About Us

Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde (HSRI) is a registered charity providing volunteer led, family centred, non-judgmental support to families with at least one child aged under five.

As a valued colleague joining our compassionate and forward-thinking team, you will be part of our vision of walking alongside families, offering early help, empowering families to build on existing strengths, to achieve better wellbeing outcomes for themselves and their children.

The Role

The Communications and Impact Manager is a key part of our Leadership team, supporting the Director, Business Manager and Board of Trustees in delivering the strategic aims of HSRI. As the Communications and Impact Manager, you will play a central role in shaping and delivering the charity’s communications and impact strategy to raise awareness, increase engagement, measure and demonstrate our impact and grow support for our vital work.

Key Responsibilities

· Enhance our communications to grow our reputation across all stakeholder groups

· Work collaboratively to develop compelling propositions, showcasing the voices and stories of the supported families and our volunteers

· Manage HSRI’s social media channels and wider digital presence

· Project manage the development of HSRI’s new website

· Develop and implement a corporate partnerships strategy

· Grow income from fundraising initiatives, events and community fundraising

· Develop and embed monitoring and evaluation framework and practices into service delivery to generate performance data more efficiently

· Demonstrate to our funders the impact that their funding makes to HSRI as an organisation and the families we support

Do you want to join an organisation that has been named recently as a Top 100 company to work with by The Sunday Times?

Are you currently working in social care or interested in considering a social care career? If you are and you would like to have an informal chat before applying then please call our House Manager, Tracey Chalmers on 07854958138.

We do not offer sponsorship for work visa’s; therefore you need to have the right to work in the UK to apply for any of our posts.

About Sycamore Inverness

At Aberlour, we believe that every child deserves the chance to flourish regardless of their background and the circumstances that have brought them to live with Aberlour. The children we support are presently not able to live safely with their own families and many of them have suffered from trauma and loss in their young lives.

Our residential service in Inverness is one of two houses that Aberlour has in the Highlands. Our experienced teams of staff seek to create a comfortable home for the young people where they can grow and flourish, participating in educational and community activities to achieve their goals.

What we are looking for....

We are looking to recruit a Residential Worker to join our team in Inverness. You will work 37.5 hours per week working in a residential house which is home for up to five young people.

As a Residential Worker, you will play a fundamental role in ensuring that our young people are working towards their goals through supporting them with different daily activities. These activities can include educational ones such as school and college as well hobbies and interests which include a wide range of outdoor sporting activities and attending fun groups. Not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role.

This service operates a residential rota and, as part of this, you will be expected to work evenings, weekends, nights and public holidays. Shifts are set on a monthly basis, however may on occasion be altered to suit the needs 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.

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.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.
• 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

Couthie House provides long-term residential care and support to children who are unable to live within their family home. The service offers a stable, secure, and nurturing environment with a strong focus on individual needs and developing life skills. These life skills empower each young person to make meaningful choices, develop, grow up, and become resilient.

The children and young people in our care face complex learning disabilities and can present behaviours that may challenge. We believe that behaviour is a form of communication and with dedication and insight, we actively strive to recognise the messages embedded in behaviour. Our approach is rooted in providing the necessary support to enable positive communication.

Our Registered Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring the highest quality of care and support for children who are unable to live within their family homes. You'll lead, encourage, inspire and motivate a team of up to 14 staff. With a strong background in managing complex learning disabilities and behaviours that may challenge, this role exemplifies dedication, insight, and a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by the children in our care. Your leadership is instrumental in creating an environment where every child can thrive and reach their full potential, as well as, creating and maintaining the culture across the services that's needed to support our staff.

You'll also work as part of a cluster of services alongside the Registered Managers of our other residential services, our Behaviour Support Consultants and other members of our management team.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

Some key responsibilities of the Registered Manager role are;

• Significantly improve the lives of children and young people.
• Provide support to the staff team to undertake their role.
• Provide a safe environment where children can enjoy time with their friends.
• Provide direct care and support to children in all aspects of their support needs.
• Work towards giving children a positive experience of being away from home.
• Help children in all aspects of their daily lives and supporting their health and happiness.

Let's talk about you

You'll need to be proactive and positive with a solution focused approach taking on this role.

Below outlines what will help make you a great candidate if you are considering applying;

• Scotland SVQ Level 4 Management & Leadership or whilst a management qualification would be great, we are open to those with experience in a management role within a residential/social care setting.
• Experience in Management of a large team working towards an outcome.
• Knowledge and understanding of the CQC regulations, OFSTED (Scotland-Care Inspectorate) requirements.
• Satisfactory fit person interview with Ofsted (or Scotland-Care Inspectorate).
• Previous experience of working with young people who have had adverse life experience and need support with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• Previous experience of supporting young people with complex health care and behavioural support needs would be an advantage.

About Options Fife Housing Support

At Aberlour we listen to understand what our young people want and need within our local area. Our Options Fife Housing Support service in Glenrothes supports young people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live and thrive within the local community.

This service will be home to 4 young people aged 16 plus who will all have their own individual flat. Our rota has been drafted to suit the needs of the young people.

What we are looking for....

We are looking for a Young People’s Worker to join our team. Hours will be worked on a term time basis and will be as follows, during term time 3 x 6.5 hours shifts per week working 8am to 9:30 and 3:30pm to 8:30pm. During holidays and In service days 3 x 12.5 hour shifts per week working 8am to 8:30pm. Days of work would be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

You will play a fundamental role in our young people’s lives to ensure that they get the best possible experience whilst working towards goals in their care plan. Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical and emotional care, supporting our young people in their daily living and within the local community.

If you have an interest in working with young people, we would like to hear from you. Ideally, candidates will have social care experience, understanding of autism, complex needs and disability. You will hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (for example: SVQ3 Care plus an HNC) together with relevant experience of working with children or young people. You must also be able to demonstrate awareness of the key elements of working with people affected by disability as well as an understanding of, and commitment to, young people’s rights.

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 please see our website for further information.

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.