Social Worker

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.

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:

Position: Social Worker (Project Worker 3)

Service/Location: Simpson Family Centre, Bangor, County Down.

Contract: Full-time - 37 hours per week.

A waiting list will be created for FT/PT posts which may arise in the next 12 months.

Salary: £34,696 - £42,541

Closing date: Midnight, 3 September 2024

Interviews: To be confirmed

Contact: people.ni1@barnardos.org.uk

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 also be compiled for similar vacancies which may arise across the organisation over the next 12 months.

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 possible.
Pay & Reward Framework

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.

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.