Senior Well-being Practitioner

Project Worker 2 - Senior Well-being Practitioner

Job role to report to Children's Service Manager

Would you like to work with us in Barking and Dagenham?

Do you have a passion for the community and making a positive difference?

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team.

To provide advice, support and services to children, young people and their families within the Healthy Child Programme offer.

To work alongside NELFT colleagues in the promotion of early health advice.

- to work alongside colleagues to continue to develop the Health Review offer for children under 5 years

- to deliver effective supervision to Community Nursery Nurses and Community Support Workers

- to promote staff development and professional learning, with an awareness of the importance of staff wellbeing

- to be part of the monitoring of KPI targets, working alongside Children Service Manager and other colleagues

- to hear the voice of the community and be responsive

- celebrate success and achievements

37 hours per week, working across Barking and Dagenham

Fixed term to cover absence of leave

- to have achieved a professional qualification that is relevant to child growth and learning

- the experience of working alongside children and parents

- trauma informed performance management of colleagues

- compassion to listen and acknowledge local challenges

If you have the skills listed above and are interested in joining the team within Barking and Dagenham then please do complete our application, ensure that you add all your relevant qualifications and experience.

Please contact Emma Colby, Children's Service Manager at emma.colby@barnardos.org.uk

We look forward to meeting you

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 appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, 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.

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary range advertised is in line with our pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

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, 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 rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access 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 contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

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