Relief Young People's Worker

**Disability**

**FIFE**

Relief, £14.39 per hour

**Relief Young People’s Worker (Days and Wakened Nights)**

**Fife (Options) Services**

**£14.39 per hour**

We are looking for Relief Young People’s Workers to join our Fife (Options) Relief pool. Within Fife we have 5 Options Disability services which support various young people and their families. Our Options services within Fife are:
**Options Fife - Housing Support**:Our Options Fife - Housing Support service will be home for up to 4 young people aged 16 plus who will all have their own individual flat. Working patterns will include days, nights, weekends and public holidays. Our rota has been drafted with the needs of the young people at heart and shifts will be longer in order to keep consistency for our young people.

**Options Fife - Residential Glenrothes**:Our Options Fife (Residential) Glenrothes service will be home to 3 young people aged 16 plus. Working patterns will include days, nights, weekends and public holidays. Our rota has been drafted with the needs of the young people at heart and shifts will be longer in order to keep consistency for our young people.

**Options Residential Fife - Lorimer Gardens**:Based in Dunfermline, our Options Residential Fife service is a full-time, residential care home offering long-term residential care for children and young people with complex learning and physical disabilities. We provide quality living for those children and young people who can no longer live at home**. **Working patterns will include days, nights, weekends and public holidays.

**Options Fife - Respite and Outreach**:Aberlour Options Fife provides support for young people up to the age of 18 years who have learning disabilities, by offering outreach and residential short break services. We aim to provide families with a short break from their caring role, through the provision of a high quality child-centred service which provides a positive experience for the young people we work with. Our Options Fife Respite and Outreach service in Glenrothes currently provides an outreach and respite service over weekends and evenings.

**Options Fife - Lochwood Park**:Aberlour Options Fife - Lochwood Park service, based in Kingseat, is a forever home for one young man who has complex needs. Our service became a safe space for not only our young man but his family as well. Our small teams support our young man with his daily life. Although there can be challenging behaviour, it is the small steps of progress that this young person makes on a daily basis that makes our work meaningful. Being a patient and understanding person are important skills for this role. Working patterns will include days, nights, weekends and public holidays.

We have a strong reputation in supporting young people with high levels of complex needs, supporting them to grow, learn and maximise their potential. We feel every child has the right to flourish. Our Relief Young People’s Workers play a fundamental role in ensuring that the young people they work with have the best possible experience in working towards their objectives in line with their care plan, supporting children to progress within their individual outcomes. Whilst not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role, where the work we do has a demonstrable impact on each young person's progress. Using a person-centred approach you will

provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal, and emotional care to support the families in their daily living and within the local community.

You will receive a planned and supported induction consisting of a varied training programme; including CALM Training, Child Protection Training and support to complete an SVQ3 if required. You will be working alongside a highly motivated and skilled team to provide a personalised service for our young people.

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.