Overview
Barnardo's has an exciting and enriching opportunity to work as part of a team of Family Partners based in the East Locality within the Children and Families Newcastle offer. We have two full time equivalent, Family Partner posts to recruit into. These roles create opportunities to build relationships with families and work closely with them, on their journey within early help and through the wider Children and Families Community Offer.
Family Partners are there to reach, engage and understand what support families need. Working with families to engage in an assessment to highlight what their specific needs are to then arrange appropriate support to progress towards improving outcomes for babies, children, young people and families.
Responsibilities and duties
The post will suit candidates who:
* Are experienced in reaching, engaging and working successfully with families in local communities. Work is delivered in family homes, community settings and within the Family Hub.
* Are experienced in integrated, multi-agency working but are able to work on their own initiative and as part of a multi-agency team.
* Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills.
* Are experienced in doing both one to one family work as well as delivering group work activity with parents and their babies/children.
How to apply and context
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.
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 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.
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