Prior to submitting your application, please review this Additional Information Sheet carefully for the position of Employability Worker, alongside the generic Project Worker 2 job description, before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience. Barnardo's Works is an employability service working in partnership with associated employers to provide young people aged 16-29 (and parents up to the age of 35 in Dundee), with a unique blend of personal support and accredited training, matched with quality work experience and the opportunity for sustainable, independent employment. This is a new, unique role within our team, and we have 2 vacancies.
Barnardo's is delighted to be part of the ”All in Dundee” Consortium of Third Sector Training Providers led by ENABLE Works in Dundee. This project is funded by Dundee City Council, it is a full-time position, 37 hours per week, and 100% of working hours will be dedicated to the role of Employability Worker. The successful candidates will be responsible for contributing towards the delivery of the Discover Work Partnership's Positive Destinations Framework, which has the following mission statement: “Every young person in Dundee is entitled to access a suitable and appropriate post-school opportunity.” These new posts will be dedicated to providing person-centred, individualised support to young people who have left or are leaving Off-Site Education; working with the young people to support them on their journey towards a positive destination.
Dundee City Council's Offsite Education Service supports children and young people who have disengaged from full-time mainstream education. Rockwell Learning Centre is the learning centre of Dundee's Offsite Education Service, providing secondary education for up to 45 young people from S1 – S5. Dundee City Council and Barnardo's vision is that No One is Left Behind and that the Employability Pathway provision delivered is inclusive to all. It is therefore imperative that a targeted approach is delivered for Rockwell pupils (leavers and post-school) to ensure they are supported to access the same opportunities as all other young people across Dundee.
Key roles & responsibilities will include:
1. Conduct initial assessments and jointly agree goals and action plans with each young person to ensure that a person-centred and trauma-informed approach is adopted when delivering personal development, employability and vocational activity.
2. Build strong working relationships with Rockwell School Staff and partners supporting young people within and out with the school environment to develop a clear understanding of the support needs of each young person and how best to support their transition and journey towards employment.
3. Support young people to achieve SQA Personal Development and Employability qualifications and industry accreditation.
4. Support each young person to connect with their local community through gaining a better understanding of the support organisations and opportunities within their local community and the wider Dundee-Community; supported via visits to local services, community organisations and employers, sourcing volunteering and work placement opportunities and organising team building activities.
5. Work with hope and support each young person to believe in their potential.
For further information on the role and the essential requirements, including experience in delivering employability programmes for young people and creating solutions to support the removal of barriers to enhance a young person's progression, please refer to the Additional Information Sheet for this role. It is important that all candidates are able to evidence their suitability for their role when completing their application, in order to be considered for interview.
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 . 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
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.
6. 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.
7. 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
8. The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
9. A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
10. Service related sick pay from day 1
11. 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
12. Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
13. Cycle2work scheme
14. Interest free season ticket loans
15. Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
16. 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
17. Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
18. Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
19. Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
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