Early Autism Worker

Position: Early Help Autism Worker
We are looking for a Project Worker to join our team at Barnardo's Solihull Early Help Autism Team, initial location of the post will be based at: 40 Rupert Street, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 4PS
Objectives of Service The overall purpose of Barnardo's Early Help Autism Team is to support children with Autism (or in the process of an autism assessment being undertaken) and their parent/carer. The service aims to enable families and young people with autism to better understand the diagnosis and develop strategies to manage behaviour. All services are developed in partnership with parent, carer and the children themselves.

The post holder will work under supervision to provide short-term home-based autism programmes to children with an autism diagnosis or undergoing an assessment for autism, their parents/carers/siblings, in order to enhance carer's skills and abilities and thus improve family functioning. Specific Responsibilities of this Project Worker role:
In-depth knowledge, understanding and skills in working with children and young people with Autism Delivered Picture exchange and widget to the young person/ families on a one to one basis

Experience of working with parents either facilitating a group programme or one to one and provided strategies and resources to support their understanding of autism

Experience of working with children with autism one to one in a specialist setting; such as the classroom or in a specialist role to deliver an intervention package Willing to a deliver the Cygnet autism parenting programme on a one to one basis in the family home and via a group programme with parents Willing to undertake training in specialist areas when requested such as Makaton When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification,

Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. 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. 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. 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 arrangements. Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's…