Are you a highly motivated individual with the passion and drive for improving school attendance for persistently absent pupils?
We are currently seeking motivated individuals to join our team on a Part-Time Permanent basis.
The successful candidates will provide targeted, responsive, one-to-one support for persistently and severely absent pupils at Co-op Academy Swinton (M27 6JU)Working pattern18 hours per week – working days to be agreed with the successful candidates and the academy.
Location of the postThe successful candidates will work at Co-op Academy Swinton, alongside some working at Barnardos hub (M6 8AL) Essential requirements Experience of using a social work / counselling / solution focussed approach to working with parents and childrenExperience of working in the education system and in multi-agency settingsKnowledge of: school systemspastoral systemsapproaches to working with parents of disaffected studentspositive approaches to empowering and enabling students and parents/carers to help themselves Knowledge of the legislative framework that underpins the work of supporting families and schools, including attendance and behaviourAbility to undertake assessments and write reports to a high standardThis role requires the successful candidate to have a full driving licence and access to their own car.
Some of the Key Responsibilities include: To support the identification, engagement and mentor support for pupils who are eligible for support within the projectTo hold a case load of pupils to engage in mentoring supportTo work in partnership with academies to promote positive education for pupils who are being supported by the projectTo work co-operatively with children's services, health agencies and other community based services, to provide the most effective service for children young people and families.
More about the Service Coop Academies are working in partnership with Barnardo's to deliver targeted, responsive, one-to-one support for persistently and severely absent pupils.Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to continued funding and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.
The current funding is due to end on 31st March 2025.
When completing your application please refer to the skills, knowledge and experience you have in relation to the Additional Information sheet, Person Specification & Job Description.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.Previous applicants need not apply.Pay & Reward FrameworkWe know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's .
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 1st April 2023.
This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our Strategy.
It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.
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 progression 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 youThe world of work has changed.
We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working.
Our 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, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
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.26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years serviceThe ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus 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 offer *T&C's