Careers

Hours: Full-time (37 per week)

Location: Covering Stirling

Salary: £29,166

Contract: Fixed-Term until January 2028

We’re looking for a Project Worker to join our Stirling Team to help support young people and their families.

We have a fantastic opportunity for motivated, positive, resilient individuals who really believe in young people and are flexible regarding hours of work and can help us to deliver includem’s innovative approach. You will have the fantastic opportunity to work across our various services in the area, facilitating vital support to those who require it most.

Includem is committed to developing employees and will help you to achieve the relevant qualifications required to carry out the role. These qualifications will be fully funded by includem. The successful candidate should have a full driver’s license and access to a car.

What does the role involve?

You will deliver bespoke support to young people and their families within our whole family support for teenagers and young people’s service. You will be responsible for all aspects of case management, including assessment and support planning. You will work with other professionals in the young person’s life to deliver positive, sustainable change. This is a key role within a busy team.

You will deliver groupwork and bespoke support to young people and their families in their own homes and communities. You will assist in case management, including contributing to assessment and support planning and work with other professionals in the young person’s life to deliver positive, sustainable change. You will:

• Work flexibly to meet the needs of the young people and families
• Develop safe, professional and committed relationships with young people and families
• Use your communication skills effectively to influence, record and evidence positive change and provide personalised, risk enabled, professional support
• Be able to drive and have access to a car for work purposes
• Become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme (paid for by includem)
• Be registered or become registered with the Scottish Social Services Council and hold or be willing to work toward HNC Social Care and SVQ 3 in Social Care or equivalent (qualifications are fully funded by includem)

We value our staff and employee benefits include:

• A full and robust training and induction programme
• Holiday entitlement of 28 days rising to 31 with length of service and 9 public holidays
• Enhanced Employer Pension Contributions
• Free Confidential Employee Counselling Service
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the organisation
• Free Vehicle Breakdown Cover
• Company Mobile Phone and Laptop
• Flexible and agile working
• Family friendly policies
• SSSC annual registration fee paid
• Medicare
• My Gym discount membership

Includem is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

For more information please visit www.includem.org/careers. Please apply on here or send a copy of your CV and covering letter to recruitment@includem.co.uk

The closing date for applications is : 18th October 2026

Successful candidates will be invited to:

Individual interview : 26th October 2026

Position – Project Worker

Salary – £29,166.00 per annum

Contracted hours 37 Hours per week, working between 8am – 10pm and 5 days over 7

Base -Aberdeen

We’re looking for a Project Worker to join our team in Aberdeen working to support children, young people and families.

Are you able to stay calm under pressure, do you have these qualities, then we have a job for you?

Purpose & Context of Role

The postholder will manage their own caseload ensuring support plans are developed with the young person to respond to their individual needs and supporting them to improve outcomes in line with GIRFEC principles and includem’s model of support.

You will be expected to actively demonstrate leadership and ownership over effective service delivery to young people, by managing their outcomes through use of line managers, colleagues and organisational tools, processes, policies and procedures.

Service Delivery

· To build relationships and deliver outcome-based support to young people and families, involving all key stakeholders.

· To be available for young people and families at critical times

· To explore values and attitudes with young people in a supportive manner, to affirm and validate their feelings and ideas, and nurture and confirm their learning

· To ensure a focus on regular and appropriate case progression to help young people and families recognise progress.

· To assess and respond appropriately to situations where young people and/or families may be at risk of harm.

· To actively participate in the delivery of the Includem Helpline evening and night service so support is available for young people and families 24/7

· To support with crisis management and generate solutions for young people and families using the Helpline, with risk enablement being at the heart of professional judgement and decision making

People

· To understand the different coping mechanisms that young people and their families use to deal with stress and high emotions, and to respond appropriately

· To demonstrate professional resilience when providing support with sensitive or challenging issues

· To use a strengths-based approach to empower individuals facing adversity to find solutions and make positive changes, ensuring resources are in place to sustain these changes

· To establish mutually trusting, open and non-judgemental relationship with young people and their families

· To encourage and lead collaborative team work to provide a ‘scaffolding of support’ around each young person and their family whilst developing relationships with wider community resources.

· Offer support to young people within their own communities and support them to access resources locally

· To respect and value the contribution of wider stakeholders and the delivery of Includem services

· Where opportunity allows experience of directing, supporting Sessional staff

· Any other duties as designated by your line manager

Influence

· To build relationships with Local Authorities with varying demands and priorities

· To ensure young people and families are empowered to make informed choices

· To support young people and families to effective communicate with others

· To work with young people to identify goals aligned to wellbeing indicators and to positively influence progression towards these goals.

· To reflect on practice, share learning and promote continuous practice improvement within a team setting.

· To articulate and endorse the Includem framework of intervention and the key aspects of the service delivery model to a wide audience.

· To role model appropriate practice standards and professional boundaries to others

· To ensure a high quality service is delivered to young people and families

· Demonstrate understanding of your impact on people and how they might see you.

· To develop partnership working within communities.

Resources

· To deploy time effectively to meet the needs of young people and families to ensure the service is available 24/7, 365 days per year.

· Able and willing to travel anywhere Scotland to respond to need from Local Authorities, including overnight stays away from home.

· To maintain and produce accurate and timely records and reports.

· To ensure support is delivered in line with Includem’s Policies Procedures, SSSC Codes of Practice & National Guidelines.

Quality Assurance

· To be accountable for the quality of your work and responsible for any work delegated to others within the Includem support, and be able to evidence this work effectively.

· To actively participate in formal supervision and continuous professional development.

· To have an overview of the work delegated to other Includem workers involved in delivering individualised support to your young people.

· To generate creative and new solutions to issues faced by young people and families.

A UK driving license is an essential requirement to the role.

The full job description can be found here: https://includem.org/careers/

If you would like further information about the role, please call HR on 01414270523

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@includem.co.uk

Closing date: 20th October 2026

Individual interview: Tuesday 27th October 2026

Position – Project Worker

Salary – £29,166.00 per annum

Contracted hours -37 Hours per week, working between 8am – 10pm and 5 days over 7

Base -Aberdeen

We’re looking for a Project Worker to join our team in Aberdeen working to support children, young people and families.

Are you able to stay calm under pressure, do you have these qualities, then we have a job for you?

Purpose & Context of Role

The postholder will manage their own caseload ensuring support plans are developed with the young person to respond to their individual needs and supporting them to improve outcomes in line with GIRFEC principles and includem’s model of support.

You will be expected to actively demonstrate leadership and ownership over effective service delivery to young people, by managing their outcomes through use of line managers, colleagues and organisational tools, processes, policies and procedures.

Service Delivery

· To build relationships and deliver outcome-based support to young people and families, involving all key stakeholders.

· To be available for young people and families at critical times

· To explore values and attitudes with young people in a supportive manner, to affirm and validate their feelings and ideas, and nurture and confirm their learning

· To ensure a focus on regular and appropriate case progression to help young people and families recognise progress.

· To assess and respond appropriately to situations where young people and/or families may be at risk of harm.

· To actively participate in the delivery of the Includem Helpline evening and night service so support is available for young people and families 24/7

· To support with crisis management and generate solutions for young people and families using the Helpline, with risk enablement being at the heart of professional judgement and decision making

People

· To understand the different coping mechanisms that young people and their families use to deal with stress and high emotions, and to respond appropriately

· To demonstrate professional resilience when providing support with sensitive or challenging issues

· To use a strengths-based approach to empower individuals facing adversity to find solutions and make positive changes, ensuring resources are in place to sustain these changes

· To establish mutually trusting, open and non-judgemental relationship with young people and their families

· To encourage and lead collaborative team work to provide a ‘scaffolding of support’ around each young person and their family whilst developing relationships with wider community resources.

· Offer support to young people within their own communities and support them to access resources locally

· To respect and value the contribution of wider stakeholders and the delivery of Includem services

· Where opportunity allows experience of directing, supporting Sessional staff

· Any other duties as designated by your line manager

Influence

· To build relationships with Local Authorities with varying demands and priorities

· To ensure young people and families are empowered to make informed choices

· To support young people and families to effective communicate with others

· To work with young people to identify goals aligned to wellbeing indicators and to positively influence progression towards these goals.

· To reflect on practice, share learning and promote continuous practice improvement within a team setting.

· To articulate and endorse the Includem framework of intervention and the key aspects of the service delivery model to a wide audience.

· To role model appropriate practice standards and professional boundaries to others

· To ensure a high quality service is delivered to young people and families

· Demonstrate understanding of your impact on people and how they might see you.

· To develop partnership working within communities.

Resources

· To deploy time effectively to meet the needs of young people and families to ensure the service is available 24/7, 365 days per year.

· Able and willing to travel anywhere Scotland to respond to need from Local Authorities, including overnight stays away from home.

· To maintain and produce accurate and timely records and reports.

· To ensure support is delivered in line with Includem’s Policies Procedures, SSSC Codes of Practice & National Guidelines.

Quality Assurance

· To be accountable for the quality of your work and responsible for any work delegated to others within the Includem support, and be able to evidence this work effectively.

· To actively participate in formal supervision and continuous professional development.

· To have an overview of the work delegated to other Includem workers involved in delivering individualised support to your young people.

· To generate creative and new solutions to issues faced by young people and families.

A UK driving license is an essential requirement to the role.

The full job description can be found here: https://includem.org/careers/

If you would like further information about the role, please call HR on 01414270523

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@includem.co.uk

Closing date: 20th October 2026

Individual interview: Tuesday 27th October 2026

Family Support Worker – North Lanarkshire Service

Working Pattern: Full-time, 37hrs per week, Inc. evenings and weekends.

Contract: Temporary to March 2027

Annual salary: £29,166 per year

We have a fantastic opportunity for motivated, positive, resilient individuals who really believe in young people, are flexible regarding hours of work and can help us to deliver includem’s innovative approach. Includem are committed to developing employees and will help you to achieve the relevant qualifications required to carry out the role. These qualifications will be fully funded by includem. Ideally the successful candidate should have a full driver’s licence and access to a car.

What does the role involve?

This Service is supporting * Pre stage 1, 16 – 19 year old school leavers or those within 6 months of leaving school who require intensive support to engage with employability services. Participants on the project are likely to have complex and multiple barriers all of which are preventing them from engaging in current provision.

The Project Worker will lead the provision of relationship-based support delivered to young people and families in the community, increase readiness for training and employment and promote other positive outcomes in line with the values and principles of includem.

With a focus on developing the skills and routines to support readiness for employability, the worker will manage their own caseload. The Family Support Worker will ensure support plans are developed with the young person to respond to their individual needs and support them to improve outcomes in line with the employability shared measurement framework, no wrong door principles and includem’s model of support.

The Project Worker will demonstrate leadership and ownership over effective service delivery to young people by managing outcomes for young people through use of line managers, colleagues, and organisational tools, processes, policies, and procedures.

All posts require individuals to:

• Work flexibly to meet the needs of the young people and families
• Develop safe, professional and committed relationships with young people and families
• Use their communication skills effectively to influence, record and evidence positive change and provide personalised, risk enabled, professional support
• Be able to drive and have access to a car for work purposes
• Become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme (paid for by Includem)
• To be registered or be willing to become registered with the Scottish Social Services Council and hold or be willing to work toward HNC Social Care and SVQ 3 in Social Care or equivalent (qualifications are fully funded by includem)

We value our staff and employee benefits include:

• A full and robust training and induction programme
• Holiday entitlement of 28 days rising to 31 with length of service and 9 public holidays
• Enhanced Employer Pension Contribution
• Free Confidential Employee Counselling Service
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the organisation
• Free Vehicle Breakdown Cover
• Company Mobile Phone and Laptop
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Credit Union
• Discounted holidays and associated benefits
• Access to discounts for charity workers which includes gym memberships, high street shops, online retailers, travel, insurance
• Flexible and agile working
• Family friendly policies

If you would like more information regarding this role, see our website advertisement on https://includem.org/careers/

The closing date for applications is 19th October 2026.

If you are successful following the shortlisting you will be invited to an individual interview on 26th October 2026