Wellbeing Practitioner (12090)
- Part time
- £23,500 pro-rata
- On site: Glasgow
- Closing 4th June 2024
- Advertised from 21st May 2024
- Fixed Term contract for 1 year / Part Time – 18.5 hours per week. There is a specific working pattern for this role to meet the needs of school hours and family night. (Tuesday 9am-2pm, Wednesday 9.30am-3.30pm, Thursday 11.30am-7pm).
Role
Benefits:
A generous annual leave entitlement of 29 days PLUS bank holidays
- Up to 5 more days leave for continuous service plus the option to buy and sell leave.
- Gain professional qualifications with excellent training, and development opportunities.
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
- A pension with a up to a 7% employer contribution rate. Plus, if you pay in to the pension you will receive life assurance cover.
- Staff discount portal with your favourite brands.
- Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.
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 vulnerable children in the UK.
Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations 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 and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.
A bit about the role
“Supporting mental health and wellbeing is a big part of what we do. We help young people talk about how they're feeling, and make sure they don't feel alone.”
Are you passionate about supporting young people's mental health and emotional well-being? We are seeking a dedicated Wellbeing Practitioner to join our fantastic team in Glasgow. As part of the Glasgow Secondary Schools Counselling and Blues Service, you'll play a crucial role in delivering high-quality, school-based professional counselling and group work services to secondary school children aged 12-18 years who are negatively affected or are at risk of being affected by poor mental health.
The Blues Programme is an internationally acclaimed wellbeing programme for young people. Over six weeks, it teaches emotional resilience, and reduces low mood and anxious thoughts. Crucially, it gets teenagers talking.
As a Wellbeing Practitioner, you'll effectively engage with young people to deliver group work support, predominantly within a school setting but there may also be a requirement in a local community. As part of a supportive team, you'll work alongside trained Action for Children Blues specialists who are committed to making a positive impact in what is a truly rewarding role.
From helping students overcome anxiety to supporting their social interactions, your work will make a real difference.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
Some key responsibilities for the role of a Wellbeing Practitioner are;
- Delivering a complex and specialist interventions with children, young people or families on a 1:1 basis, group or community setting.
- Focussing on resilience and wellbeing at an early intervention level.
- Working with families as indicated by schools and group work.
- Working with our partners to achieve fantastic outcomes for young people and their families mental health.
- Providing lead case/care planning management, including undertaking assessing, reviewing and managing risks.
Let's talk about you
- An understanding of the mental health issues faced by children and you people.
- Working within a multi-agency social care, early years or health environment and applying safeguarding procedures.
- Ability to keep the child and or young people as the focus and ensure their feelings and wishes are represented in meetings and record keeping.
- Ability to communicate effectively and engagingly and to maintain independent professional relationships, boundaries.
- Demonstrable application of working with a diverse community and promoting the principles of equality.
Good to know
Application Process
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 we didn't.
Contact: If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Laura McCarthy at Laura.McCarthy2@actionforchildren.org.uk. 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 actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Don't meet every single requirement?
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 within the Action for Children family.
Application notes
To apply, please visit our website.
Closing Date: 4 June 2024
Bereavement Support Worker (Children and young people)
- Full time or Part time
- £26,431
- On site: Glasgow
- Closing 30th June 2024
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 (based in our Glasgow office) 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 on Goodmoves or you can request by email.
The post is full time over four days: Monday and Friday 9am-5pm; Tuesday and Thursday 9am-8pm. Part time split could be: Post 1: Monday 9-5, Tuesday 9-8; Post 2: Thursday 9-8, Friday 9-5.
Informal enquiries can be directed to Demi Young, Team Lead; d.young@richmondshope.org.uk. Telephone: 0141 230 6123
Family Support Worker
- Part time
- £27,534 pro-rata
- On site: Intensive Family Support Service, Glasgow
- Closing 19th June 2024
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 Glasgow Intensive Family Support Service (IFSS)(City Wide)…
Aberlour will be working in partnership with the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership and other Third Sector providers to promote the wellbeing of children and young people by offering caring and responsive support. Aberlour Glasgow Intensive Family Support will deliver the support families need, when they need it. The aim of the service is to ensure that children and young people can continue to flourish at home, at school and in their local community.
What we are looking for....
As a Family Support Worker working 26.25 hours per week, you will work directly with families to nurture relationships, build on existing strengths and interests, help children and families build skills and confidence and strengthen community connections. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that works for a period of up to 12 months with families to support and enable positive change and improve outcomes. 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 in working alongside families, empowering them to lead positive change in their own lives.
We are looking for candidates who are experienced in working alongside vulnerable families to assess strengths and needs as well as plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and strategies which enable families to thrive. You will have experience of child and adult protection issues. Experience of working within other childcare settings such as Residential Child Care will be considered.
You must share our vision that collaborative working and relationship based early intervention is the best option for children and families who are feeling overwhelmed or excluded. Ideally you will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above, together with relevant experience 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 recognises strengths and responds empathically to the needs of children, young people, and their families – this will include early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
To succeed in this role, you will need to work flexibly within a variety of locations across Glasgow City, including family homes, schools, and community settings.
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.
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.
Family Worker Disability (weekends)
- Part time
- £28,583 – £31,896 pro-rata
- On site: Dundee
- Closing 23rd June 2024
About Options Dundee
Our Options Dundee service works in partnership with families offering tailored packages of support to help families stay together. Based on the needs of the family, this includes supporting morning and bedtime routines in the family’s home and offering a variety of sessions and groups for children and young people which also help them to access activities in the community.
This specialised service enables the children and young people to grow and develop – access their local area, broaden their experiences and provide new opportunities which not only meet their needs but encourage them to flourish in a safe nurturing way.
The difference we make to families:
Families we work with find our support invaluable “I don’t know what I’d do without them. I trust them, my child trusts them – we both feel safe when they’re in the house…..They’ve changed me and my child’s life.”
What we are looking for....
We know how difficult it can be managing your work/life balance, and so we are offering flexible hours to work at weekends either on a Saturday or a on a Sunday or working on both days at the weekend. Work hours would range from 5 hours to 15 hours.
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. Full details of rota requirements will be discussed at interview.
Please specify in your supporting statement the work pattern and hours you are looking for.
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.
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.
If you have any queries about the job please e-mail jobs@aberlour.org.uk
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.
Family And Community Wellbeing Worker (Family Support)
- Full time
- £27,534 – £30,726
- On site: Universal Support Service based in Perth
- Closing 19th June 2024
New service, new role!
Join us to provide early help and personalised support to families living in Perth and Kinross.
What we are offering
This is an exciting new role, which offers the chance to help shape a new universal community-based 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.
Also on offer:
A supportive and welcoming team
Competitive employment package - generous annual leave and the opportunity to rise to the top-level salary after 3 years
A comprehensive induction package and ongoing training
About Aberlour’s New Universal Support Service
We will provide 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.
From September 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 3 experienced, adaptable individuals who can bring fresh, innovative and flexible approaches to family support.
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, understand the necessity of best practice and thrive on helping children and families overcome the challenges presented by everyday modern life.
Applicants must be flexible in order to deliver support at times that meet the families and communities needs, which may include out of hours and weekends.
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.
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