Children Social Worker Jobs

BANK PROJECT WORKERS (DAYS, NIGHTS & WEEKENDS)

MARYVALE YOUNG PARENTS’ ACCOMMODATION, BLACKBURN

Bank rate Point 13 £14.02 per hour (with accrued holiday pay)

Shift times 7:30am – 15:00pm, 14:30pm – 22:00pm (Days) & 21:30pm – 8:00am (Nights)

We are advertising for Bank Project Workers to work a variety of shifts at our Young Parents’ Accommodation in Blackburn which provides a high standard of housing management that delivers a safe and supported environment for young parents and their babies.

This accommodation operates a 24-hour support service with waking nights, 7 days a week.  Therefore, we are looking to recruit Bank Project Workers to work nights, evenings and weekends to ensure a smooth-running service for our accommodation.

The role involves supporting young parents to look after the health and development of themselves and their babies, as well as working positively with other professionals and agencies. You will provide excellent customer service and work with the young parents in a strengths-based way to support young parents achieve their goals and help support the young parents to move into their own independent tenancies.

An NVQ2 in Health & Social Care (Adults) or similar qualification or equivalent education or work experience is essential. 

If this sounds like the next step you are looking for and you would like to work with an organisation passionate about transforming lives, we would love to hear from you!

Early applications are strongly encouraged as all applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received.

Closing date: Tuesday, 27 August 2024 at 10am
Interview date: TBC

Caritas follows Safer Recruitment practices, and this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. This role is restricted for females under the Occupational Requirement, Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010. 

For full details please visit Caritas Diocese of Salford careers page on the website.

Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer

Registered Charity Number: 1125808

Please note we do not accept applications via agencies or CVs

We are recruiting for a Refuge Worker to join our team in Westminster; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Refuge Worker

Location: Westminster
Salary: £28,104 per annum
Contract type: Permanent, Full-time

Hours: 37.5

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Refuge Worker. You will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges. 

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. 

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota. 

Closing date: 9am on 7 August 2024

Interview date: 19 August 2024

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Practice Lead  Children leaving care

We are seeking an experienced social worker to take the role of  Practice Lead and play an essential role within a charity dedicated to supporting young people leaving care.  

The charity provides support and expertise to local authorities around the country to set up and manage Local House Projects (LHPs) so that young people leave care in a planned and supported way.

Position: Practice Lead

Location: Crewe / hybrid working. Currently 2 days a week in the office, negotiable for anyone who lives at distance - you will be expected to travel to the Local House Projects you support and attend any other meetings as appropriate.

Salary: £52,000 Per annum

Contract: Permanent, Full Time - 9am-5pm Mon-Fri

Benefits: 31 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays, 10% Contribution to Pension, Salary Sacrifice Option, Hybrid working, Professional Development

Closing Date: 5pm Thursday 22 August

About The Role

As Practice Lead you will have primary responsibility for supporting LHPs in Scotland and the North of England. You will support staff in LHPs to create an environment where young people transition to adulthood in a positive and supported way. You will work with the Care Leavers National Movement as well as the core team to ensure that young people continue to drive their own LHP and develop practice at both a local and national level.

About You

We are looking for someone who is motivated and believes that with the right support care experienced young people can achieve great things and should be at the heart of all decisions that affect their future.

You will need to have the following skills and experience:

• A Social Work qualification
• An understanding of Child development, Trauma informed care and Social pedagogical approaches
• An understanding of the care system
• Experience of working in a local authority social work team
• Experience of managing and supervising staff

About the organisation:

The charity was established in August 2018 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), they support local authorities in setting up Local House Projects for young people leaving care. Believing every care leaver should have this option, the charity empowers them to create and sustain homes.

The initiative, co-designed with young people, began by asking, "What makes a house a home?” Local House Projects in England and Scotland help care leavers transition into permanent tenancies, fostering a supportive community. The charity have helped over 450 young people successfully move into their own homes, with no evictions or tenancy breakdowns, ensuring a secure start for their futures.

Other roles may include; Practice Lead, Social Worker, Senior Project Manager, Project Manager, Programme Manager, Care Leavers, Social Care Project Worker, Local Authority, Service Lead, Housing Project Lead, Social Work, Children’s Social Care, Children’s Services Manager, Team Manager – Children in Care, Transitions Social Worker, Children’s Social Care Practitioner, Family Safeguarding, Team Manager Social Services, Looked after Children, etc.

A little bit about the role 

This advert will close at 9am, 7 August 2024

We seek a dynamic leader with excellent interpersonal skills to join our team as Head of Partnerships and Placements on a 12 month fixed-term contract basis. The ideal candidate must excel in building and sustaining partnerships, managing strategic projects, and leading a team to achieve significant results.

You will be allocating 500 placements for Approach Social Work participants and recruiting leaders for and sell other Frontline programmes or services. This is directly linked to achieving Frontline’s organisational objective of having 4,000 impactful Fellows by 2025, who will create social change for children without a safe or stable home.

Some key responsibilities include:

• Meet sales targets
• Provide a great experience for partners
• Systems, project management and compliance
• Support wider organisational objectives
• Excellent team leadership and people management

A little bit about you 

The ideal candidate will be an experienced account management and sales professional, skilled in setting and achieving demanding sales targets. We are looking for someone with a strong track record in managing complex projects, leveraging external stakeholder relationships, and and balancing different needs. With excellent people management skills, you will balance support and challenge, and be adept at using data and CRM systems to manage relationships and generate insights.

We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own. 

If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you. 

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities. Please let us know how we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you.

We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!

Salary –  Supervising Social Worker - £35,292 p.a. + £1,500 Out of Hours Allowance p.a. + £750 Homeworking Allowance p.a. / Senior Supervising Social Worker - £39,880  p.a. + £1,500 Out of Hours Allowance p.a. + £750 Homeworking Allowance p.a.

Hours - 35 Hours per Week

Contract - Permanent

Location - Home-based in Northamptonshire, Leicester, Peterborough, Central Milton Keynes with travel required to visit foster families located across the TACT East Midlands area 

As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and looks to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive well-being programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work-life balance for all our employees so they can give excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.

As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest in unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults,  as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma-informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.

TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.

The East Midlands Team, who have been rated as Outstanding in their Ofsted inspection in February 2024, have a unique opportunity for either a  Supervising Social Worker who is ready to progress their career to a Senior Supervising Social Worker or a current Senior Social Worker who understands trauma and therapeutic parenting approaches. This role will give the successful Social Worker a chance to build on their skills and knowledge in providing support and supervision to our foster families based in the East Midlands area, to help them manage the complex needs of the children and young people in their care.

If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.

The main requirements of the Social Worker role are:

• Experience in supporting and supervising 10-12 foster families to meet the complex needs of the looked-after young people
• Experience in group work and/or delivery of training.
• Experience of working with/supporting looked after children and their foster carers.
• Experience in using electronic records systems and IT effectively, which should include experience of virtual meetings and webinars.
• Experience in working with and on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality and promoting their positive development

In addition to the annual salary the post holder will be paid £1,500 p.a. Out Of Hours Allowance upon participation on the rota.

TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:

• 31 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
• Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, volunteer days policy).
• Family friendly policies.
• Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
• Perkbox – retail discount scheme. 
• Stakeholder pension scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions).

The successful candidate will be required to travel to face-to-face meetings in the East Midlands region at least once a month and on other occasions for training and team wellbeing events.

An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.

Closing Date: Monday, 5th August 2024 

Interview Date:  Tuesday, 13th August 2024 (via Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work.  As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children.  We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.  All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.

Location: Cambridge and East Anglia
Department: Big Issue Frontline
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Hours: 25
Salary: £19,694.87 per annum (£27,750.82 for 1.0FTE)

Job Advert

The Big Issue is looking to appoint to a brand-new role supporting our vendors in our East Anglia region, you will mostly be working in and around the Cambridge area with occasionally covering other areas across East Anglia. The Support and Outreach Worker will be a leading role in our belief of “A Hand Up Not a Hand Out”, and has been created to improve our service to vendors, helping them to increase their income through selling our magazine and providing casework support.

You will also positively promote The Big Issue in your local area, build partnerships with third-party organisations and identify and promote opportunities all with the aim of moving people out of poverty.

To offer our vendors the best possible support you will have experience and knowledge of working with vulnerable adults in a frontline setting, along with the ability to offer effective sales advice and guidance.

Full details of the role including key responsibilities and required skills and experience are available in the Job Description.

In April 2023, the Big Issue Group launched a community interest company, Big Issue Changing Lives, to support more people affected by poverty and increase the impact of our services. Big Issue Changing Lives C.I.C. provides vendors with the end-to-end support they need including sales set up and support, access to health and wellbeing services, and employment opportunities.

Salary and Benefits offered:

- Salary of £19,694.87 per annum (£27,750.82 for 1.0FTE)
- Incremental holiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) plus paid leave to care for a sick child or grandchild and a sick or elderly relation
- Company Sick Pay
- Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Training and development opportunities including an open learning library and management training schemes
- Health benefits include life cover, a health cash plan scheme which provides access to counselling and a range of therapies
- Please note that we reserve the right to review and amend our staff benefits and they do not form part of any contract of employment

Workplace details

This role will be based in and around the Cambridge region but you will be mostly be working out and about within the community (and at times across East Anglia) with the possibility of some home working being available. You will have access to a Big Issue Vehicle as driving is an essential part of this role.

Closing date - 18th August 2024 (23:59pm). Interviews are planned to be in person in the week commencing 26th August but please note that we may shortlist and interview before the role closes so please apply asap.

Big Issue Group is striving towards Equal Opportunities. We particularly welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our sector, such as women in senior roles, and people with disabilities and from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.

Since 1991, The Big Issue has fought poverty by creating opportunities and supporting people to take control of their lives. Over time our organisation has grown and now The Big Issue Group consists of The Big Issue Company Ltd, Big Issue Invest Ltd, our social investment arm, and Big Issue Changing Lives Community Interest Company.

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Do you have experience working with families and children aged 0-13, a good understanding of the needs of vulnerable families and a relevant vocational or academic qualification?

Welcare is recruiting an experienced Family Support Worker to deliver a broad-based preventative support service for families with children up to the age of 13 in partnership with schools, churches, the local authority and other agencies, in the London boroughs of Bromley and Greenwich.

You will be delivering practical and emotional support to enhance the life chances of children who have experienced domestic abuse and social isolation through one-to-one support and group work programmes.  The post requires working with families in person and online remote working.  The office base is in Community House, Bromley.

General Duties:

1. To promote the programmes of work and manage the external and internal referral process including the assessment of need, risk and safeguarding concerns.

2. Hold a caseload of 4 families delivering “whole family” or targeted interventions.

3. Lead and facilitate community group work programmes including 6 #CapeAbility in Schools programme which aims to build resilience and self-esteem for children in key stage 2.

4. Lead and facilitate groupwork programmes for parents such Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities and Child Overcoming Domestic Abuse.

5. Safeguard the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults you work with directly and take appropriate action if escalation is needed.

6. To provide practical and emotional support to families or advocacy and signposting to specialist and universal services where appropriate.

7. Ensuring that the voices and views of children and young people are sought, heard and represented appropriately.

8. Attend designated meetings with multi-agency professionals and act as lead professional where appropriate to support the Team Around the Child/Family or Early Help Assessment (EHA).

Please see attachment for further responsibilities 

Women at the Well is a support service for women based in the King’s Cross area of central London. We provide practical support and advocacy to women facing a wide range of disadvantages, and we have a specialism in working with women whose lives have been affected by prostitution and/or sexual exploitation.

We run three inter-related services: (1) a women only drop-in service, where food, laundry, showers and gentle activities are available without any pressure to undertake anything else; (2) an advocacy service from our King’s Cross hub where assigned key workers support women to access their entitlements and more; and (3) an outreach service where we visit areas of London where women are rough sleeping as well as hostels and other settings. In everything we do we are trauma informed, holistic and woman-centred. We take referrals from many external partners and while we have a hub-centre in Kings Cross we are a pan-London service.

We are currently recruiting for two roles in our small and friendly support worker team doing vital and life-saving work with very marginalised women. We are seeking: an Outreach Support Worker (works shifts in the community, with some time spent at King’s Cross hub); and an Inhouse Support Worker(based at our King’s Cross hub), both on 9 months contracts with a possibility of extension.

There are separate job descriptions for each role, but applicants may fill in one application form and indicate at the top whether they wish to be considered for one of the posts only or for both of them.

These posts are currently vacant and we are considering applications on a rolling basis. We will begin interviews from Monday 12 August, and therefore these vacancies could close before the advertised closing date of Wednesday 11 September. If you are interested in either or both roles, please apply as soon as possible, even if you need to arrange a later potential interview date.

Women at the Well aims above all else to be responsive to the needs of the women who use our service, and we believe the best way of doing this is by building a specialist team of committed workers who want to make a difference to the lives of other women. We are looking for team members with knowledge and understanding of how women affected by childhood trauma, social exclusion, racism, disability, poor health, and other disadvantages are more likely to become marginalised and to be at risk of sexual exploitation and prostitution. We value lived experience as well as paid work experience and qualifications.

We are interested to meet and employ those who can demonstrate empathy with the women we are here for, and who have the aptitude for this work, even if you do not have the usual levels of paid experience. If you have a strong commitment to this work and to our values, but are not sure that your profile fits in a ‘traditional’ way, please do consider making an application, or get in touch to discuss your background and we will try to advise you on what the job entails and whether you might be a good candidate.

The Peer Support Worker / Youth Worker with lived experience will work alongside our therapy team facilitating training and groups. Based at our Wymondham office and throughout Norfolk.

Peer Support Worker / Youth Worker with Lived Experience
Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0AN
Salary: £25,350 pa, pro rata
Hours: 30 hours per week
Contract: 1 year fixed term (subject to extension)

About us

Cup-O-T: Wellness and Therapy Services provides accessible, creative, evidence based mental health support and training to empower communities, young people and families.

We believe that everyone should have early and easy access to the support they need to live with purpose and meaning.

We focus on the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of our young people working with them to make lasting changes to their lives and helping them play a positive role in their communities.

We offer outdoor-based occupational therapy programmes as well as family and community sessions across Norfolk. Our programmes empower young people aged 7-25 and families, who face complex and difficult challenges in their lives.

We deliver high quality training that empowers people with lived experience of mental health services and enables schools, workplaces and community groups to support people.

The role

We are looking for an enthusiastic team member with lived experience of receiving mental health support, who understands the role that positive activities can have for the health and wellbeing of young people, adults and families.

In this post you will be:

• Facilitating our peer support worker training
• 1-2-1 mentoring of trainees on the PSW training
• Co-facilitating occupational therapy groups in the community and at the therapy woodlands
• 1-2-1 sessions for young people
• Supporting community events to promote services and run activities
• Visiting schools and community groups.
• Supporting the gathering of testimonials, feedback and generating reports for funders and supporters.

Benefits

• Having a positive impact on people and the planet and development of a small social enterprise
• Pension contributions
• A competitive pay structure - above the National Living Wage
• Working hours between 9am - 5pm (with the exception of some weekend and evening work when required)
• Working alongside registered therapists and experienced outdoor instructors
• Friendly working environment within a supportive and exciting department
• Extensive team training and a commitment to staff personal development, including annual team away days
• 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday a year (pro rata calculations) including bank holidays

Closing date: We will be interviewing for the role on a rolling basis - arranging interviews as we receive suitable applications.
Interviews will take place at our office in Wymondham, Norfolk.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We are proud to be an accredited Living Wage employer for all our team members.

No agencies please.

The London Diocesan Fund (LDF) is seeking a Compassionate Communities Development Worker to play a key role within the Strategy & Communication team, based from Causton Street, Pimlico. 

Job Summary 

To lead on co-ordination and implementation of the Diocese of London’s support offer to parishes around the two themes of 1) Refugees, asylum seekers & modern slavery, and 2) Homelessness

This role fits within the wider Compassionate Communities team offer which includes parish visiting, advice & consultancy; creating & signposting to training, resources and partner organisations; communications & celebration of the work; advocacy & co-ordination of occasional wider projects, responsive to need.  
 

“Compassionate Communities” is one of the three Ambitions as part of the Diocese of London’s 2030 Vision. As such, the team is the lead in delivering support for this Ambition to our churches and chaplaincies. 

Job responsibilities 

• Respond to specific requests from parishes for advice, consultancy or connection

• Liaise with Episcopal Area teams and senior staff to help deliver aims around these themes of work 

• Organise events and meetings around the themes or work, and commission training where necessary

• Form strong partnerships with other agencies & external charities, and model / encourage partnership working to others especially churches

• Share responsibility for communications & social media presence relating to these themes of work, including both written and verbal presentations

• Ensure work is rooted theologically & in prayer, and lead churches in reflection on this 

• Be responsive to issues as they arise, focusing on needs and areas of energy where more can be done, being led by church response 

•  The postholder may be required to undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the role. 

Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full details on the main responsibilities. 

Person Specification 

Essential 

• Either qualification or experience of working in social action, social justice, alleviation of poverty

• Experience of working with/ holding relationship with a broad range of stakeholders 

• Organizational and event management skills 

• Public speaking skills

• Proficient use of MS Office

• Writing clear copy for public and briefings

• Practicing Christian with the ability to ground all the work theologically, and encourage others in that  

• Empathetic to the vision, mission and values of the Church of England 

Desirable 

• Either qualification or experience of working in a sector serving one of the themes of work ie refugee or asylum seeker response, modern slavery or homelessness

• Experience of working with churches and faith-based organisations 

• Web and Social Media experience

• Experience of working within Community Organising principles 

Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full details on Person Specification. 

About the London Diocesan Fund 

The London Diocesan Fund (LDF) is the employment body that serves and supports the Diocese of London and Church of England. The Diocesan of London comprises of c400 parishes north of the River Thames and within the M25 motorway. 

The Church of England in London is growing, vibrant and at the heart of communities throughout the capital. At the London Diocesan Fund we seek to do everything we can to support this mission and growth, using our resources to help our parishes and chaplains to serve over 4 million people. 

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion 

The Diocese of London is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community. 

We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME), women, and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation. 

Safeguarding 

The Diocese of London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. 

Benefits of working with us 

The LDF offers a supportive working environment, opportunity for career development and the following financial benefits: 

• Competitive remuneration package 

• 27 annual leave days to rise to 30 after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays 

• 15% employer pension contribution and salary sacrifice available 

• Death in service benefit x3 of basic gross salary 

• Enhanced maternity leave of six months full pay, after 12 months’ of employment 

• Season ticket loans of public transport 

• Access to Benenden Health Insurance 

• EAP counselling through Health Assured

• Up to £100 for eye test and contribution to spectacles

• Two additional paid days for community volunteering 

Please note that interviews will be held on Thursday, 19th September, and shortlisted candidates will be notified during the week of the 9th September.

Due to service expansion, we have a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic Practitioner to join Barnardo's as part of the Short Breaks and SHINE services in Rochdale. 

Would you like the chance to work with Children, Young People and their families, delivering workshops for Parents/Carers and in sessions for Children and Young People?

We currently have one 30 hour post available.

Do you like working with children and Young people, and supporting them to make friends?

Short Breaks provide a range of social opportunity/activity groups for children and young people with SEND. Our groups include: Creative Club, Positive futures, Wildlife Warriors, Youth Club, Siblings and Act to SHINE. 

Can you support parents by providing information and strategies for them to try at home?

SHINE is a block of sessions delivered over 6 weeks, supporting parents whose children have social/communication needs. It covers a range of topics including, brain development, understanding sensory needs, communication, promoting positive behaviour, sleep and SEN support in settings.

Covering the Greater Manchester areas, specifically Rochdale,  it is essential to hold a valid UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle.

You will have

• Passion 
• Commitment 
•  Confidence

Are you looking for a flexible role working evenings and weekends? Our short breaks groups run on Thursday, Friday evenings and all day Saturday's to accommodate the needs of the families we support. 

Do you want to enhance your professional development? The role provides lots of opportunities to develop your skill set, knowledge and career progression going forward. The service has a comprehensive training offer including training around Child Protection. To be a successful, you will need to have the following:

• Experience of working with children, young people with SEND and their families.
• Excellent team working skills including the ability to confidently line manage. You will work as part of a team that covers the Greater Manchester area.
• Excellent organisational skills
• Safeguarding knowledge and good recording skills
• Use of a car

This service is dynamic, no two days are the same. You will work with a diverse range of families. The services run 52 weeks per year, Monday – Saturday.  

Within Barnardo's, the job title for this role is Project Worker 1. This will appear on the job description. You will be supported by team managers and Childrens Services Managers within the service.

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.

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.

Senior Children’s Residential Support Worker

Have you ever wanted to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Children and Young People? Our children’s homes across Greater Manchester work with young people with Autism, learning difficulties and other complex support needs as well as helping children who have suffered trauma or display Emotional Behavioural Difficulties as well as Harmful Sexual Behaviours.

The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of Children, Young People, and Adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.

You will be working in a caring home environment with the wider team under the leadership of the Registered Manager, nurturing, and supporting the young people providing them with all the care, love, and support that they would receive as if it was their family home.

Location – Various Location across Greater Manchester

Hours - 37.5 hours per week

Salary - £27,590 (14.15) per hour.

Sleep in shifts paid at £96.00 per shift.

Weekends paid at 25% premium on the hourly rate (£17.68 per hour)

Benefits

• Annual Leave 27-day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies includingenhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
• Proud to be a real living wage employer
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleagues and free weekly yoga session in person or online
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home

We also provide a caring, supportive environment for all our employees, with a strong emphasis on a good work / life balance, and this something you can’t put a value on!

Please see the attached list for the full list of benefits on working for the Together Trust.

About the position….

• As a Senior Children’s Residential Support Worker, you will work as part of a residential childcare team providing support for the children and young people with their physical, emotional, and social needs with an emphasis on promoting their personal growth and independence.

• Working on your own initiative and as part of a team, you will be to preparing and assisting the children and young people to fulfil the aims of their person-centred plan.
• You will support the children and young people with communication and work closely in a team that has a passion to improve their lives whilst in our care.

• You will work flexibly to undertake the full range of duties in a well-planned way that respects and values the children and young people as individuals.

We provide compassionate, nurturing care for the children and young people who are in crisis and have complex needs, supporting them to move on from a difficult past to a brighter future.

About you….

We look for applicants who have the following skills.

• Completed the QCF level 3 / 4 in Children, young people, and family’s practitioner qualification or equivalent to be eligible to apply for this position.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, a large part of this role you will be working with Social Workers and parents.
• Previous experience in keyworking with the young people that we support, including primary responsibility in complex cases and being able consider the feelings and the wishes of the young people that we support.
• Previous experience in shift leading, supervising team members in the absence of the Registered Manager / Assistant Manager, including contribution to assessment and appraisal of the team.
• Have a sound knowledge around the safeguarding of the young people that we support.
• A good standard of written English and IT skills would be essential, you will be writing reports and keeping record of the Children and Young Peoples progress.
• Transporting children / young people to an activity or school is a requirement. A driving licence that has been held for 12 months would be desirable.

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Then please take a closer look at the Full Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this advert.

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If you think you might have the relevant skills and experience, we are looking for, please get in touch or apply now.

We welcome applications from those with a right to work in the UK. We do not currently sponsor overseas staff.

We may remove this vacancy prior to the expiry date if a suitable candidate is found therefore early applications are encouraged.

Shortlisting will take place throughout the duration of the advert as we are seeking more than one individual.

Are you passionate about young people? Do you want to become part of a team that brings young people of different faiths together across the city? We are looking for an experienced youth and schools worker to join our West Midlands team.

You will work in schools and in the community, across the West Midlands, delivering our innovative schools programmes and Youth Encounters.

Women at the Well is a support service for women based in the King’s Cross area of central London. We provide practical support and advocacy to women facing a wide range of disadvantages, and we have a specialism in working with women whose lives have been affected by prostitution and/or sexual exploitation.

We run three inter-related services: (1) a women only drop-in service, where food, laundry, showers and gentle activities are available without any pressure to undertake anything else; (2) an advocacy service from our King’s Cross hub where assigned key workers support women to access their entitlements and more; and (3) an outreach service where we visit areas of London where women are rough sleeping as well as hostels and other settings. In everything we do we are trauma informed, holistic and woman-centred. We take referrals from many external partners and while we have a hub-centre in Kings Cross we are a pan-London service.

We are currently recruiting for two roles in our small and friendly support worker team doing vital and life-saving work with very marginalised women. We are seeking: an Outreach Support Worker (works shifts in the community, with some time spent at King’s Cross hub); and an Inhouse Support Worker(based at our King’s Cross hub), both on 9 months contracts with a possibility of extension.

There are separate job descriptions for each role, but applicants may fill in one application form and indicate at the top whether they wish to be considered for one of the posts only or for both of them.

These posts are currently vacant and we are considering applications on a rolling basis. We will begin interviews from Monday 12 August, and therefore these vacancies could close before the advertised closing date of Wednesday 11 September. If you are interested in either or both roles, please apply as soon as possible, even if you need to arrange a later potential interview date.

Women at the Well aims above all else to be responsive to the needs of the women who use our service, and we believe the best way of doing this is by building a specialist team of committed workers who want to make a difference to the lives of other women. We are looking for team members with knowledge and understanding of how women affected by childhood trauma, social exclusion, racism, disability, poor health, and other disadvantages are more likely to become marginalised and to be at risk of sexual exploitation and prostitution. We value lived experience as well as paid work experience and qualifications.

We are interested to meet and employ those who can demonstrate empathy with the women we are here for, and who have the aptitude for this work, even if you do not have the usual levels of paid experience. If you have a strong commitment to this work and to our values, but are not sure that your profile fits in a ‘traditional’ way, please do consider making an application, or get in touch to discuss your background and we will try to advise you on what the job entails and whether you might be a good candidate.