With Kids
Location
Glasgow | United Kingdom
Job description
Vulnerable children in the UK need your help
Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerablechildren in the UK.
Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities tonational campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and thefoundations they need to thrive.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting andsupporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, whenwe work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children'slives.
A bit about the role
A fantastic opportunity for a qualified counsellor to gain or strengthen their experience in a high school settingwhich has emerged within our established team in Glasgow. As a part of our supportive team, you'll receivemonthly supervisions to meet regulatory requirements, guided by an experienced supervisor. Additionally,you'll be part of a supportive community of counsellors and practitioners within a large school-basedteam.
We're seeking counsellors to deliver a high-quality, school-based professional counselling service by effectivelyintervening, managing cases, and assessing the needs of secondary school students aged 12-18 years. Your rolewill ensure the provision of safe care and the achievement of positive outcomes in collaboration with thestudents.
As a member of a passionate broader team, your focus will be on promoting and enhancing the mental health, emotionalresilience, and overall well-being of secondary school students who may be adversely affected or at risk of poormental health. Your ability to engage effectively with young people will be crucial in providing counsellingsupport, primarily within a school setting, although there may also be occasions requiring support in a localcommunity or home setting.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
Some key responsibilities for the role are;
Let's talk about you
A recognised counselling qualification (e.g., diploma counselling), with relevant experience and beregistered/accredited with COSCA/BACP/BABCP or equivalent.
Experience of working within a multi-agency social care, schools, early years or health environment and applyingsafeguarding best practice.
Experience of managing cases, in accordance with agreed procedures and completing assessments, planning and reviewsto ensure positive outcomes.
Willingness to train in relevant Evidence Based Programmes including the Blues programme or Decider.
Good to know
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality &Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Talent Pool: We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job.We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather wedidn't.
Contact: If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Wede Omu [email protected] . We'll be happy to give you any support you require.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We activelyencourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they areunder-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equalopportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description,we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role withinthe Action for Children family.
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.
The successful candidate for this position must have experience of working in childcare, education, health, playworkor another relevant discipline.
Richmond’s Hope will provide a comprehensive induction and training programme which will include training in themethodology of Richmond’s Hope. Working as part of the staff team of Richmond’s Hope (based in our Edinburghoffice) you will provide bereavement support to children and young people aged 4 to 18 years.
Applicants should have enthusiasm and vision for the work of the organisation, excellent interpersonal skills and beable to work as part of a team.
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 Sycamore Inverness
Our residential service in Inverness is one of two houses that Aberlour has in the Highlands. Our experienced teamsof staff seek to create a comfortable home for the young people where they can grow and flourish, participatingin educational and community activities to achieve their goals.
At Aberlour, we believe that every child deserves the chance to flourish regardless of their background and thecircumstances that have brought them to live with Aberlour. The children we support are presently not able tolive safely with their own families and many of them have suffered from trauma and loss in their young lives.Working therapeutically with the young people, using a Dyadic Developmental approach, our aim is to help theyoung people to develop their confidence and self-worth and therefore to maximise their potential andopportunities for living fulfilled and happy lives.
What we are looking for....
We are looking to recruit a Residential Worker to join our team in Inverness, you will work 37.5 hours per weekworking in a residential house which is home for up to five young people. We have a core team of ResidentialWorkers who support our young people, helping them to achieve and overcome the challenges they face.
As a Residential Worker, you will play a fundamental role in ensuring that our young people are working towards theirgoals through supporting them with different daily activities. These activities can include educational onessuch as school and college as well hobbies and interests which include a wide range of outdoor sportingactivities and attending fun groups. Not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewardingrole.
This service operates a residential rota and, as part of this, you will be expected to work evenings, weekends,nights and public holidays. Shifts are set on a monthly basis, however may on occasion be altered to suit theneeds of the service.
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.
The purpose of the post is to ensure that children and young people involved in Children’s Hearing processes in Morayare able to engage with independent advocacy supports. The successful candidate will ensure that the voices andviews of children and young people are considered in Children’s Hearing processes and are at the heart ofdecision-making.
Children’s Hearing Advocacy Workers provide independent advocacy support to children and young people involved inChildren’s Hearings. This means listening to what they say, supporting them to amplify their voices, andensuring that their views are heard regarding all decisions which are being made about their lives. At the heartof the advocacy relationship is trust - built through transparent, honest, accountable and reliable interactionswith a skilled and knowledgeable Children’s Hearing Advocacy Worker.
You will be joining Who Cares? Scotland and working within Moray as a representative of the North team, withopportunities to interact with our events across the whole of Scotland. Your role will also see you raiseawareness of Who Cares? Scotland and our services amongst children and young people, professionals and carers.As a Children’s Hearing Advocacy Worker, you will contribute to liaison reports which evidence the work andadvocacy supports provided within the Moray area. You will be starting with the team at an exciting time, whenthe 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.
The right candidate for this post will be able to provide high quality independent advocacy supports for children andyoung people in Moray who are involved in Children’s Hearings. You will feel confident communicating withindividuals and groups, both in writing and verbally, and be able to adapt to a wide range of contexts,recognising where there may be barriers to communication. Secure in making effective plans, as well asevidencing your work, you can prioritise and meet deadlines. You take enjoyment from working collaborativelywith teams, believing in equal opportunities and inclusive working. You are equally prepared to workindependently, with an awareness of the skills involved to work within a geographically dispersed team based inthe North of Scotland. You can demonstrate knowledge of the issues affecting young people in care, as well asawareness of the care system in Scotland. You also possess an understanding of housing and homelessnessstructures, policy, and practice in relation to children and young people experiencing care in Scotland. You areflexible, given the remit of the role, and understand that some evening and weekend work, as well as overnightstays will be necessary.
While we would be interested to learn about the knowledge gathered through relevant qualifications, we are just askeen to hear about relevant work experience. We welcome and encourage applications from those with experience ofcare.
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