If you are a Project Worker who is seeking additional ad-hoc work and have experience in working with vulnerable Children, then this role will be ideal for you. We are looking to recruit a temporary Project Worker who would be available to cover member of staff's annual leave, for a period of up to 6 weeks over a rolling year. You would need to undertake return home interviews with children who have been missing from home, this role will mainly be based in Darlington.
Ideal Candidates must have:
Qualification mandatory for practice, where applicable (NB: For staff having sole and direct access to children, young people and vulnerable adults, there is likely to be a future requirement for an NVQ3 level qualification)
Awareness of factors impacting on and issues facing vulnerable children and young people and families (e. g. disadvantage, poverty, disability).
Experience of direct work with children, young people and families.
Ability to listen to and communicate effectively with children and young people.
Knowledge of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
What Barnardo's Tees Valley Services do…
We work with children, young people and their families living in the Tees Valley area who experience difficulties and trauma in their lives.
We are well established in the field of Child Sexual Abuse and related harms. Our service expertise spans over three decades.
We work closely with key partners locally, regionally, and nationally. We are a victim led trauma informed service. We provide direct work with children and young people who are vulnerable, at risk or have experienced abuse. We also provide guidance and support to parents and carers.
The focus of our work is to intervene to prevent and protect children and young people from being harmed and work in partnership with key services to safeguard.
We provide bespoke therapeutic interventions, emotional and practical support alongside information and guidance to meet individual needs.
Our specialist service provisionsinform good practice and influence change. We campaign on issues relating to our work locally, regionally, and nationally.
When completing your application please refer to the skills, knowledge and experience you have in relation to the Additional Information sheet, Person Specification & Job Description.
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.
Pay & Reward Framework
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 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.
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 progression 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.
Benefits
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.
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .