Barnardo's are recruiting staff, so if you are you ready for a new challenge and are passionate about working with children and young people to support their emotionalwellbeing, you might be just who we are looking for.

The Service:

The service supports the children and young people in Lancashire and South Cumbria to grow up with healthy minds, feel confident and resilient and fulfil their potential. As part of the THRIVE ‘Getting Help' model Barnardo's will provide therapeutic one to one, group work and counselling support in the community.

The Service will have a number of bases across the area including:

Blackburn and Darwen
Blackpool
Central Lancashire
East Lancashire
North Lancashire
South Cumbria

We are looking for people who are passionate about:

Children's and Young people's emotional health and wellbeing
Improving outcomes for children and young people

The Role:

The Navigation Team Senior Practitioner:

You will be the first point of contact for children, young people and those closest to them, our Navigators will be welcome and guide CYP and their carers through our service on an individual basis.

Successful candidates must:

Have the skills and experience to work therapeutically with children and young people to support their emotional health and wellbeing.
Have a caring and approachable manner that supports children and young people to establish safe and trusting relationships
Have an awareness of emotional challenges and how these impact the lives of children and young people

Be creative and adaptable in order to best meet young people's needs
Have excellent administrative and communication skills with experience of caseload management.
Understand the requirements of their role in safeguarding

This is a busy role which will require a flexible approach and the ability to prioritise tasks, be proactive and solution focused.

Additional Information:

This is a fast-paced environment so you must demonstrate in your application that you currently work or have previously worked in a busy environment. You will need to evidence that you have used the skills outlined above, and in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Need more information?

If you require any further information about this opportunity, please contact Ann Williams-Chappell 07720167483 or email on a.williamschappell@barnardos.org.uk

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to April 2029 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. This contract is due to expire on April 2029.

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

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Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
Service related sick pay from day 1
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
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

Reference number:23234
Job Title:Navigator
Location:Leyland
Locality:Lancashire and South Cumbria
Contract type:Permanent (Fixed term funded post)
End date:April 2029
Hours:37
Salary:£32,142
Closing Date:12 July 2026
Interview Date:TBC

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