Founded in 2000, Includem has grown and developed a wide range of services and projects for children, young people and families across Scotland. Initially focussed on bridging the gap between social care and criminal justice, we have expanded our offering of specialist support not just for young people in conflict with the law but for families as well.

We work with children and young people in care, and their caregivers, as well as supporting those facing challenges with education, their mental health or transitioning to adulthood. Regardless of who we are supporting, our commitment to relationship-based, 24/7 support, remains unchanged.

Our ambition is to continue to innovate, grow and provide the dedicated support that is needed by so many.

This is where you come in! Working for Includem means getting the chance to use your talents to the fullest, doing work that makes a real difference to the lives of many, in an environment where your contributions get noticed. Want to join us?

We have an experienced Team Manager to lead our services based in Aberdeen on a 12-month fixed-term basis, to cover a period of maternity leave. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team that is co-located at Craigielea Children’s Centre, working in partnership with Aberdeen Children and Family Social Work.

The key responsibilities of the Team Manager include, but are not limited to:

• Manage service delivery to maximise capacity and ensure compliance with contract specifications.
• Maintain a young people focus in relation to services delivered by ensuring best outcomes achieved and recorded for young people.
• Lead a team of professionals, with responsibility for all elements of people management.
• Engage effectively with partner agencies on a day-to-day basis, in addition to seeking new opportunities for partnership/collaborative working.

About You

With proven experience of managing and supervising professional individuals delivering high quality services, you will be able to maximise service delivery resources efficiently and effectively to meet the needs of children, young people, and families. With knowledge of young people policies and legislation, you will put risk enablement at the heart of your decision making. In addition, you will possess:

• Educated to degree level in relevant qualification in Social Work or Social Care, or a willingness to work towards this.
• Ability to embrace challenges, take initiative, originate action, and work well with a great deal of autonomy.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to challenge and influence a variety of stakeholders with well-reasoned arguments.
• Excellent attention to detail with a focus on continuous improvement.

Essential Requirements for the post:

• SVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

• Experience of working with older people and providing personal care

• Dementia awareness

Desirable Experience:

• Previous experience of working alongside volunteers

• Group work

The successful applicant will join the team operating Active Ageing Day Support Groups for older people in premises at Cedar Avenue Lumphinnans.

Access to a vehicle is essential with a car allowance of 52.5p per mile.

The post will be subject to references and successful registration with PVG Membership Scheme

About you:

You will be keen to play a part in making a real and lasting difference to the lives of people living across Dundee by contributing to the sustainability of TCA. You will bring either relevant; lived experience, work experience in this field or hold a relevant qualification. Most importantly you will bring enthusiasm, creativity, and flexibility to this new and exciting role.

The Role

The Intandem Co-ordinator will be responsible for the delivery of our intandem family mentoring service, making a positive difference to care experienced children and young people, who are in kinship care.

The post holder will recruit, train, and support a team of volunteers to mentor children and young people in Kinship Care. By providing mentors this will give this vulnerable group of children and young people the best start in life. The role will include line managing sessional Intandem family mentors who will work with the family to develop goals-focused Whole Family Approach mentoring plans – covering emotional/practical support; coaching/advice around family relationships/child development/parenting skills; harm reduction.

As well as managing sessional staff and volunteers, the role involves engaging with young people and their parent/carers to build relationships and likewise engage with other professionals for joint agency referrals, support, and evaluation. The post holder will contribute to the national intandem programme to record and monitor outcomes and to deliver best practice, as well as work towards developing the evidence base for mentoring young people in Scotland.

Additional Information: More information on the post can be obtained by contacting Mark Harris, Operations Manager, mark.harris@alcoholtayside.com or by phoning 01382 456012.

You will support the Housing Team Manager and wider colleagues with the development of the brand-new service(s) in Aberdeen city and you will work as part of a team to develop and maintain high quality supported plans for individuals in our Aberdeen Recovery Housing Service.

You will provide outreach across Aberdeen city centre supporting individuals with the aim to gaining their own tenancy.

The Role

To maintain safety and security within a designated housing managed project

To provide a community based service which enables the individuals within the local drug and alcohol treatment system and housing services to secure and maintain appropriate housing for support through their recovery journey.

Your Rewards

Starting salary of £24,250 per year, with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £28,000

Generous annual leave, benefits package, and continuous training opportunities

Access to employee assistance programs and wellbeing activities

The chance to be part of a collaborative team dedicated to making a difference

About You

Experience of facilitating or co-facilitating group programmes

Experience of delivering 1 to 1 support

An understanding of the complex issues presented by individuals experiencing homelessness, housing support needs or drug and alcohol recovery.

Experience of working with individuals in the substance use sector or related field.

The ability to be innovative and be flexible in order to meet the needs of the service.

Be able to work effectively with multi-agencies, whilst maintaining the excellent reputation of the service.

Knowledge of adult and child protection essential as you will be working with vulnerable people in a community setting

The Service

We are opening an exciting new Recovery Housing service which will have multiple houses/flats based across Aberdeen city centre and are currently in the final stages of procuring these. Your office base will be in the city centre, however there will be a need to travel to the houses across the city. You will manage a small team providing tenancy support and delivering group work and 1 to 1 in our city centre office base.

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