Family Support Worker

Barnardo's; Egham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's charity is seeking a professional to support families with complex needs in the Egham area. The role involves holding a caseload and advocating for children's voices. Ideal candidates will have skills in coaching and experience in safeguarding, along with a commitment to making a difference in communities. Flexible work arrangements are part of the offer.

Benefits

Hybrid working initiative

Flexible working arrangements

26 days annual leave

Pension contributions

Cycle2work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting families with complex needs.
• Ability to manage a caseload of 12 to 15 families.
• Skilled in advocating for children's voices.

Responsibilities

• Support families with complex and multiple needs.
• Hold a caseload of 12 to 15 families.
• Advocate for children and facilitate evidence-based group work.

Skills

Building trust

Coaching families

Conducting assessments

Developing intervention plans

Knowledge of safeguarding procedures

Job description

Please note this position requires locality work in the Runnymede district of Surrey and a driving license and access to a car are essential.

Do you want to work for the UK's largest children's charity? Can you build trust and offer intensive support to families? Can you coach and mentor families through a process of change? Do you have knowledge & experience of working within safeguarding procedures? Are you skilled at conducting assessments & developing intervention plans that improve family resilience? Do you want to work with a supportive, committed and passionate team? If you have answered YES to the above questions, you may just be the person we are looking for.

Responsibilities

• Support families with complex and multiple needs
• Hold a caseload of 12 to 15 families
• Advocate for children and ensure their voices are heard and that their lived experiences lead the focused work
• Facilitate evidence-based group work programmes and courses

You will be based at one of the named Family Centres and will be required to travel throughout the borough.

Please note that this is a locality based position and you will be expected to travel independently around the centre's reach area as most work is to be carried out in person.

If you would like to discuss a post, please do not hesitate to telephone either Sharon Creak on 07565 202060 or Tracey Quixley on 07592 593580 (Children's Services Managers).

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 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 in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture 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

• Hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. You may work at one of our stores, services, at home, at a Collaboration Hub or any combination of these.
• Flexible working arrangements to support work‑life balance.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full‑time colleagues: 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days after 3 years, 29 days after 5 years, 30 days after 7 years. Part‑time staff receive the same level pro‑rata.
• Ability to purchase up to another 5 days of annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme.
• Family friendly leave options including company maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• Service‑related sick pay from day 1.
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Salary sacrifice option available for tax and NI savings.
• Death‑in‑service cover of 4× annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension.
• Cycle2work scheme.
• Interest‑free season‑ticket loans.
• Discounts and cashback from high‑street shops, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and more via our Benefit Portal.
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores.
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan for dental, glasses, therapy, etc.
• Free access to round‑the‑clock employee assistance programme for advice and support.
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer.

About Barnardo's

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, progressing our ambition to be an anti‑racist organisation with Anti‑Racism Commitments and actions in place and we 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.