Are you looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for a project worker to manage referrals, initial assessment and support with our new emotional wellbeing programme, Decider Life Skills service based in the Bradford district.
Youth in Mind: Connect (YiM Connect) is a new, VCSE-led partnership programme delivered by All Star Ents., Barnardo's, Bradford District & Craven Mind (BDC Mind), Brathay Trust, Family Action and Invictus Wellbeing, supporting children, young people and families (CYPF) across Bradford District with emerging emotional and social wellbeing needs. The programme is led by BDC Mind and funded by Bradford Children and Families Trust, and is trauma-informed, relational and rooted in communities. YiM Connect mainly delivers evidence-based group support, with targeted one-to-one input to support engagement and group readiness, helping children and families access the right help at the right time.
The service will provide group based support for children and young people and parents/ carers to learn and practice 12 specific skills based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) to help them manage emotions, build resilience, and improve their overall mental health.
You will be based in our Bradford office (Listerhills).
Some of the key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
1. You will support referral triage, complete Early Help Assessments, where appropriate, and connect CYPF to the right support at the right time, within YiM Connect or through wider services
2. To manage, process and triage referrals into the service providing initial assessments
3. Work flexibly across localities delivering triages and support groups to children young people across the Bradford district
4. To support delivery of the Decider Life Skills (an emotional wellbeing and resilience prevention programme) groups to children and young people and parents/ carers across the Bradford district
5. Collect and input data to monitor, record and evaluate the work undertaken.
6. Report any safeguarding concerns in line with Barnardo's safeguarding policy. To record safeguarding concerns in line with Barnardo's safeguarding policy.
7. Work collaboratively with partner agencies
8. Support participation initiatives e.g. young people's interview panels and peer support groups.
Essential Requirements to evidence in your application:
9. Must have experience of working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing challenges (please note, training to deliver this specific programme will be provided)
10. Must have a full driving license and access to a car as you will be expected to deliver the programme across the district.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31st March 2029 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.
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
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.
11. 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.
12. 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
13. The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
14. A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
15. Service related sick pay from day 1
16. 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
17. Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
18. Cycle2work scheme
19. Interest free season ticket loans
20. Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
21. 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
22. Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
23. Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
24. Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
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