Job Description

Salary

Salary 29,155 to 32,534 per annum, permanent

Contractual hours

37.5

Basis

Full time

Region

Tayside

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

30/06/2025

Job reference

REQ001429



About Sycamore
Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel is our newest residential
house for children who are unable to live with their own
families. Aberlour is Being Brave for these children, fulfilling
The Promise to provide a safe, loving home for the children who
live in the house, enabling them, over time, to reach their full
potential. We do not seek to provide a quick fix for the
children but to secure transformational change which secures real
results and gives our team a really rewarding job experience.

What we are looking for....

We are looking for individuals who can
integrate seamlessly into our existing team, working alongside it
and relief adults to support excellent service delivery. We are
looking for a Residential Worker to work 37.5 hours per week on a
residential rota including early, late, waken nights, sleepovers
and weekend shifts. You will have a knowledge and understanding
of the importance of attachment, trauma and how this can impact
on an individual&s development. At times our children
express their distress through their behaviour and the role can
be emotionally and physically challenging; we are therefore
looking for someone who is resilient, understands that behaviour
is a means of communication and is trauma responsive.



You will be skilled in building therapeutic
relationships with the children, young people and young adults to
enable them to feel safe, loved and cared for.



You must have the ability to quickly build
your relationships with the adults within the house. The nature
of the role is such that you could be working to cover a shift or
longer periods as required, including days and wakened
nightshifts and you may also be supporting young people to attend
school or participate in other learning programmes. You must
therefore be able to quickly adapt to the working environment
within each house.



You will be comfortable with working within
Aberlour&s culture embracing respect, integrity, innovation
and the ability to challenge. Demonstration of these qualities
will be particularly important in this role given that you will
be dipping in and out of the different teams. You must be able
to be an exceptional role model for other staff and the young
person.



Undertaking the role of Residential Worker
will afford you the opportunity to develop and build on a range
of transferrable skills which are valued in a range of
employment. You will be able to demonstrate excellent
flexibility and adaptability with exceptional interpersonal
skills, ability to work with different teams and different
children, young people and young adults living within our
Sycamore Houses.



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, 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, life
assurance worth 3x salary 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

.

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.


Applications to
be returned by: Midnight on Sunday 13th July 2025
Interviews to be
held: TBC