House Manager Fort William £43,280 to £46,433 per annum (Includes a 7% unsocial hours allowance) 37.5 hours per week - Permanent Do you want to join an organisation that has been named recently as a Top 100 company to work with by The Sunday Times?
Do you want to work in the beautiful town of Fort William - a relocation allowance of £8,000 is available.
If you would like to have an informal chat before applying please call Rhonda Wilson, Head of Admissions and Programmes in the Highlands, on 0 7 7 1 5 2 3 8 3 3 7.
About Aberlour Sycamore Fort William Aberlour provides a number of warm, loving homes for children where everyone learns, laughs, grows into their future and is treasured always.
We have a strong ethos of values and a culture that enables us to Be Brave and to Keep the Promise of involving the children and young people as fully as possible in taking decisions that affect their lives.
Our home in Fort William is a Hybrid Model, we have a residential service for children and young people as well as a service we call Sustain Plus, which supports whole families by providing both emotional and practical support.
We work with families and parents to secure a nurturing environment for children up to 18 years old.
We also help parents/caregivers develop their ability to care for their children, provide practical parenting skills, and engage with their community.
Our service provides flexible support of varying intensity and aims to encourage the development of family routines, resilience, and improved parental confidence.
We are looking to appoint a House Manager who will join our strong and thriving Residential/Sustain Plus community in Aberlour.
What we are looking for We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a passion for supporting vulnerable children and whole families to achieve the best possible outcomes in their lives.
The successful candidate will have the drive, determination and cultural values to be able to lead their team to empower the children and young people to make the changes which will ultimately transform their lives.
We want someone who believes that all children and families are deserving of love and someone who will support the team to ensure that our children and families are able to live fulfilling lives.
You should have experience of working in and leading practice, preferably in a children's house and with families.
You must be visible to the team and children which will include working some evenings and weekends.
Ideally you will have knowledge about developmental trauma, how this impacts children's early life experiences.
A comprehensive support package focussed on achieving excellence in practice is provided to all of our teams and the successful candidate will also receive clinical supervision, provided externally to support their professional practice development and well-being.
If you share our vision of Being Brave for every child, young person and families, and Keeping the Promise, and you have the skills and passion required to meet the challenges of this role we look forward to hearing from you.
You will be required to have or be willing to work towards the qualifications for being a manager in a residential childcare facility: a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 9 or above plus a management qualification at SCQF level 8 or above.
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.
How to Apply Please click the Apply button now.
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 1st December 2024.
All received applications will be reviewed and considered as they are received.