About Aberlour Youthpoint Moray
Our Youthpoint Moray service provides help to children and young people in Moray who may be struggling with their emotions and behaviour, prompting concerns about their well-being. Our young people’s workers provide one-to-one and group work support for our children and young people, in a safe and relaxed setting. They help them to understand the issues that are affecting them, that can sometimes be the cause of their behaviour. They help them take steps to overcoming their difficulties at home, school and in the community. The team also work with other family members, parents and carers to improve relationships at home.
Aberlour Youthpoint Moray provides three distinct services to young people in Moray; Intensive Community Support (ICS), Early Help and Mentoring and YP Zone.
The intensive community support service funded by The Moray Council works with young people and families to help them achieve their full potential and develop important life skills through non-formal educational activities. ICS also supports young people and families to gain a better understanding of themselves, others and society by providing a safe, non-judgemental and nurturing environment. This is delivered via 1 to 1’s, group work, and family support.
Early Help and Mentoring service provides support to disadvantaged, excluded and vulnerable young people and their families to enable them to gain and retain control of their own lives and remain safely in their own homes and communities. Early Help and Mentoring supports young people to improve their health and wellbeing, make positive and informed choices and develop young people’s self-awareness and confidence. Early Help is delivered by Young People’s Worker’s through 1 to 1 and group work and family support. Mentoring and befriending delivered by volunteers on a 1 to 1.
YP Zone uses a harm reduction approach with young people to reduce their alcohol and substance use, this is delivered through 1 to 1 support, group work sessions as well as detached and outreach community work. YP zone supports young people to develop their knowledge and confidence on alcohol and substances, provides opportunities and experiences for young people to consider risk, take ownership and make positive informed choices.
What we are looking for....
You will work across our Early Help and Mentoring service and your main role will be to provide one to one and group work support to young people as identified through appropriate referrals. You will plan and deliver activities and groups in partnership with young people in relation to their needs. You will work within a variety of locations in the Moray area. You will need to be able to drive and have access to a vehicle to be able to take young people out and about. The role will also involve liaising with partner agencies and entering data into Aberlour’s case recording information system.
The team will provide support during normal office hours and include regular evening and weekend working. All staff are expected to take a full role in the delivery of the service.
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. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.
Please note, a driving licence is essential for this role.
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. We also offer a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here.
We also follow Data Protection Guidelines - Here is our privacy policy.
If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk Applications are welcome from diverse ethnic minority and cultural communities, and under-represented faith and religious groups.
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.
About Aberlour Youthpoint Moray
Our Youthpoint Moray service provides help to children and young people in Moray who may be struggling with their emotions and behaviour, prompting concerns about their well-being. Our young people’s workers provide one-to-one and group work support for our children and young people, in a safe and relaxed setting. They help them to understand the issues that are affecting them, that can sometimes be the cause of their behaviour. They help them take steps to overcoming their difficulties at home, school and in the community. The team also work with other family members, parents and carers to improve relationships at home.
Aberlour Youthpoint Moray provides three distinct services to young people in Moray; Intensive Community Support (ICS), Early Help and Mentoring and YP Zone.
The intensive community support service funded by The Moray Council works with young people and families to help them achieve their full potential and develop important life skills through non-formal educational activities. ICS also supports young people and families to gain a better understanding of themselves, others and society by providing a safe, non-judgemental and nurturing environment. This is delivered via 1 to 1’s, group work, and family support.
Early Help and Mentoring service provides support to disadvantaged, excluded and vulnerable young people and their families to enable them to gain and retain control of their own lives and remain safely in their own homes and communities. Early Help and Mentoring supports young people to improve their health and wellbeing, make positive and informed choices and develop young people’s self-awareness and confidence. Early Help is delivered by Young People’s Worker’s through 1 to 1 and group work and family support. Mentoring and befriending delivered by volunteers on a 1 to 1.
YP Zone uses a harm reduction approach with young people to reduce their alcohol and substance use, this is delivered through 1 to 1 support, group work sessions as well as detached and outreach community work. YP zone supports young people to develop their knowledge and confidence on alcohol and substances, provides opportunities and experiences for young people to consider risk, take ownership and make positive informed choices.
What we are looking for....
You will work across our Intensive Community support service and your main role will be to provide one to one and group work support to young people as identified through appropriate referrals. You will plan and deliver activities and groups in partnership with young people in relation to their needs. You will work within a variety of locations in the Moray area. You will need to be able to drive and have access to a vehicle to be able to take young people out and about. The role will also involve liaising with partner agencies and entering data into Aberlour’s case recording information system.
The team will provide support during normal office hours and include regular evening and weekend working. All staff are expected to take a full role in the delivery of the service.
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. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.
Please note, a driving licence is essential for this role.
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. We also offer a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here.
We also follow Data Protection Guidelines - Here is our privacy policy.
If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk Applications are welcome from diverse ethnic minority and cultural communities, and under-represented faith and religious groups.
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.
We are looking for a dedicated and motivated individuals to join our team. Y sort it Young Carers Service supports young carers/ young adult carers aged between 8-18 years across West Dunbartonshire.
This exciting post offers a unique opportunity to work with Young Carers within school, home & community based settings. The role of the Young Carer Support Worker will be to support young carers in making informed choices around issues that are important to them, through one to one, group work sessions & respite.
You will be offering and completing Young Carers Statements (Assessments), developing support plans, providing advice and information, training, and peer support to help young carers with their caring role.
Young carers are supported through a range of measures to alleviate the caring role and your role will be to work closely with schools, partner agencies and family members to ensure they are able to be a young person first and foremost.
You will be active at providing support and encouragement, helping them to overcome challenges and /or barriers working towards goals to improve their learning, skills and personal development. Offering guidance, rights based information, creating learning opportunities. You will be developing support plans, providing advice and information, training and peer support. Your role will be to work closely with schools, partner agencies and family members.
The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work will involve working, evenings, school holidays and weekends. The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work may change to respond to the demands of the work of the Young Carers Service including overnight stays for respite.
You will be directly managed by Y sort it Young Carer Manager.
Purpose and Objectives
Y sort it Young Carers Service aims to support young people within West Dunbartonshire who play a caring role within their family.
The postholder will provide critical support to Y sort it, schools, and communities to drive West Dunbartonshire’s Carers Strategy & Integrated Children’s Services Plan for Young Carers.
Y sort it Young Carers Services aims to provide:
Information & Awareness – Improve the awareness & visibility of Young Carers within West Dunbartonshire, encouraging our schools, partners and community to help identify Young Carers early & ensure that information is available in regards to support that can be offered.
Support & Involvement - Support Young Carers by offering 1-2-1 support, offering each young carer the opportunity to complete a Young Carers Statement to identify their support needs and personal outcomes. We involve them in the planning of their support, with their needs being reviewed on a regular basis. We aim to ensure young carers are listened to & heard – we aim to engage and consult with young carers on issues important to them, influencing local and national policy and planning.
Short Breaks & Respite – Provide opportunities for Young Carers to have a break from their caring role, be a young person first and foremost – Y sort it provides weekly groups sessions, Drop in’s, Day Trips, Overnight residentials and Holiday programs. These are opportunities for Young Carers to meet other Young Carers (Peer Support), try new things, learn new skills and have fun.
Requirements
You will have a relevant qualification or evidence of previous experience working within social work, healthcare or youth/community/ voluntary work or in the field of Health Promotion, or relevant / equivalent experience, working with children, young people and / or families.
Please note, a driving license is essential for this role.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a passionate and enthusiastic individual to work in our North Lanarkshire service. We are recruiting two full-time Prison Link Workers who will help bring positive change to the lives of individuals being liberated into the North Lanarkshire area.
Phoenix Futures Scotland work in partnership with North Lanarkshire ADP and SPS establishments to support prisoners pre and post liberation. You will be responsible for providing a seamless service which supports individuals into services in the North Lanarkshire community and utilising the wider recovery partnership.
You will be motivated about working with individuals involved in the justice setting and have relevant experience working in this field. You will be responsible for delivering a wide range of recovery focused interventions and developing strong partnerships and joint working.
Applicants should be highly organised and be able to work on their own initiative as well as work effectively within a fast-paced team. You must also be able to travel across North Lanarkshire and to prison establishments.
You will support prisoners pre and post liberation. You will provide a seamless service which links prisoners into services in the community. Prisoners will be supported prior to release with a responsive package of care and supported into community services in North Lanarkshire. You will be involved in developing this service and building relationships with a range of services across North Lanarkshire and also HMP Addiewell and HMP Shotts in order to improve the continuity of care for individuals leaving custodial settings.
Your Rewards
About Phoenix Futures
Join a legacy of over 50 years in providing rehabilitation services. At Phoenix Futures, we're committed to rebuilding capacity in the residential rehab sector across England and Scotland. Your dedication will contribute to our mission of delivering hope and transformation to individuals and families affected by addiction. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, and we value our history.
Read more about our history and guiding principles on our website here
Home-Start Clackmannanshire is a long standing, dynamic charity, striving to ensure every young child (under 12) has the best possible start in life locally. Raising a family has never been easy; our trained volunteers and staff are there to support families through challenging times.
In Scotland, Home-Starts have over 1,500 volunteers supporting over 3,500 families and 6,500 children each year through compassionate, confidential help to parents/carers when they need us most. The parents/carers we support are often overwhelmed and isolated. They may be struggling with mental health, illness, disability, multiple births, poverty, domestic abuse, separation and/or trauma.
We provide a bespoke support package of 1:1 and group services for families, helping them to cope with the stresses and strains of daily life and encourage them to build the skills, confidence, and strength they need to nurture their children for years to come.
We are looking to welcome a new Family Support Worker to our team to allow us to meet the growing need for our services locally. This is a fixed term contract, with potential of extension dependent upon continued funding.
Purpose of the job
Our Family Support Workers are central to the support services we offer our local families. As a Family Support Worker you will provide direct support and carry out work with young children (0-12) and their families, providing them with emotional and practical support within their homes, and the wider community, in order to promote, strengthen, and develop their ability to manage their lives and thrive.
You will also:
• Contribute to the effective day to day operation of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum & Articles of Association, Home-Start, Standards & Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.
• To maintain high standards of practice in supporting families within the Home-Start model.
• To ensure equality of opportunity, fairness and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s work.
• Implement good safeguarding practice in all areas of work.
We are recruiting a Family Support Worker to support the delivery of Inverclyde Family Support Service, established in 2020, which offers a range of family support and engagement for family members who are affected by someone else’s substance use.
The post is located in Inverclyde and has an area-wide remit involving significant travel throughout the area and some to our offices in Glasgow, as well as home working. It is expected that the post holder will be required to work some evenings and occasional weekends. This post will be part of Scottish Families’ staff team and be supervised by the Inverclyde Family Support Development Officer. The Inverclyde Family Support Service was established in November 2020 with funding from Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership. The Service works in partnership with partner organisations, families and communities.
The post-holder will be responsible for maintaining and delivering a range of support services in Inverclyde to families and support groups affected by someone else’s substance use, ensuring an effective response to the needs of support groups and evaluating and demonstrating the impact of our services. This includes facilitating family support groups, working with individuals on a one-to-one basis, addressing specific issues, and working in partnership with partner organisations, families, and communities in the delivery of this initiative across Inverclyde.
Applicants should be educated to HNC level, vocational qualification (level 3) or relevant professional qualification, with experience of direct client work, group work and direct work with families. We are seeking someone with knowledge of issues for families affected by substance use, and the ability to facilitate family support groups, with strong organisational skills, effective interpersonal and communication skills, and an empathetic approach.
You can find out more information about our work in ‘The Cost of Loving, our Strategic Plan 2023-26 and our Impact Report 2023-24.
Charity Information
Family Mediation West provides support to families affected by separation, divorce, and conflict. We have premises in Glasgow and Kilmarnock allowing us to offer services across the West of Scotland. We are affiliated to Relationship Scotland, who support a national network of 22 national service providers for individuals, couples, children, and families experiencing relationship breakdown. The values and the standards of the organisation help to ensure effective support can be provided to help families through very challenging times.
Job Information
This post is part of the Senior Management Team with a clear focus on Child Protection within all FMW services. However, the role will mostly be aligned to our Child Contact Centres as this is where most of our child centred service delivery is met. We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with good experience in this field to help support our child protection strategy and ensure that all compliance is met, and shape improvements to our current process.
It could be that you have great experience within a similar role, or vast experience within this environment and are looking to take a management step. This role may suit a candidate that has been working within childcare; alongside community / charities, education, social work, health, and any other child related environment.
The role is well supported internally with peer support and long-standing experience within the team. Additionally, support on all aspects of this role is found within our national network of charities.
Staff Benefits
Life Insurance (salary x 2), retail discount scheme, independent wellbeing and counselling support services, summer and Xmas vouchers, flexitime, 30 days annual leave and competitive pension rate.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated experienced youth worker who is passionate about providing opportunities and experiences for young people within the community.
A position has arisen to join the team as we develop our new senior youth service. (12 – 25 year olds)
We are looking for someone who can help develop and deliver our programme and help create a safe and nurturing environment to empower users to learn, grow and have enjoyable experiences.
It is essential that you are empathetic, resilient, patient and an active listener.
Additionally, interest or experience in either sports, arts or cookery are desirable attributes.
Experience working with young people of this age is essential.
Join us to provide early help and personalised support to families living in Perth and Kinross.
What we are offering
This is an exciting role, which offers the chance to help shape our new Family Advice and Community Connection service, which make a difference to the lives of children and families in Perth and Kinross.
Aberlour is featured in the top 100 Sunday Times big organisations Best Places to Work 2024.
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.
About Aberlour’s New Family Advice and Community Connection Service
We are providing early support and advice to families who may feel they have become a bit stuck or who are looking for some information, advice, signposting or referrals to other services.
All families with children under the age of 18, living in Perth and Kinross, can contact us directly to access our new service. Working alongside families we will offer personalised support on family matters, when they need it most, in locations to suit them.
As part of this team you would provide a service and lifeline for these families.
What we are looking for....
We are looking for an experienced, adaptable individual who can bring fresh, innovative and flexible approaches to family support. Working 37.5 hours per week, applicants must be flexible in order to deliver support at times that meet the families and communities needs which may include out of hours (early mornings, evenings and weekends).
You will work alongside statutory and other agencies to achieve positive outcomes for children, young people, and their families.
You are someone who will have strong communication, teamwork, planning and decision making skills, along with a compassionate nature to understand the necessity of best practice and thrive on helping children and families overcome the challenges presented by everyday modern life.
At Aberlour, we want to make sure every child, young person and family has the support and opportunity they need to thrive and reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.
Richmond’s Hope was founded in 2003 in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh and is a charity that supports children and young people aged 4-18 who have experienced a bereavement. We offer tailored one-to-one support for children and young people once a week for an average of 12 weeks. Children and young people are seen in an age-appropriate space to suit their age and stage of development. The children who come to Richmond’s Hope have experienced the bereavement of a significant person in their life that has negatively impacted upon their physical and mental health.
The successful candidate for this position should have experience of working in childcare, education, health, playwork or another relevant discipline.
Richmond’s Hope will provide a comprehensive induction and training programme which will include training in the methodology of Richmond’s Hope. Working as part of the staff team of Richmond’s Hope at our Glasgow base in the city centre 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 be able to work as part of a team.
Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification are all available for download below or you can request by email.
The post is part time for 24 hours per week. Working days will include Thursday, otherwise by agreement with line management. The Glasgow base operates Monday 9-5, Tuesday and Thursday 9-8, Friday 9-5 and is closed on Wednesday.