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Aberlour Child Care Trust has launched a new family outreach service, Aberlour Sustain, in the Perth and Kinross area. Aberlour, with support and funding from Perth and Kinross Council, will work with children, young people, families and local partners to develop a highly responsive service for children and families. Aberlour Sustain will deliver the support families need, when they need it, every day of the year. The aim of the service is to ensure that children and young people can continue to flourish at home, at school and in their local community.

Using personalised and person-centred approaches and principles, the aim is to ensure that children, young people and families are supported to build on their strengths, assets and interests to develop enduring capacity and resilience. We also aim to support local professional stakeholders and communities to coproduce solutions.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic and creative individual to deliver flexible, person-centred services with vulnerable children and families.

Due to service expansion we have a vacancy for a part time post, working 16 hours per week (over 2 days). This post is funded until September/October 2020, with the potential to be extended beyond this date.

Candidates should be enthusiastic, flexible and share our vision that collaborative early intervention and engagement is the best option for children and families who are experiencing difficulties.

Not afraid to test new ways of working, you will bring a fresh and collaborative approach in a way which responds to the needs of the families when they need it – this will include early mornings, evenings and weekends. You will have experience of direct practice within this field of work, including child/adult protection issues as well as having experience of working with children with additional support needs.

You will work within a variety of locations including the service base in Perth city, family homes, schools and community settings.

As an Aberlour employee, you will:

- receive a supported induction

- be part of a highly motivated and skilled team

- receive continual personalised support

- have access to a well-developed training programme, including Person Centred Planning and Graphic Facilitation

- receive excellent annual leave entitlement

- have access to our group pension scheme

- have access to the Aberlour Rewards retail discount scheme

If you would like more information or wish to discuss this post, please contact Tracey Dammer (Service Manager) on 01382 250840 for an informal conversation.

We are offering a wonderful opportunity for 2 driven and focused individuals to join the very successful and high performing Business Development and Fundraising Department as Grants Officers. Quarriers provides practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances across Scotland. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.

The Grants Officer role will work within the Grants Team to help transform the lives of the people supported by Quarriers by writing compelling, concise and convincing proposals to, and managing relationships with, a range of funders, including governmental bodies, lottery distributors, trusts and foundations, in order to maximise income for existing and new Quarriers services;

You will also work collaboratively with the wider Business Development and Fundraising Department to provide mutual support as necessary and to optimise opportunities for developing Quarriers’ business through synergies between grants and tenders.

The successful candidate has a number of key objectives and accountabilities including:

• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base of relevant grant making opportunities and an understanding of the broader funding landscape, to ensure Quarriers can make optimal use of all relevant grant funding.
• Work closely with Operational colleagues to encourage a steady pipeline of eligible and completive service proposals, rooted in the person-centered and outcomes-driven approaches, upon which to base funding applications.

Please note that IT skills are required for all Quarriers vacancies.

The successful candidate must have a full driver’s license and access to own transport.

At Quarriers our staff are our most important asset therefore we offer extensive training and impressive learning and development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives.

How Action for Children works

Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children in the UK and Channel Islands. Every year, we change the lives of 301,000 children, young people and families.

The role

We provide a range of programmes, services and support structures enabling young people to progress positively into activity that further enhances their learning and employment opportunities.

Our provision is person centred to reflect the different needs of young people. We provide services at all entry points and stages of learning, ensuring the young people receive the most appropriate support, enabling them to achieve and progress.

The focus of our delivery is targeted at young people 16-29 year olds who face barriers into employment. Many young people who engage on our services identify as having ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and can be the hardest to reach and engage. This reflects our organisational expertise as a leading children's charity, aiming to address inequalities and improve the lives of Scotland's young people.

Our inclusive engagement approach promotes equality of opportunity and includes creative engagement methods to engage with young people who do not access mainstream traditional services or provision.

We will offer work-relevant, support and learning based opportunities which reflect the aims of Developing the Young Workforce: Scotland's Youth Employment Strategy, which promotes greater importance on vocational education that prepares young people for the world of work.

The difference

You'll significantly improve young people's lives:

By supporting young people to develop the skills and confidence they need to gain employment

By delivering a variety of courses tailored to the young person's needs and abilities, both individually and in group sessions

By building quality relationships with young people and colleagues, including external agencies and employers

By assessing the needs of young people and developing individualised plans to meet these needs

By supporting young people to develop job search skills allowing them to apply for jobs, write their CV, talk to potential employers and prepare for interviews

The person

You'll need:

· An understanding of the barriers (ACE's) young people face when trying to gain and

· maintain positive destinations

· A flexible approach to working to support the delivery of services

· A knowledge of provision within the locality who support young people

· Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage young people

· Knowledge of Care experience of Young People

· Knowledge of Safeguarding

· Team work skills and the ability to build positive relationships with colleagues and partners

· Experience of facilitating group work sessions with young people facing multiple barriers

· Experience of delivering or supporting young people to complete SQA and other accredited qualifications

· Good IT skills

· The ability to plan, organise and deliver within given timescales

· To maintain appropriate records, monitor performance and produce written reports as required

· A full UK Driving Licence and access to transport

· SVQ or HNC qualification in Social care or equivalent (Careers Advice, Employability etc.)

The rewards

· Minimum 29 days' holiday and additional Bank holidays with the option to buy and sell additional annual leave

· Flexible working, including maternity, paternity and adoption packages

· Dependency leave

· Season ticket travel loans

· Contributory Company pension scheme of up to 7%

· Discounts at major high street retailers.

· My cycle scheme

· Paid for Volunteer day per year in one of our services

· Wellbeing website subscription

· Excellent learning and development opportunities.

Plus, there's a lot more besides.

How Action for Children works

Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children in the UK and Channel Islands. Every year, we change the lives of 301,000 children, young people and families.

The role

We provide a range of programmes, services and support structures enabling young people to progress positively into activity that further enhances their learning and employment opportunities.

Our provision is person centred to reflect the different needs of young people. We provide services at all entry points and stages of learning, ensuring the young people receive the most appropriate support, enabling them to achieve and progress.

The focus of our delivery is targeted at young people 16-24-year olds who are amongst the most disadvantaged in our communities. For example, care leavers, disabled ex-offenders, young people identified as having ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and those hardest to reach and engage. This reflects our organisational expertise as a leading children's charity, aiming to address inequalities and improve the lives of Scotland's young people.

Our inclusive engagement approach promotes equality of opportunity and includes creative engagement methods to engage with young people who do not access mainstream traditional services or provision.

We will offer work-relevant, support and learning based opportunities which reflect the aims of Developing the Young Workforce: Scotland's Youth Employment Strategy, which promotes greater importance on vocational education that prepares young people for the world of work.

The difference

You'll significantly improve young people's lives:

By delivering a variety of courses tailored to the young person's needs and abilities, both individually and in group sessions

By supporting young people to develop the skills and confidence they need to gain employment

By building quality relationships with young people and colleagues, including external agencies and employers

By assessing the needs of young people and developing individualised plans to meet these needs

By supporting young people to develop job search skills allowing them to apply for jobs, write their CV, talk to potential employers and prepare for interviews

The person

You'll need:

· SVQ 3 or HNC qualification in Social Care or equivalent (Careers Advice, Employability, etc.)

· To be tenacious and resilient

· A flexible approach to working to support the delivery of services

· An understanding of the barriers young people face when trying to gain and maintain positive destinations

· A knowledge of provision within Edinburgh and East Lothian who support young people

· Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage young people

· Team work skills and the ability to build positive relationships with colleagues and partners

· Experience of facilitating group work sessions with young people facing multiple barriers

· Experience of delivering or supporting young people to complete SQA and other accredited qualifications

· Good IT skills

· The ability to plan, organise and deliver within given timescales

· Good administration skills to support internal and external compliance

· To maintain appropriate records, monitor performance and produce written reports as required

· A full UK Driving Licence and access to a car

The rewards

· Minimum 29 days' holiday

· Flexible working, including maternity, paternity and adoption packages

· Season ticket travel loans

· Company pension scheme

· Discounts at major high street retailers.

Plus, there's a lot more besides.