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* 21 hours per week – days can be discussed with management. £15,234.60 p.a plus mileage/travel expenses, Fixed Term until 31st March 2025 with extreme likelihood of extension until December 2025.
Role
We are thrilled to present a wonderful opportunity within our supportive and welcoming Children and Young Personsteam. This is a Maternity cover post and will be offered till the end of March 2025 with the extreme likelihood of extension till the end of December 2025 upon contract renewal.
As an independent Advocate you will have the privilege of providing one-on-one independent advocacy to young people in our Dundee service. We support young people aged 0-21 with a wide range of Advocacy issues such as mental health for young people in the community and who are detained under the Mental Health Care and Treatment Act, homelessness, being young parents, child protection as well as education and many more issues young people experience. We support young people to know and exercise their rights and to have their voices heard in their life and decisions being made about them.
We strongly encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply. If you believe your skills, experience, and expertise align with the criteria outlined in the person specification, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please complete the application form, ensuring that you provide examples of how your knowledge and experience fulfil each aspect of the person specification.
Partners in Advocacy takes pride in being a Disability Confident Employer, fully committed to creating an inclusive and accessible work environment.
Closing date for completed applications: Monday the 3rd of February at 12 p.m.
Interview dates likely to be Thursday 13th and Friday 14th February.
Partners in Advocacy
Independent Advocate Dundee Maternity Cover
Postcode: DD3 6HF
Remote: Remote working with travel to Ayr and other locations as needed.
This is an exciting time to join AAS. We have received additional funding and are expanding our unique and empowering Throughcare Service for victims of stalking to include a specialist service to support and empower young people.
Be part of the dynamic team establishing ground-breaking developments for AAS to be an even stronger voice for victims of stalking.
The AAS unique Throughcare Service for victims of stalking is delivered by experienced practitioners. We are recruiting a highly motivated individual who has a passion for promoting the interests and values of AAS; and who shares our commitment in championing the rights of victims of stalking. Applicants should be experienced in working with victims of crime or trauma, have experience facilitating training or talks and have demonstrable experience of working with young people. They will have a track record of embracing equality, equity, diversity and inclusion. This is a part-time (28 hours per week, negotiable) and fixed-term 12-month post. The post may develop and be extended, subject to securing continued funding and satisfactory delivery of the key result areas.
Aberlour is featured in the top 100 Sunday Times big organisations Best Places to Work 2024.
About Sycamore Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel is our newest residential house for children who are unable to live with their own families. Aberlour is Being Brave for these children, fulfilling The Promise to provide a safe, loving home for the children who live in the house, enabling them, over time, to reach their full potential. We do not seek to provide a quick fix for the children but to secure transformational change which secures real results and gives our team a really rewarding job experience.
What we are looking for....
We are looking for individuals who can integrate seamlessly into our existing team, working alongside it and relief adults to support excellent service delivery. We are looking for a Residential Worker to work 37.5 hours per week on a residential rota including early, late, waken nights, sleepovers and weekend shifts. 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 within the house. 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.
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 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.
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.
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