About Options Ayrshire
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.
We have a short residential breaks service and an Out of School Club based within 3 bases throughout South Ayrshire, with your main base at Mosshill Industrial Estate. We offer a safe, nurturing and explorative environment for young people to play after school or on Saturday mornings, giving families and carers a rest from their caring role. During that break, children enjoy a range of fun activities and experiences with our staff who specialise in taking care of children with additional support needs. We also run a busy Easter and summer Holiday Activity Club.
What we are looking for
As someone who has built up experience working in community or residential childcare, 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.
* On shift you will play a lead role, mentoring and supporting staff and being a role model, delivering excellence in the services we provide.
* You will assist in assessing, planning and delivering services, taking responsibility for ensuring that assessment and interventions are prepared, monitored and evaluated.
* Engage positively with children, young people and families, planning and implementing appropriate support.
* Provide sensitive and accurate reporting and maintain good written communication skills, learning to use the Aberlour recording system: Dynamics.
* Act as part of the management team, ensuring shift duties are delegated and completed in accordance with service guidance.
* The Senior Young People’s Worker will work 20 hours of the role on shift and the remaining 5 hours alongside the Assistant Service Manager on operational tasks and standardising practice.
We are looking for someone who demonstrates Aberlour’s values of Respect, Innovation, Integrity and Challenge in practice and who is comfortable working in an environment where these 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. We offer generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
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