Are you committed to delivering best practice to support children and young people with complex needs?

Are you ready to use your experience and skill to shape practice in delivering quality services to children and young people?

Do you feel excited about the opportunity to take your first step towards a management position?

If so, this is a great opportunity for you.

About Options Aberdeen

Aberlour Options Aberdeen is a short breaks service supporting children, young people and their families affected by disability. This includes provision of overnight, outreach and community based short breaks as well as care at home. The service aims to provide holistic support to children and families that promotes and develops resilience. Aberlour Options Aberdeen has two premises based in Bucksburn and Garthdee, and you will support service delivery across both premises as well as community and home based supports.

What we are looking for....

As someone who has built up experience working in disability services, you will have the confidence to guide and direct the provision of care to the children and young people in the service. You will play a pivotal role, working in partnership with parents and families to meet the emotional and physical needs of children and young people with complex disabilities.

When on shift, you will play a lead role, mentoring and supporting staff and being a role model, delivering excellence in the services we provide. This includes providing supervision to staff and contributing to development plans in accordance with Aberlour policies. You will assist in assessing, planning and delivering services, taking responsibility for ensuring that assessment and interventions are prepared, monitored and evaluated.

Engaging positively with children, young people and families you will plan and implement appropriate support for the children and young people. Sensitive and accurate reporting is a key responsibility and so you will have good written communication skills and the ability to learn how to use effectively our recording system.

This role offers the opportunity to consolidate and build on your experience combined with the ability to enhance your skills and knowledge through training, and taking additional supportive roles within the services to develop key skills and knowledge through training and development of staff.

As part of the management team you will play an active role in ensuring that shift duties are delegated and completed in accordance with service guidance.

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. Aberlour’s values are critical and drive everything we do. We will be looking for someone who can demonstrate how Aberlour’s values of Respect, Innovation, Integrity and Challenge will be visible in their practice. You must be comfortable working in an environment where Aberlour’s values are lived in practice. Have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees.

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.

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Children First Support Line

Could you play a vital role within our national Support Line, helping deliver Scotland's mission to eradicate child poverty?

Join Children First and be part of a once in a generation transformation in how families access help to alleviate crisis, prevent harm and build long-term stability to break the cycle of child poverty. Funded by the Scottish Government, we are doubling the size of our Support Line with the aim of supporting 7,500 more families across Scotland in the first year.

We've been preventing harm, supporting recovery and driving change since 1884 and our ambitious plans for the Support Line build on our experience of delivering cash-first, short, medium and long-term holistic support to families living in, or at risk of, poverty.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing multidisciplinary team and help ensure every family in Scotland has somewhere to turn when they need help.

About the Role

As a Support Line Triage Call Taker, you will be the first point of contact for children, young people, families, kinship carers and professionals seeking support from Children First.

Through telephone, webchat, email and outbound contact, you will provide a warm, compassionate and professional response, helping people feel heard, understood and supported from the moment they reach out.

Using skilled listening, effective questioning and sound judgement, you will gather information, assess needs and risks and connect people to the most appropriate support. You will play a key role in ensuring timely access to Children First services, including family support, money and debt advice, welfare rights support, energy support, kinship care advice and advocacy services, while helping families access wider community resources and partner support.

Working in a fast-paced contact centre environment, you will contribute to a service that strengthens families, reduces the impact of poverty and keeps children's safety, wellbeing and rights at the centre of everything we do.

What You'll Be Doing

Supporting Children and Families

• Providing a compassionate, professional and welcoming first response to families and professionals contacting the Support Line.

• Creating a safe environment where people feel listened to, respected and understood.

• Using effective questioning and assessment skills to understand individual circumstances, strengths and support needs.

• Undertaking initial assessments of need, vulnerability and risk.

• Identifying safeguarding concerns and taking appropriate action in line with Children First policies and procedures.

• Supporting children, families and carers to access the right help at the right time.

Information, Advice and Support

• Providing information, guidance and reassurance to families facing a range of challenges.

• Completing warm introductions and referrals to specialist Children First services.

• Supporting families to access emotional, practical and financial support.

• Helping families experiencing poverty, financial hardship, housing difficulties or social isolation connect with relevant services and resources.

• Processing applications for emergency supports including food and fuel assistance where appropriate.

Contact Centre Operations

• Managing inbound and outbound calls, emails and webchats efficiently and professionally.

• Supporting appointment scheduling, follow-up activity and queue management.

• Maintaining a positive experience for everyone using the service.

• Identifying repeat contacts, emerging themes and unmet need to help improve service delivery.

Working Together

• Developing positive working relationships with colleagues, volunteers and external partners.

• Building knowledge of local and national services including housing, employability, financial wellbeing and community support.

• Participating in supervision, reflective practice, training and team learning.

• Contributing to service development and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is passionate about supporting children and families and who can build trust quickly through empathy, compassion and kindness.

You may come from a contact centre, customer service, advice, support, housing, employability, health, social care or community-based background.

You'll bring:

• Experience of speaking with people in a customer service, contact centre, helpline, advice or support role.

• Experience of supporting people who may be distressed, worried or facing challenging circumstances.

• Excellent communication and listening skills.

• The ability to gather information sensitively and make informed decisions about next steps.

• Confidence using digital systems and managing communications across multiple channels.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

• An understanding of the issues affecting children and families, including poverty, financial hardship and family wellbeing.

• A commitment to safeguarding, children's rights and relational practice.

• A willingness to learn and develop within a supportive and values-led organisation.

Our Values

Everything we do is guided by our values:

With Love

We put children first with compassion and kindness.

With Purpose

We work alongside families and partners to transform children's lives together.

With Strength

We do whatever it takes to protect Scotland's children.

What You'll Get From Us

At Children First, you'll be part of a values-led organisation committed to developing and supporting our people.

We offer:

• 40 days annual leave including public holidays.

• Contributory pension scheme.

• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities.

• Wellbeing support and health benefits.

• Blue Light Card discounts.

• Learning, training and career development opportunities.

• The opportunity to help shape an ambitious national service supporting thousands of families across Scotland.

Join Us

If you share our belief that every child in Scotland should grow up safe, loved and free from poverty and want to be part of a team that is transforming how families access support, we would love to hear from you.

Together, we can help alleviate crisis, prevent harm and build brighter futures for children and families across Scotland

Please visit the following link to learn about our recruitment events to meet our team, hear about our plans.

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Help shape brighter futures for children and families across Scotland

At Children First, we believe every child should be safe, loved and able to enjoy a happy childhood. As Scotland's national children's charity, we work alongside children, families and communities to protect children from harm, support recovery from trauma and abuse and create lasting change.

We are looking for a compassionate, skilled and motivated Community Partnership & Participation Worker to join our team and help strengthen the support available to children and families across Scotland.

In this exciting role, you will build trusted relationships with communities, services and partner organisations, helping families access the support they need while ensuring children's and families' voices influence how services are developed and improved.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference by connecting people, strengthening local networks and helping shape services that respond to what matters most to children and families.

What you'll do

Working as part of our Support Line service, you will:

• Develop strong partnerships with community organisations, schools, health services, local authorities and third sector partners.
• Improve access to support for families experiencing poverty, inequality, kinship care challenges or concerns about a child's safety.
• Increase awareness of Children First Support Line and the range of help available to families across Scotland.
• Ensure children, young people and families have meaningful opportunities to share their experiences and help shape service development.
• Support participation, engagement and co-production activities, including events, consultations and focus groups.
• Build local knowledge of community resources and identify gaps, barriers and opportunities for support.
• Gather learning and insights that help us improve services and influence positive change for children and families.

What we're looking for

• You'll bring experience of community engagement, partnership working or participation practice, along with a genuine commitment to improving outcomes for children and families.

You'll also have:

• Experience working with children, young people, families or communities.
• Strong relationship-building and partnership skills.
• Excellent communication and facilitation abilities.
• An understanding of poverty, inequality and the barriers families can face when seeking support.
• Knowledge of children's rights and participation approaches.
• Experience of trauma-informed, strengths-based and relationship-based practice.
• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and maintain accurate records.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and digital communication tools.

Who you are

We're looking for someone who:

• Believes in the power of children's voices.
• Values inclusion, participation and co-production.
• Builds trust quickly and works collaboratively with others.
• Is passionate about reducing inequality and improving children's lives.
• Brings warmth, curiosity and compassion to their work.
• Shares our commitment to safeguarding and promoting children's rights.

Why join Children First?

At Children First, our values guide everything we do:

With Love

We put children first, listening with compassion and kindness and standing alongside families when they need support most.

With Purpose

We work together with families, communities and partners to create lasting change and better outcomes for children.

With Strength

We do whatever it takes to protect Scotland's children and champion their rights.

You'll join a supportive organisation that values learning, innovation and collaboration, where your work will directly contribute to helping children and families thrive.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and anti-racist organisation where everyone experiences a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences and particularly encourage applications from groups currently under-represented within our workforce.

Join us

If you're passionate about building stronger communities, amplifying children's voices and helping families access the support they need, we'd love to hear from you.

Together, with love, purpose and strength, we can help Scotland's children and families thrive.

In this role, you'll:

Deliver high-quality, relationship-based support to children, young people and families through whole-family support, group work and community-based interventions. You will have the opportunity to work across various projects within the Fit Like Family Wellbeing Service, providing flexible and responsive support that helps families build on their strengths and achieve positive outcomes.

Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency environment, you will support children and families to stay safe, recover from adversity and strengthen their relationships and connections within their communities. Your work will contribute to Children First's commitment to early intervention, prevention, community resilience and upholding children's rights.

About Fit Like Family Wellbeing Service

Fit Like Family Wellbeing Service is a multi-agency partnership delivering whole-family support across Aberdeen City. Bringing together professionals from a range of organisations and sectors, the service provides coordinated early intervention and family support to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. Through a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach, the service helps families access the right support at the right time, promotes wellbeing and resilience, and contributes to preventing difficulties from escalating.

We'd love to hear from you if you can:

• Build trusting, compassionate and respectful relationships with children, young people and families using a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach.

• Deliver direct emotional, practical and therapeutic support that promotes safety, wellbeing and stability.

• Complete high-quality assessments and work alongside families to develop and review meaningful support plans.

• Champion children's rights and ensure children and young people are supported to express their views and influence decisions affecting them.

• Design, deliver and evaluate group work that builds confidence, resilience and connection.

• Develop strong partnerships with schools, communities and other agencies to ensure families receive the right support at the right time.

• Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and contribute positively to safeguarding and family-led decision making.

What we offer:

• A workplace with values of with love, with purpose and with strength.

• 40 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays.

• Pension scheme and wellbeing support.

• Flexible working opportunities.

• Access to Westfield Health, giving colleagues and their families confidential counselling support, wellbeing resources, and access to health and lifestyle benefits to support physical and mental wellbeing.

• Blue Light Card discount.

• A Fair Work accredited workplace.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative and collaborative family wellbeing service at the heart of Aberdeen's approach to early help and prevention. You will be part of a passionate team committed to making a lasting difference for children, young people and families, while working in an organisation that values learning, wellbeing, flexibility and professional development.

Our Values

Living our values, you will help create a workplace where our people can thrive, ensuring we deliver the best possible support to children and families.

With love, we put children first.

With purpose, we transform lives together.

With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland's children.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Residential Project Worker to join our Short Breaks Service.

The post is a full-time day shift post, 37 hours a week, worked on a rota basis including weekends.

ABOUT CAERN

Barnardo's Caern Disability Services consists of three unique Projects who deliver a variety of quality services for young people with learning disabilities and/or autism. We have done this for over forty years.

At the Caern Short Breaks Service, we support up to 5 children and young people aged 5-18 by offering respite and short break packages to them and their families.

Working primarily in the residential setting you will promote the happiness, safety and welfare of the young people. You will play an active role in supporting the children and young people and their families/carers to achieve positive outcomes, as identified in the Young People's Individual Support Plans.

ABOUT YOU

Ideally you will have experience in working directly with children and young people in a residential setting. Experience in supporting children and young people with a learning disability and/or Autism would be an advantage. Communication with the young people is paramount - the key is time tabling; structure; reliability and consistency. You will be faced with behaviours that challenge, including physical.

The staff team across Caern Services must be fully accepting of our children and be prepared to offer them a professional relationship based on acceptance and informed by our understanding of their individual needs, wishes and experiences. We are passionate about the children and young people that we care for, showing understanding, empathy and consistency in our approach.

You will hold (or be willing to work towards) a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (for example SVQ3 children and young people) plus an HNC in social services. These qualifications are required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as part of your employment. There may be external grants available to partly fund this.

For an informal chat about this role – please call 0131 339 8840

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo'svalues. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary range advertised is in line with our pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values

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....

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. 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 Wednesday’s afterschool and from Friday 11am to Monday 12pm. As such, the requirement is to work mainly weekends. Shifts at weekends are 8am - 8pm or 12pm - 10pm and include sleepovers and wakened night shifts.

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...

You will receive a planned and supported induction consisting of a varied training programme, including Child Protection. You will be working alongside a highly motivated and skilled team. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

Applications are welcome from diverse ethnic minority and cultural communities, and under-represented faith and religious groups.

Are you passionate about working with people in a person-centred way? Do you want to work in a small team making a big difference in young people’s lives?

If so, then our Key Worker role may be the one for you.

About Our City Community

Cyrenians City Community provides accommodation for up to 7 young people who will have experienced a tough reality, potentially as a consequence of family breakdown, homelessness, drug or alcohol issues, or poor mental health. The Community provides a safe and stable environment for young people to live, learn and develop together. Our unique approach to supported accommodation helps young people to develop their skills and build supportive relationships.

About the role

The post holder will work as part of a small team to ensure the Community is a homely, welcoming and safe space for all residents. The main responsibilities of the role are:

·Working alongside residents to develop their own support plans and future goals.

·Encouraging and supporting residents to be active in the day to day running of the community, including being part of all decision making.

·Providing support and supervision to our residential peer volunteers.

About You

We are looking for a flexible, well organised and passionate individual who is aware of the challenges young people face. You will also have:

·Experience of working with young people

·Strong communication and relationship building skills

·A commitment to providing the highest quality of care

How we’ll support you

You will have a supportive line manager who, alongside an experienced and knowledgeable team will provide full induction and training on all aspects of your role. You will be joining a staff team who is always striving to develop further. This means there will be great opportunities for you to both learn and develop, while sharing your existing skills and experiences with others.

You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About us

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by taking a Public Health Approach to Homelessness Prevention. We take a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering all our services.

You can find out more about our impact and our values online.

About Us:

Murray’s Initiative (formerly known as Glasgow Council on Alcohol) is an independent Scottish charity that works to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm at both individual and community levels. Established in 1965, Murray’s Initiative adopts a long-term, trauma-informed and asset-based approach to changing the culture around substance use. Its services are built on a person-centred, harm-reduction model, supporting people whether their goal is to reduce consumption or achieve abstinence.

Murray’s Initiative offers free, confidential counselling services for people concerned about their own or someone else's drinking. Murray’s Initiative delivers a range of interventions including groupwork and employability support as well as a number of holistic and inclusive services, such as a women’s service for survivors of gender-based violence, young persons peer education service, LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing support and tailored wellbeing programmes.

Murray’s Initiative is also a recognised provider of professional development, offering a comprehensive training portfolio including education aimed at increasing awareness of alcohol use and promoting healthier lifestyles, COSCA Counselling Skills and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Murray’s Initiative deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, helping people make meaningful, positive change in their lives.

The foundation of Murray’s Initiative is our supportive and inclusive culture for all who engage and work with us.

About the Role:

The role of the Young Person’s Employment Advisor is to prepare young people for further training, education or work and support them through the job search, application and interview process; providing them with skills, motivation, and confidence to move into suitable sustainable employment.ௗௗ The Young Person’s Employment Advisor promote recovery for young people where alcohol and/or drugs have been a risk for them. They will make a real impact to the day to day lives of young people as they uniquely tailor their personal development, oƯer emotional and practical support and set realistic goals as part of their journey to employability opportunities. The Young Person’s Employment Advisor will report to the Service Manager - Employability This post requires membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme for children and protected adults. Successful applicants will be required to join the PVG Scheme

Lead Services That Make Care and Lives Better

At Wheatley Care, we believe everyone is entitled to live an independent, healthy and happy life, filled with opportunity. Our vision is to deliver care that feels personal and matters most to the people we work for. We listen, we learn and we deliver, ensuring the people we support remain at the heart of every decision we make. Our values of Excellence, Inclusion, Ambition and Trust underpin everything we do.

We're looking for an experienced and inspirational Health & Wellbeing Manager to lead our specialist Lanarkshire Self-Directed Support Services, supporting adults across the region to achieve positive outcomes and live the lives they choose.

This is an exciting opportunity for a values-driven leader to shape high-quality services that support people with diverse and often complex needs, while developing and inspiring teams to deliver outstanding person-centred support every day.

About Lanarkshire SDS

Lanarkshire SDS is a dynamic and growing service providing tailored support to adults throughout North and South Lanarkshire. Our teams work alongside individuals living in their own homes to help them maintain independence, improve their health and wellbeing, build community connections and achieve meaningful personal goals.

We're proud that our service has achieved a Grade 5 (Very Good) Care Inspectorate rating, reflecting our commitment to delivering high-quality, personalised support and positive outcomes for the people we work for.

The people we support may have:

• Mental health support needs
• Learning disabilities
• Autism and neurodivergence
• Physical disabilities
• Acquired brain injuries
• Alcohol or substance-related support needs
• Age-related frailty and cognitive decline

Every support package is unique, requiring creative, outcome-focused leadership and a commitment to delivering services that genuinely place people at the centre of decision-making.

The Role

As Health & Wellbeing Manager, you will provide operational and strategic leadership across Lanarkshire SDS, ensuring services remain innovative, responsive and compliant while promoting exceptional outcomes for the people we support.

You will play a key role in delivering Wheatley Care's ambition to provide personalised services, care to be proud of and better lives, helping people achieve independence, choice and control over their future.

You will:

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary teams across several Lanarkshire locations.
• Drive excellence in person-centred and outcome-focused support practices.
• Champion the principles of Self-Directed Support, choice and independence.
• Develop positive partnerships with health and social care professionals, local authorities, families and community organisations.
• Monitor quality, performance and compliance against Care Inspectorate standards.
• Support and develop Health & Wellbeing Leads and frontline colleagues.
• Take responsibility for service performance, staffing and budget management.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and learning.
• Use customer feedback, insight and lived experience to shape service improvement and enhance outcomes.
• Ensure individuals are supported to maximise opportunities within their local communities and develop meaningful connections.
• Lead services through growth, transformation and positive change.
• Foster an inclusive environment where dignity, respect and safety are fundamental to the support we provide.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking a proven leader who combines professional expertise with compassion, resilience and a genuine commitment to improving lives.

You will bring:

• Substantial management experience within social care, health and wellbeing services.
• Strong knowledge of Self-Directed Support principles and legislation.
• Experience supporting people with complex needs in community-based services.
• A track record of delivering high-performing, person-centred services.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and quality assurance frameworks.
• Experience managing budgets and service performance indicators.
• The ability to influence, inspire and develop successful teams.
• Strong partnership working skills and experience of building effective stakeholder relationships.
• A relevant qualification in Health & Social Care, Leadership and Management or equivalent.

Why Wheatley Care?

At Wheatley Care, we recognise that outstanding care begins with outstanding people. That's why we're investing in our colleagues through leadership development, workforce planning, learning opportunities and a values-driven culture where people are empowered to make a difference.

In return, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Lead a highly regarded service with a Grade 5 (Very Good) Care Inspectorate rating.
• Influence the future direction of Self-Directed Support services across Lanarkshire.
• Develop and mentor future leaders.
• Work within a supportive and ambitious organisation committed to innovation and continuous improvement.
• Help shape services that are personalised, responsive and built around what matters most to the people we work for.
• Make a meaningful difference to people's lives every single day.
• Join an organisation at an exciting point in its journey as an independent, sector-leading care provider.

If you're a passionate leader who believes in empowering people to live independently, build meaningful lives and achieve their personal outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Wheatley Care and help us deliver care to be proud of, personalised services and better lives for people across Lanarkshire.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:

Kelly Lavery

Director of Operations - SDS

07584 798 875

Kelly.Lavery@wheatley-care.com

Aberlour Sycamore Services- Fort William, is a residential care home for children and young people between the ages of 12 years and 18 years old, helping them to live and grow in a community setting. We work using a Dyadic Developmental Practice model which means that we ensure that the child and their behaviour is understood and the child feels as safe as possible at home, in school and in social activities.

‘Staff have a warm and friendly approach with the young people and there are plenty of organised activities for the young people to take part in’-Child Care professional working with Sycamore Fort William.

What we are looking for....

You will contribute to the leadership, management and development of services for children, young people and families in line with planned objectives and assist with service review and evaluation. You will play an important role in the overall management function of the service.

There will be an expectation that you work part of your hours on a shift rota, that will be Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm with the exception of one back shift per week (2pm to 10pm) and one day of a weekend monthly and be part of the on call rota including every 5th weekend.

You will have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a in a residential or community setting and understand the impact of trauma on social inclusion. You are required to meet the qualifications requirement for this post which is at SCQF Level 8 (eg. HNC, SVQ Level 4). This post requires you to register with the Scottish Social Services Council as a Residential Child Care Worker with Supervisory Responsibilities.

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 here and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here.

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