Support Worker

Barnardo's; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's is seeking passionate Support Workers for the Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship Service to improve the lives of young people affected by modern slavery. This permanent, home-based role involves supporting and engaging with children, both directly and through group activities while contributing to national outreach efforts. Candidates must have experience in social care or related fields and be prepared for extensive travel.

Qualifications

• Experience in social care, immigration, or criminal justice required.
• Current driving license and access to a vehicle preferred.
• Ability to manage extensive travel.

Responsibilities

• Support young people through tailored pieces of work, including group activities.
• Maintain accurate electronic records on children's files.
• Identify safeguarding concerns and alert management.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Organizational Skills

Education

Experience in social care or immigration

Job description

Contract type: This is a permanent post with funding confirmed to 31st March 2026

Available posts: 2

Purpose:

Established in 2014, the National Counter Trafficking Centre runs several programmes across England and Wales. One of these is the Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship Service (ICTG) as outlined in Section 48 of The Modern Slavery Act 2015.

The legislation provides a duty to support all children and young people who have been trafficked and reside within one of these areas: Wales/Cymru, East Midlands, West Midlands Combined Authorities, Bedfordshire, Gloucestershire (including Bristol), Warwickshire, all London Boroughs, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (including Portsmouth and Southampton), Kent, Surrey, Essex, Greater Manchester, North and West Yorkshire, Lancashire and Merseyside.

We are currently recruiting for Support Workers based within one of the following areas:

• London
• Birmingham
• Manchester

Do you want to improve the lives of young people affected by modern slavery? Do you have immigration, social care, or criminal justice experience? Are you ready to join a passionate growing team and step up to this challenge? If your answers are yes, we want to hear from you.

If you are interested in applying for the role, you must have a current driving licence and use of a car or be able to manage extensive travel via pubic transport as there is the potential for extensive travel across our delivery sites. The the role will be Home Based; due to the nature of the work you must be able to identify a confidential space for you to carry out your day to day work.

What are the responsibilities of the Support Worker - Independent Child Trafficking Guardianship Service:

Support for Children:

Support Workers work alongside Independent Child Trafficking Guardians to support young people referred to the ICTG service.

Within this role you will:

• Support young people through short term pieces of work, for example groupwork and transition out of the service
• Work alongside ICTG's to deliver trips and activities for young people
• Support young people to engage with participation activities both within NCTC and as delivered by partner organisations
• Maintain up to date and accurate recordings on the children's electronic files.
• Identify and respond to safeguarding, alerting managers to concerns and completing actions as required
• Where appropriate contribute to national awareness raising sessions
• Contribute to the national on call rota

Home based with potential for extensive travel across all NCTC delivery sites.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently until March 2026 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. This contract is due to expire on March 2026.

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.