Residential Project Worker (As & When)

We are seeking to add As & When Residential Project Workers to our Barnardo's Leaving Care Services teams. 

Barnardo's sets very high standards for the work we do with the children, young people and families we support.  We demonstrate every day through our work that we believe in children and we want people to work with us who share our belief, and are willing to strive for excellence in all aspects of their work.

These Posts are based in the Leaving Care Services in Ballymena & Belfast

The Leaving Care Services support semi-independent living for care experienced young people aged 16 -21yrs.  The services are jointly commissioned by Health and Social Care Trusts and Supporting People.

Further Service details can be found in the attached Additional Information sheet. 

We use a strength-based approach to build resilience and facilitate better outcomes for children and young people. Our practice is guided by attachment and trauma-based models of intervention.  

As & When Residential Workers provide consistent cover to the Leaving Care Services meaning young people have continuity of support even when team members are off on leave. You will have the opportunity to build relationships with young people and become familiar with the ethos and practice of the services. Cover is most usually required for evening, weekend and sleep in shifts. 

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people (this does not have to be gained in formal employment).
• Experience of working within safeguarding policy and procedures
• Experience of record keeping

Please ensure that you outline in your application how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the Additional Information Sheet and advise whether you are interested in working in Ballymena, Belfast or both.

 
Base: Ballymena and/or Belfast

Hours: As and When required

Salary : £13.58 per hour

Sleep in allowance : £62.64 per sleep in

Closing Date: Midnight, 27 July 2025

Contact: recruitment.support@barnardos.org.uk

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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