Child and Family Worker, Early Years

Aberlour Early Years Outreach

Aberlour works in partnership with the local authority and other partners to support Children and Families across the Falkirk area. Providing a range of services which promote, positively support, and strengthen the capacity of children and families to reach their full potential.

Our services support families who may have a wide range of support needs, which could include concerns for child development, parental mental health, social isolation, and childhood trauma. The service works directly with the whole family in various settings, such as their own homes and our community-based family support centre which is registered with the Care Inspectorate.

What we are looking for....

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our highly motivated and skilled team to provide a personalised service for our families. You will have the necessary skills and experience to enhance the development of family function on a mostly outreach basis, however you will be expected to support in the provision of group work within a community-based setting. Experience of working alongside Health, Education and Social Work colleagues to improve life chances for children and families will be beneficial to this position. You will work 4 days out of 5 (Monday to Friday)

A working knowledge and understanding of the key stages of a child’s development, including early brain development up to the age of 3, the impact of family circumstances on children’s well-being and child protection issues is required. You will be familiar with and have experience of implementing and embedding the Realising the Ambition Guidance, and other local and national best practice documentation. Knowledge and understanding of the Five to Thrive approach would be advantageous.

Find out more information on what we are looking for in candidates at www.aberlour.org.uk/jobs

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. At Aberlour we have strong values - Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Challenging - which influence our everyday work. If you choose to apply for this role please tell us about your values in your supporting statement.

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. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity at www.aberlour.org.uk/jobs

Please go to our website www.aberlour.org.uk/jobs where you can apply online. If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk

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.

Closing Date: Tuesday 11^th April 2023

Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 20^th / Friday 21^st April

Job Description – available on www.aberlour.org.uk/jobs.

Terms & Conditions for this post – available at www.aberlour.org.uk/jobs.