Job Advertisement: Facilitators for Barnardo's Virtual Family Space
Empowering Parents, Supporting Families, Changing Lives
Barnardo's Virtual Family Space is dedicated to providing parents and carers with accessible, high-quality virtual resources, workshops, and parenting programmes, live by Microsoft Teams to support them in their parenting journey. We are looking for passionate and experienced facilitators to join our growing team.
Role Overview
This is an ‘As and When' role, ideal for individuals looking for flexible working hours or seeking to supplement their current role. Sessions may be scheduled during weekdays, evenings, or weekends. This is a home-based position.
As a facilitator, you will deliver engaging group workshops and/or structured parenting programmes for parents of children. Sessions may include topics such as Introducing Solids, Potty Training, and evidence-based parenting programmes like The Cygnet Programme, Triple P or similar.
Key Responsibilities
1. Facilitate high-quality, interactive virtual workshops and parenting programmes live via Microsoft Teams.
2. Create a welcoming and inclusive environment for parents and carers.
3. Adapt content and delivery methods to meet the diverse needs of participants.
4. Work collaboratively to contribute to the ongoing development of our services.
5. Maintain accurate records and evidence outcomes for parents and carers.
What We're Looking For
6. Desirable but not essential would be candidates who could deliver in other languages.
7. Experience in facilitating group sessions, particularly within early years and neurodiversity contexts.
8. A strong understanding of the challenges faced by families and a sensitive, empathetic approach.
9. The ability to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends where required.
10. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and support parents effectively.
11. A commitment to Barnardo's values and a passion for making a difference in the lives of families.
What We Offer
12. Flexible working arrangements—choose sessions that fit your availability.
13. The opportunity to be part of a dynamic and ambitious team.
14. A chance to contribute to the development of an innovative virtual service supporting families nationwide.
Application Process
Please refer to the Person Specification, Job Description, and Additional Information document when completing your application. Highlight your experience in delivering services, providing specific examples where possible. Additionally, please specify the number of hours per week you are available.
Additional Information
We are looking to engage multiple facilitators and offer great flexibility in session numbers—from a single session per week to multiple sessions.
Apply early! Due to high demand, we may close this advert before the stated deadline.
Barnardo's is an inclusive organisation that values diversity and is committed to equality. If you have the experience and passion to support parents and carers, empower families, and help shape the future of virtual support services, we'd love to hear from you.
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 . 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 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 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)
15. 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.
16. 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
17. The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
18. A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
19. Service related sick pay from day 1
20. 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
21. Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
22. Cycle2work scheme
23. Interest free season ticket loans
24. Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
25. 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
26. Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
27. Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
28. Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
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