Job Description

Salary

29,155 per annum pro rata (Includes 9% unsocial hours allowance), permanent

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Part 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

28/03/2025

Job reference

REQ001394

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TCs Family Support Worker (Nights).doc

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 Aberlour's Mother and Child Recovery
House



Aberlour is proud to be working with the
Scottish Government for our dedicated Mother and Child
Residential Recovery House based in Falkirk. Our service is
designed to enable children of women with problematic substance
use to stay with mothers during their recovery. Aberlour's
approach to rehabilitation aims to deliver positive outcomes for
women and their children.



We are supporting families using the
Parents Under Pressure (PuP) program which combines psychological
principles relating to parenting, child behaviour and parental
emotion regulation within a case management model. The program is
highly individualized to suit each family. Parents are given
their own Parent Workbook. For many parents, this becomes a
personal journal of their treatment experience. The overarching
aim of the PuP program is to help parents facing adversity
develop positive and secure relationships with their children.
Within this strength-based approach, the family environment
becomes more nurturing and less conflictual.


*'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 (Nights) to be part of 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. To have a look at our values to understand more
about what we are looking for from our employees

click here

.



You will work 35 hours per week during the
night as part of a two weekly residential rota. Working hours are
10pm-8am. Week 1 will consist of 3 shifts and week 2 will consist
of 4 shifts.



Ideally you will have experience of direct
work with mothers in recovery, enhancing their skills and
capacity for them and their babies. You must also have
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 women and children.



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. 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.



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.
Previous applicants
need not apply
Applications to be
returned by midnight on Sunday 11th May 2025
Interviews are
expected to be held on Monday 19th May 2025