Team Leader - North Ayrshire
- Part time
- £35,850 – £41,150 pro-rata
- On site: Irvine
- Closing 27th June 2024
- Advertised from 14th June 2024
- 21 hours per week
- CFS2024/32
Role
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Family Wellbeing Service in North Ayrshire. Children 1st alongside children, families, and partners provide early help which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. The team and model of support play a pivotal role in supporting children and families impacted by adversity, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families remain front and centre.
Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported. If you share this determination, we would love to hear from you.
Our project builds on the voices of the recovery community, our extensive experience in supporting children and families impacted by substance use in North Ayrshire and enables us to increase our reach to more families who need us. We will do this through providing community-based whole family support that families can access easily in a non-stigmatised way, and at an early stage. This aligns closely with the Promise’s priority areas to provide a good childhood and to provide whole family support to those who need it, when the time is right.
We are looking for a Team Leader to join our leadership team within North Ayrshire. In this position you will play a crucial role in the on-going learning and development of the service and contribute to how we continue to best meet the needs of families across the area. Building relationships and the ability to communicate effectively internally as well as with external partners and agencies is at the heart of everything you will do.
You should have experience of working in a leadership capacity; of offering reflective support and/or supervision to a team of staff/students/volunteers and able to confidently respond to and manage risk.
Families are facing increasing challenges which makes this is a demanding role requiring tenacity, commitment and flexibility. No two days are the same!
If you have a passion for working alongside families, have experience of keeping children safe, are committed to restorative approaches, and have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Teaching or equivalent in Child Care/Social Care or related area, accredited counselling qualification, or other relevant qualification at SCQF level 9 or higher, then we want to hear from you.
Base
You will be based in our North Ayrshire Family Wellbeing Service, Bourtreehill, Irvine.
Wellbeing
Your wellbeing is important to us, we will support you to work in a way that gets the job done but maintains a healthy work life balance. We will provide connection with the rest of the organisation including regular support from the local Service Manager and Assistant Director.
Salary, Conditions, Pension & Benefits
We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 7 days public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme and a place where you will be supported and valued and work with excellent and kind colleagues.
Additionally, Children 1st offers further staff benefits including a cash-back healthcare plan, membership of a Credit Union and access to a cycle to work scheme.
Application notes
Closing Date: 27th June 2024
Interview Date: It is anticipated interviews will take place on 4th and 5th July.
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Project Worker – Carrick Family Wellbeing Service
- Full time
- £29,500 – £34,490
- On site: Girvan
- Closing 5th July 2024
A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in South Ayrshire
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Family Wellbeing Service in South Ayrshire. Children 1st alongside our partners in South Ayrshire Council, children, and families, will provide support which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. The service offers community based, child centred family wellbeing support across the Carrick Locality of Girvan, Maybole and the surrounding villages. The team and model of support will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced individual who can drive the successful development and growth of this partnership across South Ayrshire.
Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported. If you share this determination, we would love to hear from you.
What kind of people are we looking for?
- has experience of keeping children safe in their own families
- is fiercely passionate about children’s rights.
- thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
- is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind
What kind of Family Wellbeing team member will you be?
Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:
- resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform children’s lives
- determined to support children to stay safely with their own family
- big hearted and courageous
- able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations
- is compassionate and understanding of trauma
- a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
- inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better
- an amazing ambassador for children and Children 1st
Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.
Base
You will be based in our South Ayrshire Wellbeing HUB based in Girvan Primary School.
Salary, Conditions, Pension
We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.
Further Information
This a full-time post, 35 hours a week, fixed term until the 31st of March 2025. Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service, some evening and weekend work will be required.
Are you passionate about supporting children and families? Are you interested in a leadership role working with families?
Due to retirement of the current post-holder, we are looking for our next Child Contact Centre Manager to join our professional, highly motivated and friendly team based in Dundee, overseeing the operation of our Children’s Contact services covering Tayside and Fife.
What we offer:
- a professional, flexible and fair organisational culture,
- a salary scale of £30,168 - £34,354,
- a workplace pension scheme, with 10% on top of your salary being paid in employer’s contribution,
- enhanced annual leave that grows further after 5 years of employment – including all Public Holidays,
- employee counselling support to you and immediate family members,
- flexible/hybrid working opportunities.
The position is full-time, 35 hours per week, and is permanent.
We are ambitious about diversity and inclusion. If you have worked with children, young people and families and if you have the right skills for the role, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of gender, age, religion, belief, race, sexual orientation or disability.
The person specification gives a broad indication of expectations. Please get in touch if you feel you would have a lot to offer even if it isn’t an exact match with our requirements.
Barnardo's is working in partnership with North Ayrshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) and North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership to deliver a service to children and families affected by alcohol and/or drugs. We aim to deliver a service that is rooted in the Whole Family approach and underpinned by Rights Respect and Recovery, Getting Our Priorities Right and Getting it Right for Every child (GIRFEC).
The project is an early intervention approach designed to work collaboratively with families, as most families already have the resilience strength and capabilities they need to recover. The Project Worker will support and nurture these to ensure both children and adults can overcome any difficulties that get in the way.
The successful candidate will be part of the innovative development and delivery of this exciting initiative and therefore is required to demonstrate a level of experience, skills, and knowledge as highlighted below to carry out key aspects of the role. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with lived experience.
The post holder will work in partnership with the North Ayrshire Service Access Team and North Ayrshire Drug & Alcohol Recovery Service (NADARS).
We are particularly interested in hearing from people with personal lived experience of drugs and or alcohol, either their own or a family members.
Top job! Assistant Director – South Scotland Services
- Full time
- £61,342 – £64,961
- Hybrid: Ayrshire / Dumfries & Galloway / Borders
- Closing 1st July 2024
About Aberlour …
Aberlour is Scotland’s leading children’s charity and was recently recognised as a Top 100 best places to work winner by the Sunday Times.
Our strategy is to be bold and brave, to ensure that every child in Scotland has an equal chance. As an organisation we are ambitious to deliver real and lasting change for children, young people and families.
We are committed to doing all we can to deliver on Scotland’s Policy aspirations (The Promise, UNCRC) to be the best place to grow up for all children, young people and families.
What we are looking for...
Due to the postholder’s retirement this is exciting opportunity to join our team.
You will play a key role in leading and delivering the best care and support for children. As an experienced leader you will work with key strategic partners in South Scotland to design and deliver services and models of care that help children, young people and families: get the help and support they need for as long as it takes, recover and heal from trauma and adversity, remain as part of their family/community where possible, recognise their strengths and achieve their hopes and aspirations.
This role incudes leadership and management of a diverse portfolio of children’s services, including – disability services, community and intensive family support. Services are located within Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, and the Scottish Borders.
You will have demonstrable management level experience in social care within the public, private or voluntary sector. You will thrive on building positive relationships with commissioners, local government, NHS, other third sector partners and trusts to identify opportunities for growth and additional funding. You will also be driven to influence local and national strategy, policy and practice to the benefit of vulnerable people.
You will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 9 or above plus a management qualification at SCQF level 8 or above.
To find out more about the requirements of the role check out our jobs page on our website.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead lasting and meaningful change for children, young people and families.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, life assurance worth 3x salary and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
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