Member Job Opportunity: Barnardo's - Transition Training Flat Service Project Worker

Location: Swansea Children Matter
Contract type: Permanent (Fixed term funded post)
End date: 31 March 2022
Hours: 37
Salary: £17,316.00 - £24,493.93 FTE
Closing Date: 11 April 2021
Interview Date: 16th April 2021

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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 and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values

Would you like to be involved in this unique opportunity to support Children and Young People in Swansea?

We are looking to recruit a Project Worker in our Transition to Independent Living and Training Flat Service at the BAYS + @InfoNation Service, Barnardo's Cymru Western Bay Locality.

What is the Bays+ @ Info Nation Service?
This is a collaborative partnership with Swansea Council for the delivery of services for young people living in Swansea aged 16 and over. The Partnership provides a number of statutory services, namely, the 16+ Social Work team, the Personal Advisor/ Leaving Care Service, Supported Lodgings and the Youth Homeless Service.

As part of the Transition Training Flat Service you will undertake direct, planned and structured one to one and group sessions with young people. Working toward distinct outcomes you will support young people to reach their person-centred goals in a trauma-informed way.

Key elements of the service include:

• Group work promoting independent living skills to young people who are in foster or residential care (aged 15-16) in preparation for their ‘move on' housing options. This will include delivering accredited Independent Living Skills programmes, facilitating visits to accommodation providers, as well as providing opportunities to develop practical skills such as cooking, budgeting, cleaning and bill paying in a home environment
  
• Support for those at risk of homelessness or those at risk of placement breakdown, for young people aged 16+. This is targeted one-to-one support for those young people who may be experiencing instability in their accommodation or placement
  
• This service will provide young people aged 16+ with an independent living experience in order for them to better understand their accommodation needs and options. Intensive individual support will be provided to those young people accessing the training flats (includes evening and weekend working).

What does the Job Role involve?
Your duties will include:

• This service provides support to young people from 9am until 8pm Monday to Friday and from 10am until 6pm on weekends.
  
• The service requires flexibility of work as we support young people around their needs. This means rota working including the evenings, weekends and public holidays.
  
• Working with young people and professionals to develop agreed support plans.
  
• Delivering accredited group work programmes in the areas of Independent living and tenancy readiness.
• Visiting and supporting service users in their placements providing support to young people and their carers.
  
• Visiting  young people accessing the training flats on a regular, planned basis. Undertaking entry/exit tasks, safety and welfare checks as well as responding to emergencies and crises that may arise within service hours.
  
• Supporting young people to ensure they are aware of their accommodation options and entitlements in readiness for move on. This will include assisting young people to complete benefit applications, offering support through appeals as well as supporting service administrators with the monitoring of data.
  
• Supporting young people to integrate into their communities and to encourage participation in community events and activities.
  
• Tracking a young person's support journey through the use of outcomes scoring. To discuss, score and record outcomes, implementing a young person-centred approach.

You will have (essential criteria):

• Knowledge of the issues affecting young people particularly those who have been ‘looked after', are care leavers, or are homeless/threatened with homelessness.
  
• Experience of direct work with young people in a relevant setting.
  
• Experience of creating tailored support plans with young people and demonstrating the positive outcomes achieved.
  
• Experience of delivering group based sessions such as issue-based workshops and independent living skills programmes.
  
• Experience of managing a workload and prioritising competing demand
  
• Experience of working as part of a team.
  
• The ability to travel independently to meet the requirements of the post.

Additional Information:
You must demonstrate in your application that you currently use the skills outlined above, and in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to continued funding, currently until 31 March 2022, and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.

We are willing to consider secondment applications from partner agencies linked with the Bays+ @ Info Nation Service.

Your main office base will be at Children Matter, Swansea, Penlan but you will be expected to work locally and within Bays+ @ Info Nation Service, Swansea.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Full details and application documents (including rota example) here