Lead Practitioner Options Aberdeen

Are you committed to delivering best practice to support children and young people with complex needs

Are you ready to use your experience and skill to shape practice indelivering quality services to children and young people

Do you feel excited about the opportunity to take your first step towards a management position

If so this is a great opportunity for you.

About Options Aberdeen

Aberlour Options Aberdeen is a short breaks service supporting children young people and their families affected by disability. This includes provision of overnight outreach and community based short breaks as well as care at home. The service aims to provide holistic support to children and families that promotes and develops resilience. Aberlour Options Aberdeen has two premises based in Bucksburn and Garthdee and you will support service delivery across both premises as well as community and home based supports.

What we are looking for....

As someone who has built up experience working in disability services you will have the confidence to guide and direct the provision of care to the children and young people in the service. You will play a pivotal role working in partnership with parents and families to meet the emotional and physical needs of children and young people with complex disabilities.

When on shift you will play a lead role mentoring and supporting staff and being a role model delivering excellence in the services we provide. This includes providing supervision to staff and contributing to development plans in accordance with Aberlour policies. You will assist in assessing planning and delivering services taking responsibility for ensuring that assessment and interventions are prepared monitored and evaluated.

Engaging positively with children young people and families you will plan and implement appropriate support for the children and young people. Sensitive and accurate reporting is a key responsibility and so you will have good written communication skills and the ability to learn how to use effectively our recording system.

This role offers the opportunity to consolidate and build on your experience combined with the ability to enhance your skills and knowledge through training and taking additional supportive roles within the services to develop key skills and knowledge through training and development of staff.

As part of the management team you will play an active role in ensuring that shift duties are delegated and completed in accordance with service guidance.

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. Aberlours values are critical and drive everything we do. We will be looking for someone who can demonstrate how Aberlours values of Respect Innovation Integrity and Challenge will be visible in their practice. You must be comfortable working in an environment where Aberlours values are lived in practice. 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 well 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 Benefitshereand our commitment to Equality and Diversityhere.

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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 Monday 5^th October 2026

Interviews are expected to be held w/c 12th October 2026