Project Worker 2 Halesowen, England
Job description
Barnardo's Midlands Mental Health and Well-being Services
Initial Location of Post
Barnardo's has a service hub in the Black Country located in Halesowen from which our workers can operate. Travel across the Dudley Borough will be required. This could further be expanded into other neighbouring boroughs due to the nature of the work e.g. Sandwell, Wolverhampton
History of Service
We are a new Barnardo's Advocacy service in the Dudley Borough established in April 2022. We provide support to children and young people who are in the Care of the Local Authority. We are potentially looking to expand and widen the offer to include Children and Young People subject to Child In Need and Child Protection plans.
This post will form part of a wider range of specialist Mental Health and Well-Being offers delivered by Barnardo's across Dudley and the wider Black Country Locality. With the opportunity to link, learn and work across other service areas too.
Objectives of Service
- As a service we work through a trauma informed lens recognising the potential impact trauma can have when supporting vulnerable children.
- We make a difference to children and young people's lives by acting as an advocate.
- We strive to improve positive outcomes for children and young people
- The service aims to empower children and young people by having their voices heard and listened to through the advocacy process.
Initial Specific Responsibilities
To advocate on the behalf of children and young people and supporting them to have their voices heard and amplified, including in creative ways to the people who make decisions about them.
- To meet the needs of children and young people and respond to presenting issues.
- To Liaise with other professionals during referral and to resolve issues.
- Too work in partnership with external agencies such as Children's Social Care, Health and Education.
- To apply Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures.
- To contribute to Service development.
- Willing to undertake training in specialist areas when requested
- To participate in Barnardo's supervision with the line manager and clinical supervision with an external supervisor.
- To relationship build with young people and to support them to attend key meeting.
- Promote and raise profile of the service to young people and professionals that support them.
- To champion Voice and Influence of the young person
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 should be in place by 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's.
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.
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.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
- 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
- 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 Corporate University
- T&C's apply based on contract
