Beauty Therapy Project Worker 2

Barnardo's have delivered a range of vocational and pre-vocational programmes to young people for over 30 years. These have included Apprenticeships. We are aiming to increase Apprenticeship opportunities with local employers in a range of sectors from our delivery sites in Midlands, Yorkshire and the Northeast. To support this initiative, we are seeking to appoint a Beauty Therapy Project Worker to work within our North East Site.
You will have received a Project Worker 2 job description and person specification.  This is a generic role in use throughout the organisation and therefore Barnardo's uses generic job descriptions and person specifications when advertising for such roles.
When completing your application form, please refer to the skills, knowledge and experience required as detailed in the Person Specification and any further information included in this Additional Information Sheet. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Service Information
Employment Training and Skills North has been supporting 16 to 25 year old young people for over 30 years.  The main service is now based in North Shields where we deliver a Study Programme to 16 to 19 year olds.
As well as the above we deliver Apprenticeships throughout the Northeast of England to both Barnardo's employees and external companies.

Job Purpose

To ensure delivery of learning programmes and apprenticeships that enable young people to access and gain a nationally recognised vocational qualification at level 1 – level 3.

To ensure the highest possible standard of service delivery through the maintenance and monitoring of individualised learning programmes.

Key Objectives

To offer relevant and appropriate vocational and pre-vocational learning to young people with a range of learning needs, in order to increase their confidence and employability.

To encourage, increase and assess competence and confidence in a vocational setting.

To ensure an achievement rate in line with 2026/2027 targets.

To ensure a progression rate in line with 2026/2027 targets.

Vocational/Education Profile

To liaise with employers and placement providers regarding learning opportunities available to learners and changes in standards.

To promote, through good practice, the reputation of Barnardo's in general and Employment Training and Skills North in particular.

Experience and knowledge
5 years' experience in a similar role working to, and achieving targets
Knowledge and experience of the apprenticeship and wider FE, education and skills market and commissioner Funding Rules
Knowledge & experience of DFE Funded  Study Programmes
Minimum of a Level 3 Teaching Assessor Qualification 

Skills and competencies
 Hardworking, confident, target driven, self-motivated, and personable
 Highly developed inter-personal and communication skills
 Ability to prioritise demanding workloads and attention to detail
 Time management skills and focus on priority
 Well organised and able to work on own initiative
Self-motivated, professional and a team player
 

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. 

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 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. 

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

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.

• Reference number:22893
• Job Title:Beauty Therapy Project Worker 2
• Location:North Shields
• Locality:North East
• Contract type:Permanent
• Hours:22.2
• Salary:£28,928 - £36,527 FTE (pro rata £17,356 - £21,916))
• Closing Date:12 May 2026
• Interview Date:TBC