Family support worker

2 months ago

Ilford, United Kingdom Barnardos Full time

OB VACANCY- Family Support Worker

Family Support Workers are at the heart of our local community, supporting children and families across the Forest of Dean and Gloucester City to fulfil their potential.

We want to grow our team with passionate and driven individuals and as such are looking to recruit As and when Family Support Workers.

Roles are initially funded until 31st March 2025 and will be based across the Forest of Dean and Gloucester City.

The job:

Support families with complex needs to make positive changes and reach their full potential Work in line with Barnardo's policies and procedures to safeguard children Build positive relationships with families and complete direct work in homes, schools and community spaces Recording accurate and factual information in a timely manner Work with multiple professionals to create and follow plans and assessments to meet the needs of children, young people and their families Run group sessions for children, young people and their families. Take part in team activities and projects Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

Are you able to:

Provide evidence of a level 3 qualification in working with children and their families (or equivalent) Demonstrate experience of supporting children, young people and their families listen to and communicate effectively with children, young people, families and professionals Use skills and experience to assess family's needs, create and implement support plans for families Be organised Be confident to challenge, while keeping the interests of the child at heart Receive feedback and work constructively and with initiative Be an active member of the team Engage with partner agencies effectively and work with a holistic approach Confidently work with IT systems to accurately record information Safeguard children and vulnerable families

What can you expect from us?

Competitive rate of pay. Travel expenses covered between locations at 45p per mile. Flexible opportunities. Microsoft 365 laptop. Supervision by an allocated Barnardo's Service Manager. A workplace that believes in creating equality of opportunity for all, celebrating each unique persons worth and the diverse needs of our families/workforce. We provide centre's that are safe for all, non-judgemental, honest and open. Access to Employee Assistance Programme, our wellbeing and advice service Continual training and development Career progression A variety of employee discounts

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 . 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 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. 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.

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 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

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