Housing Support Practitioner (12153)
- Full time
- £26,150
- On site: Dundee, Stobswell area and Hilltown area.
- Closing 13th June 2024
- Advertised from 30th May 2024
- 37 hours per week (including evenings and weekends). Permanent.
Role
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
The Dundee Youth Housing Service, in collaboration with the Dundee City Council, fulfills its statutory duty by supporting homeless young people aged 16 and above. The aim of the service is to engage with young people and families at the earliest opportunity. To be responsive, to prevent situations escalating, and take the pressure off the local authority front line services.
As the initial point of contact for any young person facing homelessness in the city, our service plays a crucial role. Within the strategic housing partnership, Action for Children stands as the sole organisation dedicated to preventing young individuals from becoming homeless. Our service operates 24/7.
Our primary focus is to provide temporary accommodation for young people who have been assessed as homeless. We extend our support to young individuals who are homeless, have care experience, or are seeking asylum.
As a Housing Support Practitioner, you'll empower young people by helping them develop independent living skills through a structured process that includes individual referral, assessment, and regular reviews. Before a young person moves into our accommodation, a baseline assessment is conducted either through social work or by our AFC early intervention and prevention team. Ultimately, our aim is to equip young people with the skills necessary for a successful transition to permanent accommodation.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
Some key responsibilities of a Housing Support Practitioner role are;
- Supporting transitions between children and adult services.
- Providing background assessment reports for AFC colleagues.
- Delaying emergency requests by supporting young people who are ‘sofa surfing' by ensuring they are safe and supported.
- Supporting families at risk of eviction from private rented landlords
- Promoting positive relationships between tenants and landlords to sustain tenancies and reduce the number of families having to move into temporary accommodation and the associated trauma.
- Supporting families with financial difficulties by providing basic budgeting advice e.g. realistic repayment plans for rent arrears and signposting to welfare rights, Citizens Advice Bureau, Debt Management services etc.
Let's talk about you
- SVQ Level 3 or equivalent level qualification or willingness to work towards.
- Experience of working with young people who present with a range of complex needs and behaviours and an understanding of the issues that they may face.
- Experience of managing cases, in accordance with agreed procedures and completing assessments of need and risk.
- Experience of demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of safeguarding and an ability to promote the wellbeing and welfare of young people.
Benefits:
- A generous annual leave entitlement of 29 days PLUS bank holidays
- Up to 5 more days leave for continuous service plus the option to buy and sell leave.
- Gain professional qualifications with excellent training, and development opportunities.
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
- A pension with a up to a 7% employer contribution rate. Plus, if you pay in to the pension you will receive life assurance cover.
- Staff discount portal with your favourite brands.
- Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.
Application notes
For further information and to apply, please visit our website.
Assessment Co-ordinator (Family Support)
- Full time
- £24,180 – £25,336
- On site: Perth
- Closing 4th August 2024
New service, new role!
Join us to provide early help and personalised support to families living in Perth and Kinross.
Aberlour is featured in the top 100 Sunday Times big organisations Best Places to Work 2024.
About Aberlour’s New Universal Support Service
We will provide early support and advice to families who may feel they have become a bit stuck or who are looking for some information, advice, signposting or referrals to other services.
From September all families with children under the age of 18, living in Perth and Kinross, can contact us directly to access our new service. Working alongside families we will offer personalised support on family matters, when they need it most, in locations to suit them.
As part of this team you would provide a service and lifeline for these families.
What we are looking for
We are looking for a friendly, efficient individual who can act as the first point of contact for families and professionals seeking support and advice.
You will help identify family needs and signpost to relevant services and agencies to achieve positive outcomes for children, young people and their families.
You are someone who will have strong communication, organisation and team working skills. You will be resourceful, IT literate and thrive on helping children and families overcome the challenges presented by everyday modern life.
Hours of work will mainly be Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with an expectation to be flexible if needed to attend events.
What we are offering
This is an exciting new role which offers the chance to help shape a new universal community-based service to make a difference to the lives of children and families in Perth and Kinross.
Also on offer:
- A supportive and welcoming team
- Competitive employment package ; Generous annual leave and the opportunity to rise to the top-level salary after 3 years
- A comprehensive induction package and ongoing training
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.
“The best thing about working for Aberlour is making a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.”
About Sustain Perth
Aberlour Sustain Perth is taking forward Aberlour’s ground-breaking ‘Edge of Care’ service. Sustain is a model of early intervention and engagement which offers personalised, flexible and responsive support to children, young people and their families. The approach seeks to maximise the potential of family strengths and assets, getting them access to the required support when and where they need it, enabling children and young people to remain living at home rather than moving into residential care.
What we are looking for
We are looking for a Community Support Practitioner to join our team, working 37.5 hours per week. As this post includes an unsocial hours’ allowance, you are required to be flexible with your approach, planning your own diary, and available to work weekends, early mornings, evenings and public holidays to meet the needs of the families you would support. It is also essential that you have access to a car due to the geographical layout of Perth and Kinross.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about supporting children, young people and their families to achieve the best possible outcomes as they live and grow within their communities. Our aim is to ensure that children, young people and families are supported to build on their strengths, assets and interests to develop enduring capacity and resilience. Working in partnership with parents, you will support them to develop their parenting skills, self-esteem and confidence and encourage self-reflection.
Applicants should be dynamic and creative and be able to deliver flexible, person-centred services to vulnerable children and families which is playful, warm, accepting, curious, tenacious and empathetic. Working in a culture based on respect, integrity, innovation, and the ability to challenge, you will share our vision that collaborative early intervention and engagement is the best option for children and families who are on the ‘edge of care’. You will bring a fresh and collaborative approach and, in discussion with the leadership team, be willing to try new approaches to ensure that strong and trusting relationships are developed with families and stakeholders.
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.
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.
Waking night shift worker Gap Homes (Stirling) (17917)
- Part time
- £27,573 – £36,289 pro-rata
- On site: GAP Homes Stirling
- Closing 2nd August 2024
We have an exciting opportunity to be part of something new
Do you want to make a difference to the lives of young people setting up their own home?
You would be part of this new initiative, expanding housing options and housing support for young people. Based in Stirling with 24/7 supported tenancies and outreach to young people you should bring passion for investing your time and energy into supporting care leavers, enabling them to reach their potential and create positive futures. 4 one-bedroom tenancies will be available soon and we are looking for 2 waking night staff. All would be expected to be part of a collaborative team to provide round the clock support to young people.
We are looking for staff to join our Gap Homes Stirling Service with the following experience -
- A relevant qualification in children's services – preferably SVQ 3 or above or the willingness to work towards a qualification which ensures compliance with SSSC and Care Inspectorate Registration
- Knowledge/skills and experience of working with children and young people with a range of complex needs and issues including substance use, mental health, offending behaviour, trauma, bereavement, CSE and other adversities.
- Experience of working in partnership with a range of agencies including those working within housing support and 16+ services.
- Shifts on a Rota Basis.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay progression steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.
Family Outreach Worker/Shine Mentor (Tayside)
- Part time
- £27,676 – £32,078 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Covering Tayside
- Closing 31st July 2024
Circle is a children and families charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. Our purpose is to improve the lives of children by strengthening families.
Circle’s approach builds on strengths, is solution focussed and uses a whole family approach to create a family environment that promotes healthy development in children.
In partnership with Shine Women’s Mentoring Service, we have an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our team.
Delivering mentoring and outreach family support services for women and their families affected by imprisonment.
The service is available to all adult females who are:
- currently serving a custodial sentence in Scotland of less than four years and not subject to a statutory order; or
- on remand; or
- subject to a Community Payback Order and/or Drug Treatment and Testing Order
Applicants should possess a qualification in social work, social care, education or health, and have relevant experience.
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