About Options Residential Fife

Our Options Residential Fife service is a full-time, residential care home offering long-term residential care for children and young people with complex learning and physical disabilities. We provide quality living for those children and young people who can no longer live at home.

What we are looking for....

We are looking for a full time Young People’s Worker to become part of our family. At Aberlour we feel that every child has the right to flourish and is at the heart of everything we do. As a Young People’s Worker, you will play a fundamental role in ensuring that our young people are working towards their goals. Not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role. You will provide enabling support to ensure the highest level of physical, personal and emotional care to support your young people with different daily activities. These activities can include college, different hobbies and attending fun groups - each of our young people has a developed plan that helps them achieve their goals.

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.

Ideally, candidates will have social care experience and an understanding of 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: SVQ 3 Social Services (Children and Young People) 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.

This service operates a residential rota and, as part of this, you will be expected to work evenings, weekends, nights and public holidays.

If you would like an informal conversation about this role please contact Helen Finnie, Service Manager, on 01383 724834.

Find out more information on what we are looking for in candidates here.

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. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here

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. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here

About Aberlour Sycamore Children’s Houses

Aberlour Sycamore Services’ vision is to provide warm, loving homes for children where everyone learns, laughs, grows into their future and is treasured always. At any one time, the residential houses within Sycamore require additional support to help to maintain stability and balance within the teams. This can be due to short or long term sick leave, adults on annual leave or maybe to provide additional capacity when a house is under pressure, e.g. when welcoming a new child or young person to come and live with us or we are looking to free up adults to focus on a particular area of work. This role is intended to help provide this additional stability/capacity.

What we are looking for....

We are looking for individuals who can integrate seamlessly into our existing teams, working alongside them and relief adults to support excellent service delivery. You will have a knowledge and understanding of the importance of attachment, trauma and how this can impact on an individual’s development. At times our children express their distress through their behaviour and the role can be emotionally and physically challenging; we are therefore looking for someone who is resilient, understands that behaviour is a means of communication and is trauma responsive.

You will be skilled in building therapeutic relationships with the children, young people and young adults to enable them to feel safe, loved and cared for.

You must have the ability to quickly build your relationships with the adults, whichever house you go to work in. The nature of the role is such that you could be working to cover a shift or longer periods as required, including days and wakened nightshifts and you may also be supporting young people to attend school or participate in other learning programmes. You must therefore be able to quickly adapt to the working environment within each house. This includes covering our Red Squirrel house in Tayside.

You will be comfortable with working within Aberlour’s culture embracing respect, integrity, innovation and the ability to challenge. Demonstration of these qualities will be particularly important in this role given that you will be dipping in and out of the different teams. You must be able to be an exceptional role model for other staff and the young person.

Undertaking the role of Peripatetic Residential Worker will afford you the opportunity to develop and build on a range of transferrable skills which are valued in a range of employment: you will be able to demonstrate excellent flexibility and adaptability with exceptional interpersonal skills, ability to work with different teams and different children, young people and young adults living within our Sycamore Houses.

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. At Aberlour we have strong values - Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Challenging - which influence our everyday work. If you choose to apply for this role please tell us about your values in your supporting statement.

For an informal discussion please phone Andy Finlay, Admissions and Programmes Manager on 07854958120,

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.

Are you not afraid to test new ways of working?

Would you bring an empathetic and collaborative approach to the needs of our young people and families?

Are you passionate about collaborative working and relationship based early intervention being the best option for children and families who are feeling overwhelmed or excluded from their communities?

If so, we would like to hear from you!

About Aberlour Sustain Transitions (North Ayrshire)

In partnership with Ayrshire and Arran Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), we are delighted to launch Aberlour Sustain Transitions (North Ayrshire) which will support children and their families within the Largs locality.

For Aberlour, our support begins and ends with families and communities as we aim to help build skills, confidence and belonging as an integral part of supported school transitions. We work to compliment the existing strengths and skills of children, young people, families and communities to ensure that people feel connected, building confidence in sustaining and leading change. We believe that families know most about their lives and circumstances and are here to walk alongside them, where and how they decide they need this.

In Largs, we will work together with children, families, communities, and partners to deliver bespoke workshops and personalised support (both group and individual) for families who have children transitioning from P7 into S1 and S1 into S2. These will improve wellbeing, reduce barriers to discussing wellbeing and provide practical skills to cope with day to day challenges and worries.

We recognise that the pandemic has created new challenges for families, and we are here to create space for them to identify what could improve their collective wellbeing. This may be finding solutions, offering practical suggestions or simply just being there to listen whilst ensuring we provide privacy & space to feel comfortable and heard.

What we are looking for....

We are looking to recruit two Community Support Practitioners who will work 37.5 hours per week, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends. These posts are offered on a fixed term basis until June 2023, and we will be actively seeking further funding which would allow us to extend these contracts. You will have experience of direct practice with families and communities, including child/adult protection issues as well as having experience of working with children and young people. You will recognise the diversity of communities, how approaches differ in localities and how we adapt our approach to these changing environments.

You will work within a variety of locations in Largs including family homes, schools and community settings. Travel throughout North Ayrshire will be required.

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 Lothian, Prestonpans

Aberlour Options Lothian offers a range of short break services to children and young people with complex needs. We 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. Our service is very much a ‘home from home’ for the children who stay with us. We are within easy commuting distance of Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian with access via the number 26, 111 and 124 bus routes.

The difference we make to families:

“It’s not easy to accept that sometimes you need help. We had reached rock bottom but Aberlour Options Lothian was that lifesaving buoyancy aid.

It wasn't easy accepting leaving my son there especially in the early days when it was new to everyone. It is a safe and welcoming place and a second home in many respects now. Somewhere he is safe, cared for and has loads of fun with the carers and other children.

It’s not just about respite; we have received help with managing behaviour, preparing for hospital visits and operations. Help and advice when there seemed to be no one else listening or who understands. It’s hard to look back to where we were but no we wouldn't be here today without their help and support.

To sum it up: Saved our lives. Peace of mind. Finally a rest.”

What we are looking for....

We are looking for a Full Time Young People’s Worker that embodies our values for our residential respite service. As part of a small team, you will ensure that the highest level of physical and emotional care is provided to the children and young people. Experience in this type of work is preferred however we will consider all applications. The service opens Wednesdays afterschool and from Friday 11am to Monday 12pm. As such, the requirement is to work mainly weekends. Sleepovers form part of the regular working pattern as does occasional night awake shifts. Full details of rota requirements will be discussed at interview.

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 form.

Find out more information on what we are looking for in candidates at aberlour.org.uk/jobs.

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. At Aberlour we have strong values - Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Challenging - which influence our everyday work. If you choose to apply for this role please tell us about your values in your supporting statement.

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. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity at aberlour.org.uk/jobs