Hybrid/ Remote: Based in Highland region (preferably near Inverness, with travel)
Closing: 7th February 2025
Advertised from: 17th January 2025
24 hours per week. Fixed Term until July 2026
Role
Are you passionate about working with children and young people? Can you work with families to make a positive change to their lives? Can you provide ongoing tailored support through one-to-one sessions, group work, residentials and camp? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Scottish Huntington’s Association Youth Service as a Specialist Youth Advisor providing support for vulnerable children and families throughout Highland, Grampian and Moray through bespoke, individual sessions. If you are someone with dedication, talent and expertise, we want to hear from you. Scottish Huntington’s Association Youth Service works with children and families aged 8-25 impacted by familial Huntington’s disease. To affect positive change for our families, we focus on a person-centred approach to managing Huntington’s disease including psychoeducation, information and advice, peer support and respite opportunities. The Specialist Youth Advisor role is pivotal and will provide a vital link in supporting young people in this region in line with the strategic aims of Scottish Huntington’s Association. You will be responsible for your own caseload and will help plan and co-ordinate group work sessions, activity days, residentials and our summer camp. Highly organised with a proven ability to build trusting relationships, you will help to empower children and young people to manage the complexities of living with Huntington’s disease and their own genetic risk. Experience of child and adolescent mental health difficulties, young carers’ issues and child protection is advantageous. Previous experience or knowledge of Huntington’s disease is preferred but not required as full training and ongoing mentorship will be provided. You will work from home with regular travel throughout Highland, Grampian and Moray. There will also be travel required for organisation-wide meetings. This post will include out-of-hours and periodic weekend working. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer benefits including flexible working practices, a generous leave allowance totalling 37 days (25 days annual leave and 12 days public holidays, pro-rata), a competitive contribution pension scheme and incremental pay increases (pro-rata) to top of scale. About Scottish Huntington’s Association
People impacted by Huntington’s disease need specialist services to cope with a severe and complex disease, the impact on families and a lack of awareness amongst health and social care providers and the wider public. Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in the country exclusively dedicated to providing expert and personalised support for those impacted by Huntington’s disease. Our personalised support reduces unnecessary hospital admissions, supports carers and other family members; lowers household poverty; and alleviates wellbeing risks to children and young people living in Huntington’s families. Application notes
Please email your completed Application Form, including the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, with a subject line Specialist Youth Advisor vacancy, to recruitment@hdscotland.org. Closing date for applications: Friday 7 February 2025 at 12 noon Interview date: In person in Inverness on Thursday 20 February or Friday 21 February 2025.
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Are you passionate about working with children and young people? Can you work with families to make a positive change to their lives? Can you provide ongoing tailored support through one-to-one sessions, group work, residentials and camp? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Scottish Huntington’s Association Youth Service as a Specialist Youth Advisor providing support for vulnerable children and families throughout Highland, Grampian and Moray through bespoke, individual sessions. If you are someone with dedication, talent and expertise, we want to hear from you. Scottish Huntington’s Association Youth Service works with children and families aged 8-25 impacted by familial Huntington’s disease. To affect positive change for our families, we focus on a person-centred approach to managing Huntington’s disease including psychoeducation, information and advice, peer support and respite opportunities. The Specialist Youth Advisor role is pivotal and will provide a vital link in supporting young people in this region in line with the strategic aims of Scottish Huntington’s Association. You will be responsible for your own caseload and will help plan and co-ordinate group work sessions, activity days, residentials and our summer camp. Highly organised with a proven ability to build trusting relationships, you will help to empower children and young people to manage the complexities of living with Huntington’s disease and their own genetic risk. Experience of child and adolescent mental health difficulties, young carers’ issues and child protection is advantageous. Previous experience or knowledge of Huntington’s disease is preferred but not required as full training and ongoing mentorship will be provided. You will work from home with regular travel throughout Highland, Grampian and Moray. There will also be travel required for organisation-wide meetings. This post will include out-of-hours and periodic weekend working. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer benefits including flexible working practices, a generous leave allowance totalling 37 days (25 days annual leave and 12 days public holidays, pro-rata), a competitive contribution pension scheme and incremental pay increases (pro-rata) to top of scale. About Scottish Huntington’s Association
People impacted by Huntington’s disease need specialist services to cope with a severe and complex disease, the impact on families and a lack of awareness amongst health and social care providers and the wider public. Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in the country exclusively dedicated to providing expert and personalised support for those impacted by Huntington’s disease. Our personalised support reduces unnecessary hospital admissions, supports carers and other family members; lowers household poverty; and alleviates wellbeing risks to children and young people living in Huntington’s families. Application notes
Please email your completed Application Form, including the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, with a subject line Specialist Youth Advisor vacancy, to recruitment@hdscotland.org. Closing date for applications: Friday 7 February 2025 at 12 noon Interview date: In person in Inverness on Thursday 20 February or Friday 21 February 2025.
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