Service Manager - Sustain Clackmannanshire - 450582

Aberlour Child Care Trust; Scotland; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's support charity in Scotland is seeking a Service Manager to lead the Sustain Clackmannanshire Service. The role involves managing staff, overseeing budgets, and collaborating with partners to influence service provision for families and children. Candidates must have experience in direct practice with children and families and a flexible approach to working hours, including evenings and weekends. Attractive benefits and a supportive environment are offered.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Excellent employer pension scheme

Employee discounts across various retailers

Qualifications

• Experience in direct practice with young people and families.
• Ability to manage service budgets effectively.
• Passionate about supporting young people and families.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Sustain Clackmannanshire Service.
• Provide direction and support for the staff team.
• Influence external partners for service improvement.

Skills

Experience with children and families

Knowledge of child/adult protection issues

Strong leadership skills

Flexibility in working hours

Collaborative working approach

Job description

About Sustain Clackmannanshire

This is a family outreach service, working alongside families, communities, and partners, offering caring and responsive support to young people and families. Aberlour Sustain Clackmannanshire delivers the support families need, when they need it, every day of the year. The aim of the service is to ensure that children and young people can continue to flourish at home, at school and in their local community.

Working with Social Work Services, this innovative and creative service focuses on supporting young people aged 0 - 18 years, who may be on the edge of care so that they remain living with their family in their local communities.

Our Service works with young people and their families to enhance relationships, build on existing strengths and interests, help build confidence and encourage new community connections. Our aim is to help all families feel safe, confident, capable, and included. Our approach has been developed through consultation with families and partners.

What we are looking for....

As Service Manager your role is to lead, manage and develop our Sustain Clackmannanshire Service to support children and families in line with planned objectives. We are looking for someone who can provide direction and support for the staff team enabling them to achieve excellent results and manage change in an ever-changing work environment. You will be key in providing the external face of the services to a range of external partners with the aim of influencing service provision to meet the needs of parents, families, children and young people. This will include sourcing funding opportunities.

You will also be responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of the service budgets.

You will be passionate about supporting young people, families, and communities, flexible in your approach and share our vision that collaborative working and relationship based early intervention is the best option for young people and families who are feeling overwhelmed or excluded. Find out more information on what we are looking for in candidates here.

Not afraid to test new ways of working, you will bring a fresh, caring, compassionate and collaborative approach which responds empathically to the needs of young people and their families. The work will include early mornings, evenings and weekends. You will have experience of direct practice within this field of work, including child/adult protection issues as well as having experience of working with children and young people.

You will work within a variety of locations in the Clackmannanshire area, including the office base in Alloa, family homes, schools and community settings.

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. 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.

How to Apply

Please go to our website www.aberlour.org.uk/jobs where you can apply online. If you have any queries please e-mail: [e-mail] 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: 11.59pm on Sunday 7th December 2025

Interviews are expected to be held: Friday 12th December 2025