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Children and Young People's Practitioner

BARNARDO'S
26,721 per year
Stratford Upon Avon
Full-time
26th April 2026
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Location: Stratford  District Children & Family Centres, Warwickshire (open throughout the year)

Areas covered: Stratford upon Avon, Alcester and Lighthorne Heath.

Service Objectives

The Stratford District Children & Family Centre services improve the outcomes and life chances for all children, young people and their families by offering effective preventative and early intervention services, with a focus on those who are hardest to reach and are experiencing the greatest challenges in life.

This role is based in Barnardo's Stratford District Locality and the postholder may be asked to work evenings and weekends: This As and When role is to primarily cover the school holidays to fit in with our service offer.

Roles and responsibilities specific to this post

The role of the Practitioner will be to deliver direct services to families through one-to-one support, groups, activities and courses. This may be delivered through a variety of means, including virtual platforms; and by phone; but mostly in person. Our primary focus will be working with children aged 0-11 years and their parents, as well as some groups for young people aged up to 19 years (25 years with SEND). Our work is all about making the biggest impact during the best window of opportunity in a child's life.

The postholder will be required to be flexible to work across the Stratford District in our centres and community venues, as outreach work is a significant and regular part of our work. For this reason, access to your own transport would be essential.

We are looking to appoint an experienced Practitioner, but would also consider applicants who are committed to completing a level 3 childcare qualification. This is a busy and varied role where you will be required to work autonomously (lone working) and as part of a team to deliver a range of services.

  • Offer fun and engaging activities to support children to develop positive social and emotional skills;
  • Offer engaging groups for Young People
  • Plan activities in line with the EYFS;
  • Build positive relationships with parents/ carers;
  • Hold sometimes difficult/ challenging conversations with parents;
  • Offer advice and support, or signpost and refer parents to the most appropriate service.

Job specific requirements:It is especially important that the successful candidate is able to demonstrate experience of and/or an understanding of the following:

  • Knowledge and practical experience of the EYFS, including a childcare qualification to at least level 2.
  • Experience of working with and supporting young children and their parents/ carers.
  • Confidence in communicating effectively with parents/ carers, colleagues and other professionals.
  • Competence in IT and email, working with Word and other Microsoft packages.
  • Experience of delivering Early Years' services in community settings is desirable.
  • Qualified to deliver Baby Massage and Chatter Matter's courses is desirable.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description 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.

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. 

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:22782
  • Job Title:Children and Young People's Practitioner
  • Location:Stratford Upon Avon
  • Locality:Stratford District
  • Contract type:As & When
  • Hours:0
  • Salary:£26,721
  • Closing Date:26 April 2026

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