Job Description

As and When Assistant Project Worker, Early Support Team - Plymouth Locality



Job Purpose



To assist in providing support and services to children, young people and their families in accordance with the aims and objectives of the service.



There may also be a requirement to work on own in the community and/or service setting.



Key Responsibilities:


Service Users Resources People Health and Safety

Job Activities



Service Users



Under guidance work to a care plan or undertake tasks as directed:


Assist colleagues in their work with children, young people and their families, helping to identify needs and to assist in working towards achieving positive outcomes. Assist colleagues to work in partnership with parents/carers assisting to empower them and to enable them to achieve better outcomes for their children. May be required to cover reception in a busy environment being the front line for service users. May be required to run programmes of activity and group-work. Under guidance, work co-operatively with children's services, health agencies and other community based services, helping to provide the most effective service for children, young people and families. Work with colleagues in contributing to Service development. Apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.

Resources


Be responsible for equipment/resources used in day to day work. May be responsible for any allocated case note recording and contributing to case reports.

People


No management/supervisory responsibility for staff or students

other than to help and advise colleagues as necessary.


Supervision of volunteers may be required, as appropriate.
+ allocating work, day to day supervision and support Health and Safety Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment.

Pre-employment checks will be required for the role.



When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.



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.


Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The 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. 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 HolidayPlus 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

About Barnardo's


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.

Our basis and values

Reference number: 21402
Location: Plymouth
Locality: Plymouth
Contract type: As & When
Hours: As and when
Salary: 12.60 per hour
Closing Date: 15 August 2025
Interview Date: 21.08.2025

Benefits

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Discounts at 100's of retailers
Employee suggestion scheme
Company pension
Employee Assistance Programme