Are you passionate about supporting young people to thrive within safe, positive relationships? Do you want to be part of a service that actively contributes to ending violence against women and girls? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Barnardo's is seeking a dedicated Project Worker 2 to join our Healthy, Respectful Relationships Programme, working with children, young people, and families from sanctuary-seeking backgrounds across the region.

💼 About the Role

This is a rewarding and impactful opportunity to empower young people to build the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to form healthy, respectful relationships.

You will:

Deliver engaging group sessions and one-to-one support, tailored to the needs of children and young people
Use creative, age-appropriate approachesto explore important topics such as equality, respect, and wellbeing
Help young people challenge harmful attitudes and develop positive behaviours and strong values
Work closely with families and communities to ensure holistic, culturally sensitive support

Specific Responsibilities

Engage with key personnel to make them aware of the service and the referral process.
Liaise with parents to arrange an initial home visit or organise group meetings with the parents/carers of children and young people referred to the programme.
Carry out direct group work with participants using a co-design process, including organising and facilitating activities and residential experiences.
Invite participants to complete a baseline assessment pre delivery · Monitor progress on a weekly basis.
Invite participants to complete baseline assessment again and evaluation form post intervention.
Contribute to a report on how the service is performing against all key measures and circulate to TEO contract manager in the agreed format and at the agreed intervals.
Contribute to a final evaluation/impact report that summarises the key findings and outcomes achieved.
Organise a celebration event(s) .

Please read the Job Description and Additional Information Page for the in-depth responsibilities of this role, and when completing your application link please refer to you Skills, Knowledge and Experience in these areas and with a understanding of the context of this role.

Applicants must demonstrate how they meet the Essential criteria when completing the application form to secure an interview.

Essential Criteria:

Demonstrable experience of design and delivery of group work programmes with children and young people.
Demonstrable experience of ability to engage with young people who may face barriers to access services and programmes.
Demonstrable experience of safeguarding.
Must hold a current driving licence with access to a vehicle or demonstrate the ability to source another means of transport to fulfil the role. * As driving is an intrinsic part of this role, applicants with a disability that prevents them from driving should be able to demonstrate an alternative means of meeting the mobility requirements of the post.

Desirable Criteria

Youth Work, Community Work or Social Work qualification.
Previous experience of working with young people/families from a Sanctuary Seeking background.
Previous experience of co-design approaches with children and young people .
Experience of delivering relationship education programmes.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31 March 2027 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 31 March 2027.

Contact details: recruitment.supportteam@barnardos.org.uk

A waiting list will be held in the event that similar vacancies arise for a period of up to 12 months

Successful applicants will be required to undertake and enhanced Access NI with Child and Adult Barred list check.

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.

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)

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
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

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:23232
Job Title:Project Worker 2 - Healthy, Respectful Relationships Group Work Programme
Location:Belfast
Locality:Belfast
Contract type:Permanent (Fixed term funded post)
End date:31 March 2027
Hours:14.8
Salary:£28,124 - £37,117 (FTE) (£11,249 - £14,846 pro rata)
Closing Date:9 July 2026
Interview Date:TBC

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Project Worker 2 - Healthy, Respectful Relationships Group Work Programme

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