As & When Worker

Barnardo's Child and Family Support Service are on the lookout for flexible and enthusiastic people to join our team providing as and when support as; assistant project workers. This role will involve supporting children/young people & Families in the Dundee area who may have disability/additional support needs , Trauma or substance use. Types of support include :

Support during school time, evenings, weekends and school holiday periods.

The support is generally provided on a weekly basis but can include twice weekly support depending on the tailored support plan for the child/young person.

You will experience job satisfaction and play a significant part in making a difference in the lives of the children and their families, supporting them to build self-esteem and provide opportunity for them to socialise with their peers and engage in their local communities. The support provides much needed respite for carers to have time away from their caring roles.

Candidates should have the following skills, qualities & experience:

• Excellent communication
• Engaging, creative & fun
• Solution focused approach
• Experience in working autonomously (1:1 direct support)
• Use initiative
• Team player
• Caring and patient
• Excellent Organisiation
• Willingness to learn
• Reliable
• Undertake personal care (as appropriate)

• It is desirable that the successful candidate holds a full driving licence and has a car to allow for access to a variety of activities/groups in the Dundee area.
• Experience in working with children who may have disabilities/additional needs

The role may include supervisory responsibilities in regard to other A&W, volunteers.

If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you!

Please refer to the Additional Information Sheet for more detailed information about the position.

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.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

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
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• 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 Learning and Development offer

• T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.