The Role
Children First Bairns Hoose is based on the European Barnahus model, designed to deliver a child-friendly, multidisciplinary, and interagency model of justice, care and recovery for children who are victims and witnesses of all forms of violence. Children receive a coordinated trauma responsive plan to support their journey through the care, protection, and justice system.
This post is based in Aberdeen City. You will join an experienced and skilled team supporting children, young people, parents and families who have experienced trauma. The service provides a wide range of recovery focussed support for children and families who have witnessed, been impacted by, or experienced abuse – including physical and emotional abuse, domestic violence, and sexual abuse.
Taking a child-centred approach, you will work to ensure the safety of children and young people by protecting and promoting their rights. Providing professional, high quality, trauma sensitive and responsive recovery focused support for the children, young people, and their families following trauma. Ensuring that the therapeutic recovery support for children, young people and their families within the Bairns Hoose Team achieves the desired outcomes in relation to care, protection and justice, in particular preventing re-traumatisation, supporting and facilitating recovery and upholding the rights of the child.
You will be an inspiring leader and will possess a degree or diploma in social work, or equivalent professional qualification at SCQF level 9, in addition to recent significant experience in a relevant practice area relating to young people.
As well as a rewarding career and development opportunities, we offer 40 days annual leave per year pro rata, a contributory pension scheme, generous maternity/adoption and paternity leave, flexible working opportunities and wellbeing support.
With a supportive and inclusive working environment, the salary for this role is £35,850 - £41,150 per annum.
Living our values, you will make a direct impact to the lives of children across Scotland. With love, we put children first. With purpose, we transform children’s lives together. With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.
This post is based in Aberdeen City. You will join an experienced and skilled team supporting children, young people, parents and families who have experienced trauma. The service provides a wide range of recovery focussed support for children and families who have witnessed, been impacted by, or experienced abuse – including physical and emotional abuse, domestic violence, and sexual abuse.
Taking a child-centred approach, you will work to ensure the safety of children and young people by protecting and promoting their rights. Providing professional, high quality, trauma sensitive and responsive recovery focused support for the children, young people, and their families following trauma. Ensuring that the therapeutic recovery support for children, young people and their families within the Bairns Hoose Team achieves the desired outcomes in relation to care, protection and justice, in particular preventing re-traumatisation, supporting and facilitating recovery and upholding the rights of the child.
What we are looking for
You will be an inspiring leader and will possess a degree or diploma in social work, or equivalent professional qualification at SCQF level 9, in addition to recent significant experience in a relevant practice area relating to young people.
What you can expect from us
As well as a rewarding career and development opportunities, we offer 40 days annual leave per year pro rata, a contributory pension scheme, generous maternity/adoption and paternity leave, flexible working opportunities and wellbeing support.
With a supportive and inclusive working environment, the salary for this role is £35,850 - £41,150 per annum.
Our values
Living our values, you will make a direct impact to the lives of children across Scotland. With love, we put children first. With purpose, we transform children’s lives together. With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.