About this role
Job summary
As a Project Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting foster carers to provide high-quality care. You will:
Be responsible for overseeing foster carer training
Oversee foster carer support groups
Complete unannounced visits to foster carers and children
Complete direct work with children and young people
Plan and co-ordinate participation events in the service
Play a vital role in communicating with carers via online platforms including padlet
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
For Service Users
To work with children, young people and their families, on a one to one or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes.To work in partnership with parents/carers to empower them and to enable them to achieve better outcomes for their children.To work co-operatively with childrens services, health agencies and other community based services, to provide the most effective service for children young people and families.To take responsibility for the more complex cases/situations presenting within the service.To contribute to Service development.To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.
About us
We 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.
Job description Job responsibilities
Barnardo's is one of the UK's leading children's charities, and our North England Fostering Service is committed to providing safe, nurturing, and supportive homes for children and young people. We are now seeking a passionate and skilled project worker to join our dedicated team.
North England service cover Yorkshire, Humber and the North East of England. The successful applicant must be willing to drive across this region as part of their role.
This is a full time role required to cover Yorkshire and North East areas. We are open to consider the role being split as two part time roles.
Person Specification
Skills Essential
Ability to listen to and communicate effectively with children and young people Ability to work as part of a team. Ability to supervise work of others Ability to accurately and clearly record case notes deploying the necessary standard of writing and IT skills. Ability to write reports and produce other management information Ability to analyse and resolve problems occurring in relation to service users and or staff supervised. Ability to apply Barnardos safeguarding and child protection procedures
Experience Essential
Experience of direct work with children, young people and families. Experience of applying safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Barnardo’s
Address Barnardo's Fostering and Adoption North East
1 Lumley Court, Drum Industrial Estate
Chester-le-Street
County Durham
DH2 1AN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barnardos.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)