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Disability
permanent, 30 hours per week, £27,616 per annum (pro rata)
Young People’s Worker (30 hours)
Options Ayrshire
Starting salary £27,616 - £30,818 per annum pro rata
30 hours per week
Do you have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a disability/and or autism or relevant experience in a similar sector or work environment?
About Options Ayrshire
Our Service is a busy respite care unit for children and young people with additional support needs, including complex learning and physical disabilities. As well as providing short residential breaks the service offers outreach to families and is also involved in the managing and running of an after school club as well as a busy Easter and Summer play scheme.
Based in a quiet, residential street in Prestwick, our disability support service offers a safe, homely environment for a child to come and stay for a short break that gives their families 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 disabilities..
What we are looking for...
As a Young People’s Worker you will play a fundamental role in ensuring that the young people you work with have the best possible experience in working towards their objectives, in line with their care plan, supporting children to progress within their individual outcomes. Whilst not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role, where the work we do has a demonstrable impact on each young person's progress. Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal and emotional care. We support young people who have Epilepsy, need personal care and need gastrostomy feeding. Aberlour, in conjunction with NHS, provide all staff with training.
If you have an interest in working with young people, we would like to hear from you. We are looking for a Young People’s Worker to work part time (30 hours per week). These hours will be worked as part of a rolling rota. They will be worked evenings, mornings, weekends and public holidays. You may be expected to work the occasional night shift or sleepover. For more information on shifts please contact John O'Donnell (Service Manager) on 07528970551.
Ideally, candidates will have social care experience, an understanding of autism, complex needs and disability. You will hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (for example: SVQ 3 in Care plus an HNC) together with relevant experience of working with children or young people. You must also be able to demonstrate awareness of the key elements of working with people affected by disability as well as an understanding of, and commitment to, young people’s rights..
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.
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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..
If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk. Applications are welcome from diverse ethnic minority and cultural communities, and under-represented faith and religious groups.
Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.
If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Young People’s Worker
Disability
JOB PURPOSE
To provide needs-led, person-centred support to children, young people with complex
physical, learning and emotional needs and their families.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Assist in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of services.
- Develop positive working relationships with children based on meaningful
- Provide ordinary living experiences to promote development for children/young
- Provide personal care and a safe, clean environment to children/young people to
- May act as key worker to provide a consistent point of contact for a nominated
- Work in partnership with families and carers to promote change that will lead to
- Develop professional relationships with a wide variety of other organisations to work
- Contribute to reports and maintain accurate records.
- Administration and recording of medication including in emergency situations.
Quantifiable responsibilities
- Accountable for petty cash transactions and account for petty cash at handover.
SCOPE OF PLANNING AND ORGANISATION
The post holder reports to the Service Manager.
Work is allocated by the line manager.
The post holder is expected to deal with the day-to-day case management and will update
the line manager accordingly, referring the more serious issues to a senior member of the
staff team.
Aberlour Child Care Trust JOB DESCRIPTION:
Young People’s Worker Disability
The post holder will be involved in lone working with service users off-site. This may be in
service users’ homes or undertaking tasks in another setting.
If acting as key worker then planning will happen for the young person over a
monthly/quarterly cycle.
Guidance is available as required and work will be undertaken in the context of agreed
policies and protocols and methodologies.
Approaches should be developed in a way that enables the young person to take as much
responsibility as they can.
SCOPE OF JUDGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING
The post holder works with a range of interventions and practices which are well
established. They do require to exercise judgement about how individual young people
work and communicate and about how on a day-to-day basis they require to adapt plans
and interventions. They will have access on site or by telephone to guidance and support as
required.
RELATIONSHIPS
Internal
- Direct contact with Service and Assistant Service Manager, co-workers and
- Occasional contact with other Aberlour services and support function staff.
- May be required to mentor or provide day to day supervision to students and
- May participate in regional or Aberlour wide working or discussion groups.
- All staff are expected to attend team meetings and keep up to date with changes at
Aberlour intranet sites and supporting our marketing & fundraising initiatives and
social media channels to help promote Aberlour
External
- Will maintain contact with a number of organisations in the area.
- Promote and present the work of the service by distributing information and
- Act as an advocate on behalf of and with children in relation to any concerns they
voluntary agencies.
Aberlour Child Care Trust JOB DESCRIPTION:
Young People’s Worker Disability
- May require to participate in networks that relate to the development of
- Work with Children and young people’s families to implement their care plan.
QUALIFICATIONS
A relevant professional qualification at level SCQF 7 or above (for example: SVQ3 Care plus
an HNC)
or
Equivalent knowledge acquired by other means (this will not apply where there are
externally specified qualifications for the post e.g. SSSC)
EXPERIENCE
The post holder will have at least one years’ experience of working with children or young
people. Two years’ experience of working with children on the Autistic Spectrum is
desirable but not essential.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
The post holder must be able to demonstrate awareness of the key elements of working
with people affected by disability and how the services are expected to benefit service users
as well as an understanding of, and commitment to, young people’s rights. Postholders are
required to maintain their continued professional development.
Knowledge:
- Anti-discriminatory practice
- Effects of trauma, deprivation and environment on young people
- Child care law and child protection
- Human and child development
- Children’s rights and children’s responsibilities
- Social care theory for practice
- Social policy and its application to social services provision
Skills:
- Communication - listening, verbal, and written including reporting
- Proficient IT skills with a willingness to adopt and learn new technologies and
applications. Training on specific systems will be provided.
Ability to
- Contribute to assessing needs and planning services
- Manage aggressive and disturbed behaviour by promoting positive behaviour and by
Aberlour Child Care Trust JOB DESCRIPTION:
Young People’s Worker Disability
- Communicate effectively and engage with young people and their families,
- Establish effective working relationships with external agencies and co-work as
- Initiate, engage in and promote meaningful activities for children and young people.
JOB CHALLENGES
- Dealing with challenging behaviour and/or the intimate care needs of young people who
- Ensuring that the varied needs of the service users are addressed.
- Keeping abreast of changes in Social Care legislation and regulation.
Additional Information
The post holder will be required to work shifts.
