With Kids
Location
Stirling | United Kingdom
Job description
We are a values driven organisation delivering over 40 services across Scotland supporting children, young people andfamilies.
We continue to grow year on year and central support functions such as our finance team, are critical in ensuring ourservices can provide the best care possible.
This post is initially offered as a 6-month contract to assist with our continued growth, but with the possibility ofbecoming permanent. The post holder can work from home but will be expected to attend team meetings in Stirlingand may require some travel to services.
What we are looking for...
You will support, guide and provide financial expertise across a portfolio of services. You will prepare and monitorbudgets giving guidance around budget management. You will prepare forecasts, projections and costings inconjunction with budget managers. You will conduct internal financial reviews, while working collaborativelywith managers to ensure that any significant budget variances are identified.
You will have experience of working in a similar financial environment and be able to demonstrate a broad knowledgeof financial systems. Advanced excel skills are essential. You will ideally be AAT qualified or have equivalentknowledge acquired through previous extensive work experience.
Here is what a current member of our finance team has to say about working for Aberlour:
“ In Aberlour no two days are the same – but that’s what makes it an exciting place to work. There’s genuine careand passion in the work we are doing and as a Finance Business Partner you are there to help guide and adviseyour colleagues on many aspects of the organisation and finance. You’re able to use your skill with numbers andsystems to really make a difference in the decision making across various departments and services, whichultimately help young people & families. There is a shared sense of achievement, and when a service orproject wins funding or gains accreditation/good grading, it’s a success that’s celebrated by all in theorganisation .”
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. Whenyou work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pensionscheme, life assurance worth 3x salary and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
Please go to our website aberlour.org.uk/jobs where you can apply online. If you have any queries please e-mail:[email protected] Applications are welcome from diverse ethnic minority and cultural communities andunder-represented faith and religious groups.
Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorousrecruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.
Applications to be returned by: Midnight Wednesday 13th March 2024
Aberlour Child Care Trust has recently launched a new family outreach service, Aberlour Sustain Clackmannanshire.This service works alongside families, communities and partners to offer caring and responsive support to youngpeople and families. Aberlour Sustain Clackmannanshire delivers 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 toflourish at home, at school and in their local community.
Working with Social Work Services, this innovative and creative new service focuses on supporting young people aged 0– 18 years, who may be on the ‘edge of care’ so that they remain living with their family in their localcommunities.
Our Service works with young people and their families to enhance relationships, build on existing strengths andinterests, help build confidence and encourage new community connections. Our aim is to help all families feelsafe, confident, capable, and included. Our approach has been developed through consultation with families andpartners.
This post is to provide cover for maternity leave. We expect the post to last for 11 months.
What we are looking for....
We are looking for candidates who are passionate about supporting young people, families and communities, who areflexible and share our vision that collaborative working and relationship based early intervention is the bestoption for young people and families who are feeling overwhelmed or excluded. This post is being offered on atemporary basis until February 2025 to cover Maternity.
Not afraid to test new ways of working, you will bring a fresh, caring, compassionate and collaborative approachwhich responds empathically to the needs of young people and their families. The work will include earlymornings, 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 and youngpeople.
You will work within a variety of locations in the Clackmannanshire area, including the office base in Alloa, familyhomes, schools and community settings.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need toreach 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 andrewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generousannual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across variousretailers.
Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Ourmission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland and wecurrently have over 3500 Care Experienced members.
At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced people, and the power of their voicesto bring about positive change. We provide individual lifelong relationship-based independent advocacy and abroad range of imaginative participatory and engagement opportunities for Care Experienced people acrossScotland. We work alongside Corporate Parents and communities to broaden understanding and create change. Wework with policy makers, leaders, and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy, andpractice, working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change.
This unique role offers the opportunity to listen to and work directly with children and young people with experienceof care, in an individual relationship-based advocacy role, and within participation and group activity acrossour North region.
The post-holder will be a key member of the Advocacy and Participation team, supporting young people from across theWestern Isles to ensure their rights are upheld and their voices are heard. In this role you will have theopportunity to provide independent advocacy, children’s rights, and participation opportunities for children andyoung people who are looked after, Care Experienced, or subject to formal processes and structures. The rolewill see you actively participating in child’s plan meetings, children’s hearings, and other formal processes,as well as assisting children and young people to prepare for them. In partnership with professionals, carers,and organisations, you will help to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people by keeping detailedrecords of the work you undertake, writing liaison reports, and monitoring statistics.
As a vital part of the work of Who Cares? Scotland, your role will include facilitating group opportunities for andwith children and young people across the Western Isles. This includes providing engagement and participationopportunities throughout the Who Cares? Scotland local and national network, as well as meeting with careexperienced children and young people to introduce the service in agreement with the local authority. Raisingawareness of Who Cares? Scotland and its services with children, young people, professionals, and carers youwill also be responsible for facilitating training amongst care corporate parents.
The right candidate for this post will be able to form positive relationships with children and young people and havegood interpersonal skills. You will feel confident communicating with individuals and groups, both in writingand verbally, and be able to adapt to a wide range of contexts. Secure in making effective plans, as well asevidencing your work, you can prioritise and meet deadlines. You take enjoyment from working collaborativelywith partners, believing in equal opportunities and inclusive working. Committed to children’s rights, you aresomeone who knows that all young people can make transformative change happen in their lives if given theopportunity. You can demonstrate knowledge of the current structure, developments, policy, and practice inrelation to children and young people experiencing care in Scotland. You are also flexible, given the remit ofthe role, as some evening and weekend work will be necessary, along with a full driving licence and access totransport.
While we would welcome the knowledge gathered through relevant qualifications, we are just as interested in relevantwork experience. We welcome and encourage applications from those with experience of care.
The successful candidate will be joining Who Cares? Scotland and working within the North team at an exciting time,when the voices of those who are in or have experienced care are growing in power, individually and collectively- bringing with them insight, challenge, hope and change.
If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you.
Do you have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a disability/and or autism or relevantexperience in a similar sector or work environment?
About Aberlour Options Fife - Respite and Outreach
Options Fife Respite and Outreach provides a range of flexible support through outreach and overnight short breaks atweekends, evenings and school holidays to children and young people with complex learning disabilities andautism. We offer a high-quality child centred service providing positive and enabling experiences for the youngpeople, supporting them through the challenges and complexities that enable them to work towards theirindividual outcomes and personal goals. We work closely with families and other professionals in providingsupport tailored around the child’s plan.
What we are looking for....
We are looking to recruit two Young People’s Worker Nights, working four nights on (10 hours per night) every secondweek. You will play a fundamental role in ensuring that the young people you work with have the best possibleexperience in working towards their objectives in line with their care plan, supporting children to progresswithin their individual outcomes. Whilst not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewardingrole, where the work we do has a demonstrable impact on each young person's progress. Using a person-centredapproach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal, and emotionalcare. We support young people who have epilepsy, need personal care and need gastrostomy feeding. Aberlour, inconjunction with NHS, provides all staff with training.
We are looking for candidates who have a passion for working with young people with disabilities. It is desired butnot essential that candidates hold a relevant qualification at an SCQF level 7 or above. Due to SSSCrequirements you may be required to gain qualifications after starting with Aberlour.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need toreach 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 andrewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generousannual 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 on our website.
Do you want to make a difference to our children and young people?
Do you believe that every one of Scotland’s children and young people deserve the chance to flourish?
If so, this is the post for YOU!
About Aberlour Early Intervention Family Support Service Glasgow…
Our Aberlour Early Intervention Family Support Service, based in Glasgow will work in partnership with children andyoung people (aged 12 years and under) and their families to develop relationship-based, strengths-focused wholefamily support.
What we are looking for....
As a Family Support Worker you will develop a person-centred working relationship with your families, based on amodel of ‘VOICE, VALIDATION and HOPE’. As a Family Support Worker, you will work directly with families to buildon their existing strengths and interests, help children and families build skills and confidence and strengthencommunity connections. Our ambition is to help children, young people and families feel safe, confident,capable, and included, offering support when it is needed, including evenings and weekends. We believe inworking alongside families, empowering them to lead positive change in their own lives in a variety of settingsincluding family homes, schools, and within the community.
We are looking for candidates who are experienced in working alongside vulnerable families to assess strengths andneeds as well as plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and strategies which enable families to thrive. Youwill have experience of child and adult protection issues and of working with children, young people andparents/carers affected by domestic abuse, mental health and/or substance misuse. You must share our vision thatcollaborative working and relationship based early intervention is the best option for children and families whoare feeling overwhelmed or excluded.
Ideally you will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above, together with relevantexperience of working directly with children or young people and their families.
Not afraid to test new ways of working, you will bring a fresh, caring, and collaborative approach which recognisesstrengths and responds empathically to the needs of children, young people, and their families – this willinclude early mornings, evenings, and weekend work.
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