Voice and Influence Practitioner (19703)

We believe that children and young people, and where appropriate their families, should have opportunities to have their voices heard and be taken seriously in decisions that affect them. We believe this leads to better decision-making and improved services. At Barnardo's, voice and influence is the collective term we use to describe the different ways we work with, listen to, record, respond to and act on the voices and lived experiences of children and young people. This includes consultation, participation and co-production work we undertake. While this role is within a specific team, service or locality (as specified), it will undertake its responsibilities in line with our UK Voice and Influence Strategic Plan and receive as and when practice advice and support from the UK Voice and Influence Team. Hours: 22 hours per week. The role is spread across the Mental Health and Wellbeing Child Service for 11 hours and the Additional Needs Service for 11 hours. This role will reduce to 18.1 hours per week in 2027/2028 (due to funding). Description of Service: The new service is seeking Voice and Influence Practitioner to join the team of Family Wellbeing Practitioners who will be supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of children and families in Denbighshire. The Voice and Influence Practitioner will be in place to support Children and their families have opportunities to have their voices heard and contribute to decision making around the service design and delivery moving forward. Job Purpose:

• To support and enable children and young people, and where appropriate their families, to have a voice and influence in decision-making.
• To increase and embed the voice and influence of children and young people, and where appropriate their families, in the delivery and management of the service.
Key Responsibilities: For Service Users Under guidance and instruction:
• Support, devise and facilitate a range of opportunities for children, young people, and where appropriate their families, to have a voice and influence in decision-making.
• Support children, young people, and where appropriate their families, to form, express and share their views, in their way, on their terms.
• Ensure children, young people, and where appropriate their families, are able to communicate their views to people who can make difference.
• Ensure children, young people, and where appropriate their families, are fed back to, so they can see the difference they have influenced.
• Work co-operatively with children's services, health agencies and other community based services, to provide the effective voice and influence opportunities for children young people, and where appropriate their families.
• Contribute to regional, national and UK-wide voice and influence work.
• Contribute to service development.
• To work in an non-discriminatory and inclusive manner and to ensure that all service users are able to have their voice heard and contribute to service design and delivery.
• Apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.
For Resources
• Be responsible for equipment/resources linked to service delivery.
• Be responsible for case note recording, contributing to report writing and producing and keeping management information.
For Health and Safety
• To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the working environment.
  
  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., 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