Support Worker, Community Support Services

Supported Accommodation Services in Lancashire Barnardo's provides supported accommodation to young people aged 16-24 across a number of sites in Lancashire. The service aims to provide young people with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed for independent living. The young people who live in our accommodation are from a range of backgrounds and are often either in the process of Leaving Care or have experienced homelessness.

Some of the services are staffed 24 hours per day by a dedicated team. Young people can live within our accommodation for up to 2 years so that they can move on successfully to their own accommodation in a planned and coordinated way. The service that this post links to is:
Moving On - 2a High Street and Mariners View These services are based in Lancaster and provide short-term accommodation-based housing and support to young people aged 16-24 who are vulnerable and unable to live independently in the community. 2a High Street provides 7 units of accommodation. This service is staffed 24/7. Mariners View is comprised off 11 1-bed roomed flats and staff provide visiting support Working Hours The successful candidate will undertake shifts as part of a rota that covers 7 days per week and 365 days per year.

At the moment all of our Project Workers at 2a High Street work a mixture of the following shifts: 08:00 16:00 11:00-19:00 14:00 22:00 Initial Specific Responsibilities 24 hour staffing 7 days per week is required in some of our supported accommodation services and we wish to identify a new team member to join our team of reliable and high quality workers, to assist us in the delivery of the service.

The successful candidate will be highly skilled at working with young people who have a range of issues. They will be able to work effectively, sometimes on their own , within a supported accommodation environment to ensure the young people are safe and able to develop their independent living skills. To be successful in this role you will need to have a range of skills and abilities, and most importantly you will need to enjoy the challenges and rewards of working with young people.

The successful candidate will have a planned induction and will participate in range of training. 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. Pay & Reward Framework We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, 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. We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

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. Benefits Workplace

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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. 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…