Practitioner (Maternity Cover)

7 days ago

Ilford, United Kingdom Barnardos Full time

Your chance to be part of an Exciting and Unique Opportunity

Barnardo's are recruiting several practitioners to be involved in the delivery of an innovative project to introduce a new parenting intervention to address youth violence into the UK.

We are looking for enthusiastic practitioners with experience of working with young people and their families preferably within the context of serious youth violence. They should be passionate about improving outcomes for young people who are at risk of serious youth violence, through positive support of their parents. Your focus will be on working in a team to deliver the GEN PMTO programme (following full training). It is essential the integrity of the programme material is maintained so it will be crucial to attend all training and to abide by the course material outlines. Gathering feedback, outcomes and impact will be a central part of the role as this information will be pivotal in determining the impact of the programme. We need a strong, cohesive team who are positive and open to trailing innovative ways of working with parents that will improve the outcomes for young people.

At Barnardo's we believe every child has the right to a fulfilling life, to realise their potential and to have a positive future. Working in partnerships, we focus on building stronger families and improving family bonds.

The post holders will deliver the programme to groups of parents in two identified boroughs in London to determine if the programme is effective in the UK.

Hours worked : the 37 hours a week will be worked flexibly across the week. The role may include some evening and weekend work.

Where is it based : This is a London based job and travel around London will be expected. There may be some home-based days for administration tasks. There are two boroughs identified for the project at this time.

Salary : The salary band will be £28,283, to £32,323 (dependent on experience)

Length of contract : We are recruiting the role as a fixed term contract until 25th November due to maternity cover. The project is expected to run from July 2023 to March 2026.

Interviews: We will be shortlisting and interviewing prior to the advert closing date and will close the advert once all the positions have been filled. 

Opportunities this role offers:

To be involved in the first trial of a highly successful project into UK To make a significant difference to the lives of children and young people by building strong bonds within families To have a challenging and rewarding job Intensive training of this successful project with the considerable learning and development this provides. A supportive working environment and management team

Requirements for this position are:

A relevant professional qualification such as Social Work, Youth Work, Probation, Health, Education or degree level with relevant experience An enhanced DBS check is required for this role (payable by Barnardo's) The successful candidate will enjoy trialling new programmes and will be a proven solution based, positive leader. No prior knowledge of the programme is necessary as full training will be given which have to be attended. Travel across London to deliver sessions and to ensure good relationships with the team is essential alongside minimal home working for administrative tasks

Please see the attached person and profile specification for the essential criteria relating to this post and the additional information sheet for more specific details and qualification requirements.

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.

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 should be in place by 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's.

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.

Benefits 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 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 Corporate University

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