Member Job Opportunity: Barnardo's - Senior Social Work Practitioner

Contract type: Permanent (Fixed term funded post)
End date: 31st March 2023
Hours: 37
Salary: £29,206 p.a.
Closing Date: 25 August 2022
Interview Date: 15 & 16 September 2022

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Social Worker Simpson Family Centre 

Do you enjoy a challenge?  Did you come into social work to make a difference to the lives of families, children and young people?  If so, read on...

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified social worker to become part of a well-established, dynamic team in one of Barnardo's family centres based in Bangor, County Down.  Simpson Family Centre provides a range of assessments and education to parents and carers in partnership with the South-Eastern Trust.  Using a strengths'-based approach, we always work with hope that parents and carers can be supported to make positive changes in order to care for their children.

This is a full-time, fixed term post, however some consideration will be given to part-time working.  There is also potential for this post to be extended subject to funding.  Whilst the work with families is centre and community based, we support a hybrid model of working to include working from home as and when this is agreed.

The details of this post are as follows:

Post & Grade:  Social Worker / Project Worker 3 / P31A

Service/Location:  Simpson Family Centre, 40 Manse Road, Bangor, County Down, BT20 3DE

Contract:  Full-time / 37 hours per week fixed-term until 31st March 2023.  There is potential for extension subject to funding. Consideration will be given to part-time hours.

Salary: £29,206

Closing date: 25th August 2022

Interviews: To be held 15th & 16th September 2022

Barnardo's offers a range of additional benefits including paid sick-leave, competitive annual leave, Buy Your Leave Scheme, access to employee discounts to name but a few as well as access to fantastic training and development opportunities.  Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is at the core of our organisation and all employees have access to well-being services and supports.

A waiting list will be compiled for similar vacancies which may arise across the organisation over the next 12 months.

Barnardo's offers a hybrid working model covered under our `Work from Anywhere' Framework, therefore vacancies advertised with this as an opportunity are open for applicants to either work from home or any location within the UK, including Barnardo's Hub/Office that is a reasonable distance from your home address. 

Flexibility
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.

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.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Full details and application documents here