Bank Support Worker (18931)

Are you looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity to join our pool of reliable and dedicated Bank Staff at our Supported Accommodation Services in Lancashire, to assist with the delivery of our high-quality service by taking on shifts on an 'as and when' basis.

About the Service:

Barnardo's are proud to provide supported accommodation to young people aged 16-24 across a number of sites in Lancashire. The service aims to provide young people with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed for independent living. The young people who live in our accommodation are from a range of backgrounds and are often either in care, in the process of Leaving Care or have experienced homelessness. Our services are staffed 24 hours a day by a dedicated team. Young people can live within our accommodation for up to 2 years so that they can move on successfully to their own accommodation in a planned and coordinated way.

Locations:

Preston Foyer - This service is based on Lawson Street in Preston and provides accommodation and support for up to 16 young people at any one time. The young people each have a self-contained 1-bedroom flat.

Merriweather - This service is based on Fishergate, Preston and provides accommodation and support for up to 11 young people at any one time. The young people each have a private bedroom with shared communal kitchen and living room facilities.

High Street - This service is based in the centre of Lancaster and provides accommodation and support for up to 7 young people at any one time. The young people each have a private bedroom with shared communal kitchen and living room facilities.

Working Pattern:

Our Service operates 7 days per week, 365 days per year. We regularly require additional staffing cover across the services, particularly in the event of staff sickness or vacancies. The successful candidate will work a mixture of the following shifts:

8am - 4pm

11am - 7pm

2pm - 10pm

10pm - 8:15am (waking night shift),

• To support the young people in developing their independent living skills.


• To safeguard the young people within the service, including reporting and responding to safeguarding disclosures and accessing support from relevant services and/or managers and/or emergency services when necessary.


• To ensure all young people adhere to the House Code


• To develop positive and professional working relationships with the young people to achieve positive outcomes through listening and one to one conversations.


• To undertake general housekeeping and domestic tasks to maintain living standards.


• Some lone working will be required.


The successful candidate will have a planned induction and will participate in training including Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Safeguarding, Emergency First Aid, Risk Assessment, Health & Safety.

There are always opportunities to develop your skills and get involved with different activities within the service. The successful candidate will be required to attend and participate in monthly supervision meetings with their line manager, an annual Performance & Development Review and be will be fully involved in our Team Meetings.


• Experience of working with Young People and/or vulnerable adults.


• Able to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding.


• IT literate with the ability to accurately record information.


• Most importantly, you will need to enjoy the challenges and rewards of working with young people!
  
  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., At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

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.


• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service


• 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