Are you committed to delivering best practice to support children and young people with complex needs?
Are you ready to use your experience and skill to shape practice in delivering quality services to children and young
people?
Do you feel excited about the opportunity to take your first step towards a management position?
If so, this is a great opportunity for you.
About Options Aberdeen
Aberlour Options Aberdeen is a short breaks service supporting children, young people and their families affected by
disability. This includes provision of overnight, outreach and community based short breaks as well as care at
home. The service aims to provide holistic support to children and families that promotes and develops
resilience. Aberlour Options Aberdeen has two premises based in Bucksburn and Garthdee, and you will support
service delivery across both premises as well as community and home based supports.
What we are looking for....
As someone who has built up experience working in disability services, you will have the confidence to guide and
direct the provision of care to the children and young people in the service. You will play a pivotal role,
working in partnership with parents and families to meet the emotional and physical needs of children and young
people with complex disabilities.
When on shift, you will play a lead role, mentoring and supporting staff and being a role model, delivering
excellence in the services we provide. This includes providing supervision to staff and contributing to
development plans in accordance with Aberlour policies. You will assist in assessing, planning and delivering
services, taking responsibility for ensuring that assessment and interventions are prepared, monitored and
evaluated.
Engaging positively with children, young people and families you will plan and implement appropriate support for the
children and young people. Sensitive and accurate reporting is a key responsibility and so you will have good
written communication skills and the ability to learn how to use effectively our recording system.
This role offers the opportunity to consolidate and build on your experience combined with the ability to enhance
your skills and knowledge through training, and taking additional supportive roles within the services to
develop key skills and knowledge through training and development of staff.
As part of the management team you will play an active role in ensuring that shift duties are delegated and completed
in accordance with service guidance.
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. Aberlour’s values are
critical and drive everything we do. We will be looking for someone who can demonstrate how Aberlour’s values of
Respect, Innovation, Integrity and Challenge will be visible in their practice. You must be comfortable working
in an environment where Aberlour’s values are lived in practice. To have a look at our values to understand more
about what we are looking for from our employees click here.
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.
Find out more about our Employee Benefits
and our commitment to Equality and Diversity.
We also follow Data Protection Guidelines - Here is
our privacy policy.