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About Aberlour Sycamore Children’s Houses
Aberlour Sycamore Services’ vision is to provide warm, loving homes for children where everyone learns, laughs, grows
into their future and is treasured always. At any one time, the residential houses within Sycamore require
additional support to help to maintain stability and balance within the teams. Sycamore services are widely
recognised in Scotland for providing a range of quality therapeutic residential houses for some of the most
vulnerable children and young people in the country. The Service is a national resource and as such receives
referrals from throughout Scotland.
What we are looking for....
We are looking for individuals who can integrate seamlessly into our existing team, working alongside it and relief
adults to support excellent service delivery. We are looking for 2 Residential Workers to work 37.5 hours per
week on a residential rota including early, late, waken nights, sleepovers and weekend shifts. You will have a
knowledge and understanding of the importance of attachment, trauma and how this can impact on an individual’s
development. At times our children express their distress through their behaviour and the role can be
emotionally and physically challenging; we are therefore looking for someone who is resilient, understands that
behaviour is a means of communication and is trauma responsive.
You will be skilled in building therapeutic relationships with the children, young people and young adults to enable
them to feel safe, loved and cared for.
You must have the ability to quickly build your relationships with the adults within the house. The nature of the
role is such that you could be working to cover a shift or longer periods as required, including days and
wakened nightshifts and you may also be supporting young people to attend school or participate in other
learning programmes. You must therefore be able to quickly adapt to the working environment within each
house.
You will be comfortable with working within Aberlour’s culture embracing respect, integrity, innovation and the
ability to challenge. Demonstration of these qualities will be particularly important in this role given that
you will be dipping in and out of the different teams. You must be able to be an exceptional role model for
other staff and the young person.
Undertaking the role of Residential Worker will afford you the opportunity to develop and build on a range of
transferrable skills which are valued in a range of employment. You will be able to demonstrate excellent
flexibility and adaptability with exceptional interpersonal skills, ability to work with different teams and
different children, young people and young adults living within our Sycamore Houses.
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.