Youth Group Leader

2 weeks ago

Ilford, United Kingdom Barnardo's Full time

**Barnardo's DSI service**

**Youth Group Support Worker - (SEND)**

**History of Service**

Barnardo's DSI service has been providing support to children & young people with a disability & their families across the region for a number of years. The service is registered with the Care Quality Commission.

**Objectives of Service**

We are looking to appoint a Youth Group Leader to provide support to young people with a disability and or learning difficulty aged 5-18 years, within a group setting. As a leader you will be highly motivated and have a passion for engaging, supporting and empowering young people. You will be supervising a team of 2 youth group support workers, to deliver safe, enjoyable activities that participants can proactively engage in. We're looking for someone who shares our passion for making a positive difference to the health, well-being and life skills of our participants. In addition to this, we are looking for strong leaders who will work closely with their support team to ensure participants are proactively engaged, whatever their ability. Our sessions focus on fun and friendships which are delivered in safe and supportive environments. We engage children and young people through a range of inclusive activities, these include games, sports, arts, crafts, cooking.

The sessions take place on a Saturday, in Beverley, Bridlington, Goole, Hessle (2 x 2.5 hours sessions per day), Market Weighton and Hedon (1 x 2.5 hour sessions per day). & weekdays during the school holidays.Hours vary across the groups. You will be based in one group but may be required to travel and cover other areas across the East Riding.

You will require:

- The ability to lead, support and organise a team of support staff
- A good awareness of safeguarding vulnerable children and adults.
- Excellent writing and recording skills; be organised, methodical and accurate in your daily tasks
- The ability to engage with children, young people and families from different backgrounds and with professionals involved in their care.
- Meet medical, physical, emotional and personal needs of the young people. This may include managing behaviour, medication, personal care such as feeding/toileting etc. as detailed in the care plan.

You will receive:

- Full induction to the role and we will provide a comprehensive training package including first aid, safeguarding, care of medicines, personal & intimate care, behaviour intervention training, autism/sensory training and any other child specific requirements.
- 3 young people to 1 staff ratio - Each group capped at 9 participants
- Quarterly supervision and team trainings
- Robust lone and safe working protocol with on call support

**There is 1 Youth Group Leader position for each location but we would consider a job share such as alternate weeks.**

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this role, please contact us on 01430 810139.
- 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. _
- 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.
- 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.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
- 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
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