Residential Support Worker

Action-For-Children; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Over 7 weeks paid leave

Cycle to work scheme

Professional training opportunities

Flexible maternity/paternity/adoption

Life assurance with 5% employer con.

Blue Light Card discounts

Annual Wellbeing Day

Job summary

Action for Children in Aberdeen is hiring an Outreach Worker/Residential Support Worker to provide 1-1 outreach support to unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people and coordinate with Social Work colleagues. The role offers permanent full-time hours (37 per week) with a 9am-5pm/9am-4:30pm schedule and includes working in a residential setting at Clifton Road while focusing on outreach deliverables.

The ideal candidate has an HNC/SQV3 or equivalent, is registered or aims to register with the

Qualifications

• HNC in social care or SVQ 3 is required (or willingness to work towards it).
• Registered with SSSC or willing to do so within 3 months of employment.
• Experience working with children and young people and across multi-agencies.
• Experience managing challenging behaviour (e.g., looked after children, attachment issues).
• Knowledge of risk assessment and safeguarding.
• Excellent IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-1 outreach support to unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
• Assist with cooking and navigation around the city.
• Support with legal and health appointments and education seeking.
• Liaise closely with the Social Work team and other professionals.
• Based at Clifton Road but predominantly outreach work with service users.
• Support care planning for individuals and young people.
• Undertake needs assessments and risk management.
• Support independent living skills and daily living tasks.
• Maintain records and reporting to ensure accurate documentation.

Skills

Experience with children and young ppl

Challenging behaviour management

Risk assessment and safeguarding

Excellent IT skills

Education

HNC in social care or SVQ 3

Job description

Outreach Worker/ Residential Support Worker

Salary: £27,100 per annum

Location: Aberdeen,

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full-Time 37 hours,Monday – Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-4.30pm.

Benefits:

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
• Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers
• As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing, you’ll receive a paid annual Wellbeing Day to use however you choose, supporting a healthy balance between work and life.

At Action for Children, we offer more than just a job. Join us and you’ll be part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy childhoods. See how your skills can make a real difference, helping solve the problems children and young people face every day.

A bit about the role

We provide support to unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking young people on an outreach basis. 1-1 support is carried out to enable them to become more independent during their asylum-seeking process. The support provided can vary from cooking, navigation around the city, to support with legal and health appointments, seeking education and emotional support.You will liaise closely with the Social Work team at Westburn Resource Centre as well as other professionals.

Although you will be based in the residential setting at Clifton Road, and you would be able to pick up additional shifts there, the role required willfocus predominantly on providing the outreach support for our unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Supportingand implement care planning for individual and young people.
• Undertaking assessments of needs and assessing and managing risks.
• Supporting children and young people with independent living skills.
• Administration of medication and clinical procedures.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships.
• Emotional and social support.
• Ensuring records and reporting are maintained.
• Prepare, manage and build positive relationships to service users to effectively live independently.

Let's talk about you

• HNC in social care and or SVQ 3 or willingness to work towards this.
• Registered with SSSC or willingness to do so within 3 months of employment.
• Experience working with children and young people and working with multi agencies.
• Experience managing challenging behaviour e.g. looked after children, attachment behaviour.
• Knowledge of risk assessment and safeguarding.
• Excellent IT skills.

Why Action for Children?

Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life’s challenges. But too many children don’t. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you’ll help us change that where it really matters.

We've been driven by love to take action for children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lot’s changed since 1869. But what children really need, hasn’t. So as long as children need us, we’ll be here.

Will you join us?

Our Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

At Action for Children, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we are taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.

We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.

We also encourage applications from men, who are under-represented in our Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.

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See below for further information about working with us:

AfC Commitment Statement

Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services