is not always necessary. Our ideal candidate is someone with enthusiasm, a caring nature and willingness to learn as full training, support and ongoing development will be provided.