Job Description

Salary

29,155 to 32,534 per annum, inclusive of a 9% unsocial hours allowance, permanent

Contractual hours

37.5

Basis

Full time

Region

Central Scotland

Package

Up to 40 days of annual leave, pro rata, 3 x salary life insurance, up to 10% employer pension contribution, excellent terms and conditions.

Job category/type

Service post

Date posted

13/06/2025

Job reference

REQ001425



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

*I lost my kids a few
times they went to foster care and I would have gone to a place
like this if I had the chance. This is badly needed. I hid my
drug use and people only found out about it when I had my baby
and she was in withdrawal. I loved my daughter and would have
welcomed something like this.*
A mother who has
been supported by Aberlour


About Our Mother and Child Recovery
House

Aberlour is proud to be working in
partnership with the Scottish Government and we are excited to
have opened a new dedicated Mother and Child Recovery House based
in central Falkirk. Building on the success of our house in
Dundee, also funded by the Scottish Government, which opened just
over 2 years ago, our service is designed to enable children of
women with problem alcohol or other drug use to stay with their
mothers during recovery. Our approach to rehabilitation aims to
deliver positive outcomes for women and their children. The
house will accommodate up to 4 women with their children under
5.



We will be using the Parents Under Pressure
(PuP) programme which combines psychological principles relating
to parenting, child behaviour and parental emotion regulation
within a case management model. The programme is highly
individualised to suit each family. Mothers are given their own
Workbook and for many of them this becomes a personal journal of
their treatment experience. The overarching aim of the PuP
programme is to help parents facing adversity to develop positive
and secure relationships with their children. Within this
strength-based approach, the family environment becomes more
nurturing and less conflictual. Full training on the PuP
Programme will be provided to the whole team.


*Too many women with
problem drug and alcohol issues are having their young children
taken into care and many other women won't engage with support
agencies for fear of their children being removed. The new houses
will improve outcomes for these women and children; reduce deaths
of mothers with problem drug use; avoid family breakdown and
increase the likelihood of children being cared for by their
parents.

*Aberlour Chief Executive SallyAnn
Kelly

What we are looking for....

We are looking to recruit a Family Support
Worker to be part of a trauma responsive team delivering and
implementing residential recovery support for women and their
children (0-5 years) to help them reach their aspirations. If
you share our vision and values and have the passion and ability
to work as part of this new therapeutic team, we would love to
hear from you.



You will work 37.5 hours on a 2-week
rolling rota, covering 10-12 hour shifts, including weekends,
occasional night shift when required and public holidays. One
sleepover shift is required per week. We also operate a weekend
on and weekend off rota.



Ideally, you will have experience of direct
work with mothers/parents in recovery, enhancing their skills and
capacity for them and their babies. Experience working with
complex needs and vulnerabilities including domestic abuse and
mental health, as well as having experience of working
collaboratively with other professional agencies and a working
knowledge of drug/alcohol use and its effects on women and
children.



Applicants should hold a relevant
professional qualification at least SCQF level 7 or equivalent
knowledge acquired by other means with a willingness to obtain
the required qualifications for SSSC Registration.



We strongly encourage people to apply who
have lived experience of alcohol or drug use, with a minimum of 2
years living in recovery, free from all drug use and problem
drinking. People with lived experience will provide crucial
insight into the issues being faced by these small, new
families.



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.
To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are
looking for from our employees click
here.


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
here.



We also follow
Data Protection Guidelines - Here is our

privacy policy

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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.


Applications to be
returned by midnight on Sunday 22nd June 2025