Co-op Partnership Project Worker (19960)

We are looking for a passionate, committed and young person focused Project Worker to join the new and exciting Barnardo's and Co-op partnership. Offering an As & When contract, this is a fantastic opportunity to have a meaningful impact in and around the Salford community. We support children from lots of different backgrounds and want to reflect their diversity within our staff team. As a Project Worker within our In Community Services, some of your main tasks will be to deliver the unique young person designed service and facilitate engaging and inclusive group work sessions within your area. These responsibilities will be crucial in understanding the needs of the community while ensuring young people remain at the core of our work. To ensure young people remain at the core of our work, you will need to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the young people in your area -this may include occasional evenings or weekend work and necessary travel within the locality. About the Barnardo's Co-op partnership In Community Services The core focus is responding to basic needs (food), mental wellbeing and opportunities. Young people are being supported to share their ideas and design their service in their areas. Over the 2 years a total of 20,000 young people aged between 10-25yrs (20 locations in total) will be supported by the partnership focusing on the barriers faced by young people, to improve life chances and social mobility with the following aims:

• Improve mental wellbeing
• Improve access to basic needs (food)
• Improve access to opportunities
  
  Excellent communication and networking skills
• Confidence in being creative and trying new approaches
• Have experience with Safeguarding practices
• Ability to accurately record and input records on Barnardo's Electronic Case systems
• Understand responsibilities of volunteers, sharing knowledge and offering support
In return for your commitment, you will be supported with meaningful and supportive 1:1's, ongoing personal development and Opportunities to make positive change in young people's lives. Who wouldn't want the chance to be part of a project aiming to make positive changes to 750,000 young people?

At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate. About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

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.
• 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.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• 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
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer