WRAP Support Worker

Are you ready for a new Challenge?

Do you have the passion and drive to want to support Children, Young People and their families around their mental health and wellbeing?

We are seeking a Project worker who are willing to be trained in the WRAP delivery model (Wellness Recovery Action Planning) which would support Children and Young People in need of our support across the Bradford district.

The WRAP service provides early intervention/prevention support to children and young people (5 – 18 years of age / 25 years for young people with additional needs) to support their emotional wellbeing and mental health. You will facilitate groupwork (Wellbeing Recovery Action Plan) to support the needs of the Young people across the district, this will provide them with the tools to support their own wellbeing

You will be based in our Bradford office (Listerhills).

Some of the key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• To support WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Planning) groups to young people within school and community-based settings.
• Provide quality intervention support to individual Children and young people within group settings.
• Report any safeguarding concerns in line with Barnardo's safeguarding policy. To record safeguarding concerns in line with Barnardo's safeguarding policy.
• Collect and input data to monitor, record and evaluate the work undertaken.
• Complete initial and closing assessments with young people who have been referred to the WRAP service.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies and represent the service at multi-agency meetings as and when required.
• Support participation initiatives e.g., young people's interview panels and peer support groups.
• Encourage and support our young people to become Wrap Peer Mentors.
• Work flexibly across localities delivering assessments and supporting WRAP groups to young people within a community setting and schools.
• To be trained in WRAP level 1 & 2 (Desirable).
• Driver - Essential (you will need access to a private vehicle as this service supports children and young people across Bradford district).
• Collect and input data to monitor, record and evaluate the work undertaken.

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.

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

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 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:22642
• Job Title:WRAP Support Worker
• Location:Barnardo's Bradford Services
• Contract type:Permanent (Fixed term funded post)
• End date:31/03/2027
• Hours:20
• Salary:£25,492.40 (FTE) £13,779.68 (Pro Rata)
• Closing Date:22 March 2026
• Interview Date:TBC