Project Worker 1

B' Enabled Outreach Support- Project Worker 1 

Location of Post: Barnardo's DSI Service, Unit 5 Village Farm Business Centre, East Street, Holme on the Wolds, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 7GA.

Are you passionate about working with SEND/SEMH children and young people?

Are you driven by a passion to make a difference to young people's lives?

Are you a highly motivated individual with the passion and drive for improving school attendance for long time absent pupils?

Are you a car driver and have regular use of a vehicle? 

If you can answer yes to all of the above, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking to employ a fulltime Project Worker 1 to work within our B-Enabled Outreach Service.

Barnardo's B-Enabled Outreach Service supports children and young people who are not currently accessing full time education. Our outreach service aims to bridge the gap between formal education and community engagement by providing tailored packages of support and resources to young people with the ultimate aim of working towards reintegration into an educational setting.

History of Service

Barnardo's DSI service has been providing support to children & young people with a disability and their families across East Riding for over 20 years. Barnardo's DSI Service delivers a number of different services to children and young people 0-25 years with SEND, and registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC):

Initial Specific Responsibilities

The post holder will report into the Children's Services Manager (CSM) and Service Co-Ordinator providing operational support across the service. You will be predominantly based within the B-Enabled Outreach Support Service, however, may be required to work across all DSI Services. Your role will be split between case holding and delivering sessions to children and young people out in the community. Your post will involve carrying out visits, and attending multiagency meetings, it is therefore essential that you are a car driver and have use of a car for the purpose of this post.

• It is essential criteria that you have a passion for and experience of working with children, young people and their families with SEND
• Have an understanding of issues facing young people with SEND and complex health needs
• Experience in community outreach, education, or a related field is essential as you will be working with children and young people 1:1, 2:1 and in small groups.
• You must be able to work flexibly as you will be required to work some evenings and one weekend day in order to meet the needs of the service (can be discussed at interview)
• You will give guidance and support to workers involved with young people
• You will act as a liaison between educational settings and work with schools and community partners to identify and address specific educational needs. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required.
• You may be required to deliver training to staff and other professionals as and when required.
• You will have effective knowledge and experience of safeguarding children procedures.
• You must have clear and analytical thinking e.g. in relation to undertaking care plans, risk assessments and work within health and safety guidance.
• You must advocate on behalf of children and young people.
• You will be working alongside the CSM and Service Co-Ordinator to ensure the service operates in line with CQC regulations.
• You must be highly motivated and work in a clear direction to deliver the current contracts and associated delivery and practice standards.
• Promote good practice in equality and diversity and provide advice and guidance that champions inclusive approaches and practices.
• Work across the locality as required.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

This Job Description and Person Specification reflect the duties of the post as they exist currently. The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence requirements of this post as required.

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 know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, 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. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. 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, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.

• 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 HolidayPlus 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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