Children's Support Worker

Join Our Team at The Whistle stop and Make a Real Difference! Please see our short film all about our service in the attachments below We're excited to offer rewarding opportunities within our Residential Short Break Services for Children with Disabilities and we'd love you to be part of our dedicated, compassionate team. Where You'll Work The Whistle stop (Randalstown) situated close to the M2 with an easy commute from Belfast, Antrim, Ballymena, Magherafelt Who We're Looking For We're searching for kind, committed and motivated individuals who:
Have experience working with children and young people , especially those with disabilities. Understand safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of care. Are confident in record-keeping and documentation . Hold a full driving licence (or can meet the mobility requirements of the role). R eady to Apply? The waiting list will be held in the event that similar vacancies arise for a period of up to 12 months.

The successful candidates will also be required to undertake an Enhanced Access NI with Child Barred List check Applicants must be registered with the NI Social Care Council (NISCC) or willing to register by appointment. Why Join Barnardo's? Make a tangible impact Your work will shape young lives, providing the care and support they need to thrive. Grow professionally We offer opportunities for training, career progression, and personal development .

Enjoy a competitive salary Starting from £13.86/hour (£21,621 annually for 30 hours) and rising up to £15.77/hour (£24,608 annually) . The full-time equivalent salary ranges from £26,666 - £30,351 (FTE) per year . Extra rewards for your dedication : £62.64 for every sleep-in shift . Premium Waking Night allowance of time plus one-third' for each waking night shift 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 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 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, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these.

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…