Description Salary: Circa £26,099 per annum (plus £50 per sleep in) Working Hours per week - (based on an 8-week rolling rota) 12 hour shifts at 9am-9pm Sleepover is 12pm until 12.30pm the following day (sleep 11pm-7am) Working on a rolling 8 week rota, weekends included Location: Aberdeen 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 687,000 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 We provide support to 16–21-year-olds in a residential setting. As a residential Worker, you will build happier lives for children, young people and their families by agreeing and directly delivering interventions in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. Clifton Road care service supports young people 16- 21 years of age who have been previously looked after in care i.e. local authority children's homes, foster care, secured residential homes. We provide accommodation and support in a residential setting with a range of services to meet individual needs in partnership with other agencies to improve the life chances of young people and help support independent living. We also have outreach workers who provide support to Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People on an outreach basis. 1-1 support is carried out to enable them to become more independent during their asylum-seeking process. The support provided can vary from cooking, navigation around the city, to support with legal appointments, seeking education and emotional support. You will make a difference by: -Supporting and implement care planning for individual and young people. -Undertaking assessments of needs and assessing and managing risks. -Supporting children and young peoplewith independent living skills. -Administration of medication and clinical procedures. -Building and maintaining positive relationships. -Emotional and social support. -Ensuring records and reporting are maintained. -Prepare, manage and build positive relationships to service users to effectively live independently. You will need: -HNC in social care and or SVQ 3 or willingness to work towards them. -Registered with SSSC or willingness to do so within 6 months of employment. Experience working with children and young people and working with multi agencies. -Experience managing challenging behaviour e.g. looked after children, attachment behaviour. -Knowledge of risk assessment and safeguarding. -Excellent IT skills. Good to know Application Process Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. Talent Pool We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't. Contact: Jessica Jarvis email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 11764 Diversity, equality and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. [ For Children Service roles only: Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.] Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family. Want to know more about Action for Children? Find us on X, Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better. Job Description See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services Responsibilities for Internal Candidates Qualifications for Internal Candidates