Family Partner

Children and Families Newcastle is part of a citywide partnership committed to giving every child the best start in life. 

Children and Families Newcastle brings services together so they can support children and families to get the help that they want and need. Children and families can access different services and activities in buildings they know in their local area. Enabling children, young people and families only have to tell their story once, and get the support they need, when they need it.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Project Worker 2 to join our Family Hub team and help deliver high‑quality, early‑help support to families across Newcastle. Is this you?

About the Role

As a Project Worker 2, you will play a key role in supporting children, young people and families who would benefit from early help. You'll work closely with partners across the Family Hub network to deliver targeted interventions, run group activities, and promote positive outcomes. Could this be you?

Could you;

• Provide one‑to‑one support to children, young people and parents/carers?
• Deliver evidence‑based programmes and group activities within the Family Hub?
• Work collaboratively with partners such as health, education, social care, and the voluntary sector?
• Undertake assessments and develop family‑centred plans?
• Use a strengths‑based, trauma‑informed approach in all interactions?
• Promote engagement with the Family Hub and wider community services?
• Maintain accurate, timely records in line with safeguarding and data requirements?

Are you;

• Passionate about improving outcomes for children and families?
• Skilled at building positive, trusting relationships?
• Experienced in delivering early‑help, youth work, family support or community services?
• Confident in facilitating groups and delivering structured programmes?
• Knowledgeable about safeguarding and early‑help processes?
• Adaptable, proactive and able to work independently within a multi‑agency team?
• Committed to inclusion, equality and empowering families?

What We Offer

• The opportunity to make a real difference to local families.
• Supportive, collaborative teams across Newcastle's Family Hub network.
• Training, development and progression opportunities.
• A welcoming and inclusive working environment.
• Access to employee wellbeing support and benefits.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 30 November 2027 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.

How to Apply

Please submit your application.

For an informal conversation about the role, contact Helen Coyne- helen.coyne@barnardos.org.uk or Carol Preston - carol.preston@barnardos.org.uk 

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary range advertised is in line with our pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.  

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