About this post
THRiVE Newtownabbey is a collaboration between local schools, early years settings, youth groups, community groups, parents, children and young people, all working together to raise aspiration, improve attainment and promote wellbeing.
Barnardo's Family Connections are one the THRiVE collaborative partners, delivering family support, parent programmes, family learning programmes and the BOOST educational programme.
Let's Talk Newtownabbey is an exciting new initiative to promote speech, language and communication development in early years. It includes delivery of two evidence based programmes- Early Talk Boost and It's Time to Talk- in schools and nurseries. It also includes support for parents and professionals to embed the approach across the community.
Initial Specific Responsibilities
This Project Worker 2 role will focus on improving speech, language and communication through working with early years staff, children and their parents in the Let's Talk Newtownabbey programme.
This will include:
1. Building partnerships with professionals in local early years settings
2. Organising training for parents and professionals
3. Delivering speech and language programmes in early years settings
4. Engaging with parents and supporting them in their role as co-educators, through workshops, individual support and access to training
5. Supporting early years staff to implement speech and language programmes in different settings
6. Embedding a whole community approach to improving speech, language and communication
This is a term-time position of 22.5 hours per week, to be worked across three days.
Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 30 June 2027 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. This contract is due to expire on 30 June 2027.
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.
7. 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.
8. 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
9. The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
10. A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
11. Service related sick pay from day 1
12. 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
13. Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
14. Cycle2work scheme
15. Interest free season ticket loans
16. Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
17. 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
18. Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
19. Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
20. Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
*T&C's