Project Worker

Barnardo's Scotland; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Project Worker to support their Young Carers service in Aberdeen. This role is centered around engaging with children and young people, helping them build confidence and navigate their caring responsibilities. You will work closely with young carers, providing emotional and practical support while facilitating group activities and training sessions. The position offers a diverse range of experiences and the chance to make a significant impact on the lives of young people. If you are creative, inclusive, and passionate about youth development, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

26 days annual leave

Interest-free season ticket loans

Discounts at high street shops

Access to employee assistance program

Group Personal Pension

Death in service cover

Health cash plan option

Qualifications

• Passionate about supporting young people and building relationships.
• Experience in delivering training and securing funding is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support young carers through 1:1 and group activities.
• Complete young carers statements and deliver training.

Skills

Engaging with children and young people

Emotional support

Group work facilitation

Training delivery

Funding acquisition

Job description

Community Development & Social Enterprise

Disability

Equality & Law

Health

Housing & Homelessness

Learning

Local

Local Infrastructure Organisation

Older People

Other

Social Care

Youth

• 37 hours per week. Fixed term until 01 July 2026

Role

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Do you have a passion for engaging with children and young people? Are you able to develop supportive relationships with young people 1:1 and within a group work setting, whilst introducing them to new experiences, working to increase their confidence, and ambition and to help them realise their own potential?

We are recruiting a dynamic Project Worker, who can support us to deliver our Young Carers service in Aberdeen. The role is diverse and will involve not only supporting young carers 1:1, through group work and short break activities, but you will also be responsible for completing young carers statements, delivering training to a wide range of professionals, securing funding to support young carers and raising the profile of young carers both locally and nationally.

Our service is designed to support and improve young people's mental wellbeing, and support to run events that young people can access to develop skills and confidence and enable them to live a fulfilled life alongside caring. Some sessions will run in evenings, weekends and school holidays.

We are looking for applicants who are:

• Confident and creative in engaging and working alongside young people.
• Inclusive, kind and non-judgemental in their approach to engaging with young people.
• Able to provide emotional and practical support to young people, in line with safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Flexible to work evenings and weekends where required to meet the needs of the service.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Nicola Williams or Lisa McCulloch on 01224 624090.

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.

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.
• 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 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.
• Interest free season ticket loans.
• Discounts and cashback from 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.

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.