Children Young People & Family SEND Practitioner

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.