Project Worker

Barnardo's Scotland; Aberdeen City, Countesswells; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

26 days annual leave (FT)

Group Personal Pension

Discounts via Benefit Portal

Job summary

Barnardo's Scotland in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire is seeking a caring practitioner to support children and young people, working across Staying Connected and Young Carers services.

You will build trusting relationships, provide emotional and practical help, and deliver engaging activities while maintaining professional boundaries. Evening/weekend work and a valid driving licence are essential to cover the region.

Qualifications

• Experience of engaging and building relationships with children and young people.
• Ability to provide emotional and practical support while maintaining boundaries.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support to children and young people.
• Plan and deliver engaging group sessions and activities.
• Support brothers and sisters to strengthen their relationships.
• Support young carers to have their needs identified and their voices heard.
• Work with families and professionals to achieve outcomes.
• Raise awareness of needs of young carers and siblings.
• Travel across Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire to meet needs.

Skills

Positive relationships with children

Creative practitioner

One-to-one support

Job description

Are you a caring, creative and supportive practitioner who is passionate about making a difference for children and young people?An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Barnardo's, working across our Staying Connected and Young Carers services in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.We are looking for someone who can build positive, trusting relationships with children and young people and provide practical, emotional and creative support.

What will you do?

• Provide one-to-one support to children and young people.
• Plan and deliver engaging group sessions and activities.
• Support brothers and sisters to maintain and strengthen their relationships, creating opportunities to spend meaningful time together.
• Support young carers to have their needs identified and voices heard, including completing Young Carer Statements.
• Work positively with families and professionals to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people.
• Raise awareness of the needs of young carers and siblings.
• Work across Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire to meet the needs of children, young people and families.

Is this you?

• Are kind, creative, inclusive and non-judgemental.
• Have experience of engaging and building relationships with children and young people.
• Can ensure children and young people's voices are at the heart of your work.
• Can provide emotional and practical support while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Enjoy working both independently and as part of a team.
• Are able to work evenings and weekends, which is an essential requirement of this role.
• Hold a current driving licence and are confident travelling across Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, including transporting young people when required.

If you are passionate about helping children and young people feel supported, heard and connected to the people who matter to them, we'd love to hear from you.

Further Information

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact: Nicola WilliamsEmail: [e-mail]

Pay & Reward Framework

The salary range advertised is in line with our 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.

BenefitsWorkplace 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).
• 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 PensionCycle2work 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.

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, 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.

Our basis and values