Residential Worker

Our residential service in Inverness is one of two houses that Aberlour has in the Highlands. Our experienced teams of staff seek to create a comfortable home for the young people where they can grow and flourish, participating in educational and community activities to achieve their goals.

Do you want to join an organisation that has been named recently as a Top 100 company to work with by The Sunday Times?

Are you currently working in social care or interested in considering a social care career?  If you are and you would like to have an informal chat before applying then please call our House Manager, Tracey Chalmers on 07854958138.

We do not offer sponsorship for work visa’s; therefore you need to have the right to work in the UK to apply for any of our posts.

About Sycamore Inverness

At Aberlour, we believe that every child deserves the chance to flourish regardless of their background and the circumstances that have brought them to live with Aberlour.  The children we support are presently not able to live safely with their own families and many of them have suffered from trauma and loss in their young lives.  

Our residential service in Inverness is one of two houses that Aberlour has in the Highlands. Our experienced teams of staff seek to create a comfortable home for the young people where they can grow and flourish, participating in educational and community activities to achieve their goals.  

What we are looking for.... 

We are looking to recruit a Full Time Residential Worker to join our team in Inverness. You will work 37.5 hours per week working in a residential house which is home for up to five young people.  

As a Residential Worker, you will play a fundamental role in ensuring that our young people are working towards their goals through supporting them with different daily activities. These activities can include educational ones such as school and college as well hobbies and interests which include a wide range of outdoor sporting activities and attending fun groups. Not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role.

This service operates a residential rota and, as part of this, you will be expected to work evenings, weekends, nights and public holidays.  Shifts are set on a monthly basis, however may on occasion be altered to suit the needs of the service.  

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. 

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.  

Please go to our website https://www.aberlour.org.uk/jobs where you can apply online. 

If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS
A relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (SVQ3 Social Services (Children 
and Young People 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 significant experience of working with young people in a 
community or residential setting.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
The post holder must be able to demonstrate an understanding and application of 
knowledge connected to working with children and young people. 
Knowledge
• Child Protection
• Anti-discriminatory practice
• Effects of trauma displacement, deprivation and environment on young people
• Child care law and child protection/vulnerable groups 
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• Human and child development, attachment and resilience
• Children’s and vulnerable groups’ rights and responsibilities
• Social care theory for practice
• Social policy and its application to social services provision
• Professional Boundaries
• Interagency procedures and practice
Skills:
• Proficient IT skills with a willingness to adopt and learn new technologies and 
systems – this includes communication, collaboration, recording and office 
applications. Training on specific systems will be provided
• Communication skills- verbal and written
• Self motivation
Ability to
• Work in a therapeutic way with children and young people and use contemporary 
theory to inform their practice
• Develop and maintain appropriate relationships, with children and young people 
colleagues and other agencies
• Put learning and development into practice and work in a solution focussed, person 
centred way
• Recognise and respond to the effects of abuse, deprivation, trauma and the 
environment on children and young people’s functioning
• Communicate clearly and sensitively with colleagues/parents/young people and 
other agencies as appropriate
• Work within established systems of work using approved approaches to help 
children and young people to manage their behaviour positively, e.g. CALM
• Initiate, engage in, and promote meaningful activities for children and young people
• Engage in reflective practice
• Deliver services in a way which enables and empowers the service user
• Assess need
• Work autonomously and as part of a team
• Use initiative and make judgements drawing from skills, knowledge, experience, 
learning and development

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