Senior Practitioner - Greater Manchester SEND Services

Barnardo's; Ilford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity organization is looking for a Senior Practitioner to oversee the Holiday Club Provision in Greater Manchester. This part-time role includes managing a team to deliver high-quality support services for families, ensuring inclusion and safety. Applicants should have strong communication and leadership skills, a passion for working with children, and a valid UK driving license. Here, you will enjoy flexible working arrangements and numerous benefits for a rewarding working experience.

Benefits

Comprehensive training package

Supportive team environment

Career progression opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Annual Leave entitlement

Cycle2work scheme

Interest free season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Passion for working with children, young people, and families.
• Strong understanding of SEND and inclusive practices.
• Confidence in leading and supporting a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of Holiday Club Provision.
• Line manage a team of As and When Workers.
• Work closely with Team Manager and Children's Services Manager.

Skills

Passion for working with children

Strong understanding of SEND

Confidence in leading a team

Excellent organization skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Tools

UK driving license

Job description

Join Our Growing Team as a Senior Practitioner!

Part-Time | 15 Hours Across 3 Days | Greater Manchester | Term-Time Friendly

What's the Role?

As a Senior Practitioner, you'll take the lead in planning and delivering our Holiday Club Provision across Trafford and Rochdale. You'll also line manage a team of As and When Workers – supporting recruitment, supervision, and development – ensuring high-quality, inclusive services for families.

You'll work closely with our Team Manager and Children's Services Manager to keep things running smoothly and creatively. No two days are the same!

Where We Work

Our services span across Greater Manchester, including Trafford, Rochdale, and Bury, and include:

• Holiday Club Provision
• Information, Advice and Support Services
• Mental Health Key Worker roles
• Neurodiversity in Education Projects

What You'll Need

• A UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (travel across GM is essential)
• A passion for working with children, young people, and families
• A strong understanding of SEND and inclusive practice
• Confidence in leading and supporting a team
• Excellent organisation and communication skills
• Solid safeguarding knowledge and accurate recording abilities

What We Offer

• A comprehensive training package including Safeguarding, EDI, GDPR, and access to internal and external learning opportunities
• A supportive team environment with regular supervision and development
• A role that offers career progression and the chance to shape services that empower families

Sound Like You?

If you're looking for a meaningful role that offers flexibility, variety, and the chance to lead with purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

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. 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.

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 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
• 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

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.