Voice and Influence Specialist

6 days ago

Ilford, Greater London, United Kingdom Barnardos Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated individual to join our team as a Voice and Influence Practitioner.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Support and Enable Children: To support and enable children and young people, and where appropriate their families, to have a voice and influence in decision-making.
  • Increase Voice and Influence: To increase and embed the voice and influence of children and young people, and where appropriate their families, in the delivery and management of the service.
For Service Users:

We will support, devise and facilitate a range of opportunities for children, young people, and where appropriate their families, to have a voice and influence in decision-making.

For Resources:

We will be responsible for equipment/resources linked to service delivery.

For Health and Safety:

We will promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the working environment.

The role is spread across the Mental Health and Wellbeing Child Service for 11 hours and the Additional Needs Service for 11 hours.

This role will reduce to 18.1 hours per week in 2027/2028 (due to funding).

This contract is due to expire on 1 March 2028.

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's.

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.

The role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including 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.

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.

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 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.

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