Relief Residential Support Worker - Dundee, United Kingdom - Aberlour Children's Charity

Aberlour Children's Charity
Aberlour Children's Charity
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Dundee, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Residential Child CareFamily Support**
DUNDEE
Relief, £14.39 per hour
- "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 to establish a new dedicated Mother and Child Residential Recovery House based in Dundee.

Our service will be 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 will be 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
:


Ideally you will have experience of direct work with vulnerable families to support improved capacity for women and children and 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.


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.


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.


Residential Support Worker -
**Mother and Child Recovery House

JOB PURPOSE
Be part of a trauma responsive team delivering and implementing residential recovery
support for women and their children (0-5 years) to help them reach their aspirations.


PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Work with women and children affected by problem drug or alcohol use to help
them reach their full potential.

  • Work in partnership with women, either individually or in groups, to develop their
parenting skills & confidence, improve self-esteem and encourage self-reflection.

  • Undertake and update assessments and identify women and children's needs and
make recommendations for appropriate service provision.

  • Develop and implement individual and family care plans for women and children,
liaising with clinical colleagues as part of detox/stabilisation planning and support

  • Deliver group programmes of care for women as directed by management
supporting women's addictions recovery, parenting, family relationships, and life
skills.

  • Support families to manage crisis situations arising because of the difficult nature of
their lives including establishing routines and boundaries and homemaking/home
support.

  • Identify resources in the community to assist in meeting women and children's
needs

  • Supervise and record medication in line with policies and procedures including in
emergency situations

  • Maintain case records and contribute to reports, monitoring, and evaluation

Quantifiable Responsibilities

  • Petty cash in line with the needs of the service or children and young people.

SCOPE OF PLANNING AND ORGANISATION
The post holder will report to the Service Manager/Assistan
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