Are you looking for a new opportunity for 2026? Are you passionate about working with children and young people? Are you enthusiastic about developing and overseeing, excellent and inclusive services with young people to enhance their, wellbeing, happiness and opportunities? Barnardo's Young People and Families Team are seeking to recruit a Senior Youth Worker to develop, manage and support youth work services from 'The Base' in North Tyneside. The 128 Service provides targeted, holistic group and 1:1 support including for LGBTQ young people, aged between 10-18. It is offering a safe space to meet weekly with peers, make friends, access 1:1 support from Barnardo's youth workers, and to take part in a range of activities that enable building skills and confidence, as well as having fun along the way. We are looking for applicants who are: Skilled in designing and delivering a youthwork offer for, as well as with, young people which is safe, inclusive and is offering effective youth work. Hold experience and knowledge of managing youth work teams. Have supervision and line management experience. Confident and creative in engaging and working alongside young people aged between 10-18 years. Able to provide emotional and practical support to young people, in line with safeguarding policies and procedures. Flexible to work evenings to meet the needs of the service. When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. For more information on our amazing 128 Service and the Senior Youth Work Role, please see our additional information sheet. For an informal chat about the role, please contact Fiona Ellaway the Children's Service Manager on fiona.ellaway@barnardos.org.uk. 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. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .