Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen, AB24 4HN
Circa £20,300 per annum
Permanent Full -Time 37 hours per week
Duty is 9am-5pm, Late:1pm-9pm, Wake-in night: 9pm-9am Sleep over and Sleep-in shifts are 1pm until 1.30pm the next day (sleep during the hours of 11pm-7am)
Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role.
As a Young Persons 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.
This is a care service for young people 16- 21 years of age who have been previously looked after in care i.e. local authority children 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.
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 people with personal care.
-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
-Registered with SSSC or willingness to do so after appointment in post
-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
The way we work
We work 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. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.
Rewards
We want 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, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.
For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.
For more information, please contact Anne Marie Wilson on 07741627578 or email anne-
We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.
Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
