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Aberlour Child Care Trust; Inverness; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Aberlour Child Care Trust in Inverness is seeking a Residential Worker to join our team. You will work 37.5 hours per week in a residential house that provides a home for up to five young people, supporting them to develop confidence and self-worth through therapeutic, person-centred care.

The role involves evening, weekend, and sleepover shifts as part of a monthly rota. This is a permanent, on-site position offering rewarding work with young people and diverse daily activities, including

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people in residential care.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and sleepovers.
• Commitment to safeguarding and a supportive, therapeutic approach.

Responsibilities

• Support young people to achieve goals through daily activities.
• Coordinate college, hobbies, and group activities.
• Work a residential rota including evenings, weekends, holidays.

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Residential Worker to join our team in Inverness, you will work 37.5 hours per week working in a residential house which is home for up to five young people. Our Residential Workers support our young people, helping them to achieve and overcome the challenges they face. At Aberlour, we believe that every child deserves the change to flourish regardless of their background and the circumstances that have brought them to live with Aberlour. Working therapeutically with the young people our aim is to help young people to develop their confidence and self-worth and therefore to maximise their potential and opportunities for living fulfilled and happy lives.

As a Residential Worker, you will play a fundamental role in ensuring that our young people are working towards their goals through supporting them with different daily activities. These activities can include college, different hobbies and attending fun groups. Not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role.

This service operates a residential rota and, as part of this, you will be expected to work evenings, weekends, public holidays and sleepovers. Shifts are set monthly, however may be altered to suit the needs of the service.

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Residential Worker

• Company: Aberlour Child Care Trust
• Salary: from £30,175 a year
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: Inverness
• Working pattern: On-site
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 1 Oct 2026
• Closing date: 18 Oct 2026

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.