Project Worker 2 (23289)

Lancashire Young Carers are seeking to appoint a passionate, enthusiastic and driven Project Worker 2 to cover MAT leave to join our amazing team in supporting Young Carers across the Lancashire footprint.Are you committed to making a difference to the lives of children and young people? Are you up for a new opportunity and challenge?The successful candidate will have experience working with children and young people and have a passion for supporting young carers to reduce the impact of their caring role in their lives.What our Young Carers and parents/guardians say …..’My worker has been very understanding and has helped me more than any other service I have worked with”My son was able to talk to you about things he felt he couldn’t share with me, thank you for all you have done”I am feeling less anxious and I am able to sleep properly knowing I have someone I can talk to who listens to me”You have been amazing thank you for your help, I like how you made me feel that I can cope and do anything’History of the Service:Barnardo’s have held the contract for The Lancashire Young Carers Service since 2011 we are commissioned by Lancashire County Council in partnership with NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board , we were recently awarded the new contract from April 2022Service Aim:To support, empower and equip young carers by ensuring they are recognised as a young carer, supported to have a life outside caring, improve mental health and wellbeing and ensure children and young people are protected from harmful caring roles and are thrivingObjectives of Service:To work with Young Carers across LancashireTo identify and assess all Young Carers in LancashireTo work with the whole family to reduce the impact of caringTo provide one to one and group work support based on identified needsTo reduce the impact of the Young Carer’s caring roleTo raise awareness of the role of Young CarersMulti agency working to support our young carersSpecific Responsibilities:Manage own caseloadRaising awareness of the Young Carers Service at all levelsDeliver presentations and workshops to agencies and organisations across the countyTo be a champion of and advocate for the voice of the young people, building child-centred and trauma informed practice into the heart of everything we do.To model good care practice to the wider team.Work in partnerships to deliver better outcomes for Young CarersSupporting Team members to raise awareness of the serviceIn the absence of the Team Manager to cover the requirements and needs of the service and communicate effectively both internally and externally to other agenciesTo work alongside the health and safety leads in key areas and to feedback on assurance tasks that have been completedWhen completing your application please refer to your skills, knowledge and experience in relation to the person specification, job description and additional information, this should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.If you wish to discuss this opportunity please call 01772 641002 and ask for Jenny Ashcroft.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 possiblePay & Reward FrameworkWe 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.BenefitsWorkplace Offer: What it means for youOur 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, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.Barnardo’s require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo’s services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)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.Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo’s service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo’s service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo’s service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rataThe ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave schemeA host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave optionsService related sick pay from day 1Access 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 contributionDeath in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal PensionCycle2work schemeInterest free season ticket loansDiscounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal20% discount at Barnardo’s storesOpportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etcFree access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and supportAccess to Barnardo’s Learning and Development offerT&C’s apply based on contractAbout Barnardo’sWe are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.Our basis and valuesReference number:23289Job Title:Project Worker 2Location:Lostock HallLocality:LancashireContract type:Fixed termEnd date:31.03.2027Hours:37Salary:£28,124.46 (FTE)Closing Date:16 July 2026Interview Date:23.07.2026BenefitsDiscounts at 100’s of retailersEmployee suggestion schemeCompany pensionEmployee Assistance Programme#J-18808-Ljbffr…