Assistant House Manager - Sycamore Tayside

About Sycamore Red Squirrel

Aberlour is Being Brave for children where there is a need for them to live away from their family. Embracing The Promise, we aim to provide a safe, loving home for the children who live with us, enabling them, over time, to reach their full potential. We offer an environment and a practice approach that promotes and encourages healing and growth and gives our team a really rewarding job experience.

What we are looking for....

We are looking for an individual who will contribute to the leadership, management and development of services for children, young people and families in line with planned objectives and assist with service review and evaluation. You will plan an important role in the overall management function of the service.

There is an expectation that you will work part of your hours during the evening or weekend on a regular basis to allow opportunity to mentor and role model that aligns with our therapeutic practice model. Additionally, you will be part of the Sycamore Fife and Tayside On Call Management rota, providing our homes with 24/7 support.

You will have relevant experience of working with children and young people within a residential or community setting and understand the impact of trauma on social inclusion. You are required to meet the qualification requirement for this post which is at SCQF Level 8 (e.g. HNC, SVQ Level 4). This post requires you to register with the Scottish Social Services Council as a Residential Child Care Worker with Supervisory Responsibilities.

We are looking for someone who believes that children living in a children’s house are deserving of love and someone who will support the team to ensure that our children are able to live fulfilling lives without having restriction imposed on them in their everyday lives.

If you share our vision of Being Brave for every child and young person 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.

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.

For an informal discussion please phone Lynne Reid, Head of Admissions and Programmes on 07854958137.

If you have any queries, please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk

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: 16th February 2026

Interviews are expected to be held on: 26th and 27th February 2026