Residential Social Worker
- By JobCentre Online NI
- Thu 03 March 2022
- Updated on Sun 27 March 2022
Job location: Belfast
Salary: £27,772 per annum.
Hours: 37
Worktime: On a rota basis including evenings and weekends
Closing date: 15/03/2022
Employer: Barnardos
Business: Children's Charity
Address: People Team
Belfast
Postcode: BT4 3HE
Telephone: 028 90672366
Email: people.ni@barnardos.org.uk
Website: www.barnardos.org.uk
Job Duties: The role of the Residential Social Worker involves creating a living environment that provides a sense of safety, and belonging; building nurturing, good quality relationships with the children; and assessing their individual strengths and struggles, and subsequently identifying their needs for a long term placement. This is a Permanent Full-Time/37 hpw post. Hours are worked on a rota basis, working from base in Belfast.If you have a desire to work therapeutically with children, within a family home environment ¿ to assess the strengths and struggles of the children in our care, and to be involved in working as part of an integrated service with Barnardos Fostering NI to both match and support transition to long term placement, and you are a qualified social worker then we would like to hear from you. We accept applications from those in their AYE year.
Qualifications / Experience: Essential: Social work qualification, and registration with the relevant professional body in place (NISCC).Experience of direct work with children, young people under 12Experience of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and/or young peopleBe able to drive and have a valid driving licence or alternatively be able to demonstrate how they can meet the mobility requirements of the post.Desirable:Experience of trauma informed practice and therapeutic parenting.Residential or caregiving experienceSupplementary Information :It is essential that applicants demonstrate a willingness to work flexible hours including sleep ins, weekends and public holidays and to work flexibly, sometimes at short notice.Salary: FTE £27,772 - £31,990 (Sleep In Allowance of £62.64)The starting salary for this post reflects the complex, residential nature of the work.Consideration will be given to AYE candidates where all other essential criteria is met.
Application Method: To apply visit: https://jobs.barnardos.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/residential-social-worker-11463/12424/description/
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