Children's/Young Person's Project Worker

BARNARDO'S; Launceston; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Group Personal Pension

Staff discounts

Cycle2work

Job summary

Barnardo's in North Cornwall is seeking a Children’s/Young Person’s Project Worker to support children and young people affected by domestic abuse. The role requires compassionate, non-judgemental engagement and strong safeguarding awareness.

You will work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary team, delivering personalised support, running programmes, and liaising with partner agencies to widen access to learning and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing one-to-one support to children/young people affected by domestic abuse.
• Excellent knowledge of the effects of domestic violence/abuse on adults and children.
• Understanding of the support needs of children/young people who have experienced domestic violence/abuse.
• Empathetic and sensitive to the needs of those you work with and for, treating people with fairness and respect.
• Be robust enough to deal with complaints or incidents diplomatically.
• Be able to negotiate when dealing with potential conflict.
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload and manage time commitment to working in ways which prioritise the safety of families.
• An understanding of safeguarding procedures and the importance of consulting on risk concerns.
• Ability to hold people to account for their behaviour and be comfortable with challenge.
• The ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, with a range of people, both over the telephone and in person, sometimes over sensitive and/or complex issues.
• The ability to manage administration, be computer literate and maintain effective recording systems.
• Experience of empowering individuals to make positive changes to their lives.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1- 1 support to Children and young people affected by domestic abuse
• Facilitate Children's & Young Persons Programmes.
• Enable children to access further learning and development opportunities from partner agencies and to assist children in achieving their personal development goals.
• Work with partner agencies to publicise the work of the project and encourage referrals to the project.
• Assist with the project evaluation process.

Skills

Empathy

Risk assessment

Teamwork

Communication

Safeguarding

Tools

Record-keeping software

Job description

Safer Futures, provides support to adults, young people and children effected by domestic abuse - Our goal is to end domestic abuse in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our programmes at Barnardo's are designed to meet the needs of those at Recovery and to people who want to change their abusive behaviour. We also deliver Domestic Abuse Training to professionals and we are educating children and young people in both primary and secondary schools throughout Cornwall to recognise the signs of abuse and to help them develop and sustain healthy relationships.

Are you looking for a rolein North Cornwall?

Would you like an opportunity to support Children and Young People in the Domestic Abuse Service - Safer Futures, Barnardo's?

Are you interested in supporting children and young people to live happier, healthier lives?

Do you have a positive attitude and the ability to get engage with young people?

Reconnect is a needs-led support programme tailored towards children and young people (CYP) aged 5-17 years of age. It focuses on the long-term recovery and resilience of children and young people affected by domestic abuse.

The programme aims to improve safety, self-confidence, raise aspirations, and assist children and young people to identify individual goals, barriers to achievement, additional support required and progression routes.

You need to be compassionate, non-judgemental, experienced in risk management and safety planning, as well as being a skilled communicator who is able to develop partnership relationships in a multi-disciplinary team.

You need to be a \"real human\" and have a diverse set of skills and be able to work with people either on their own or as part of a group. You'll need to demonstrate you are able to build relationships and get alongside people regardless of their situation and perceived barriers. We want to squash this myth that people are \"hard to reach\" - it's about us being more accessible.

You 100% need to be a team player. There will be times where you have to work on your own, but there will also be a strong team ethos throughout the RECONNECT and beyond

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide 1- 1 support to Children and young people affected by domestic abuse
• Facilitate Children's & Young Persons Programmes.
• Enable children to access further learning and development opportunities from partner agencies and to assist children in achieving their personal development goals.
• Work with partner agencies to publicise the work of the project and encourage referrals to the project.
• Assist with the project evaluation process.

Expectations:

• Experience of providing one–to-one support to children/young people who have been affected by Domestic Abuse
• Excellent knowledge of the affects of domestic violence/abuse on adults and children
• Understanding of the support needs of children/young people who have experienced domestic violence/abuse
• To be empathetic and sensitive to the needs of those you work with and for, treating people with fairness and respect
• To be robust enough to deal with complaints or incidents diplomatically
• Be able to negotiate when dealing with potential conflict
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload and manage time commitment to working in ways which prioritise the safety of families
• An understanding of safeguarding procedures and the importance of consulting on risk concerns
• Ability to hold people to account for their behaviour and be comfortable with challenge
• The ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, with a range of people, both over the telephone and in person, sometimes over sensitive and/or complex issues.
• The ability to manage administration, be computer literate and maintain effective recording systems
• Experience of empowering individuals to make positive changes to their lives.

When completing your application form, please refer to the skills, knowledge and experience required as detailed in the - Additional Information Sheet which provides the service specific details job description and person specification- this should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described above.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 2031 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.

For more information please contact: Sarah Milnes, Children's Services Manager - [e-mail]

Please note due to the high volume ofapplications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, 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.

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary range advertised is in line withour pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

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, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

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.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave 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

*T&C's apply based on contract

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

• Reference number:23713
• Job Title:Children's/Young Person's Project Worker
• Location:Launceston
• Locality:North and East Cornwall
• Contract type:Permanent (Fixed term funded post)
• End date:March