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Keyworker - Short Stay Break Service NI76/09/26/1v-1
Post: Keyworker - Short Stay Break Service NI76/09/26/1v-1
Salary
£25,614 – £31,325 per annum (pro rata)
Plus
£83.36 per overnight shift (up to approx. £8,000 extra per year pro rata) sleep in allowance works from a 12 midnight to 8am
Hours
Residential shifts – 48 hours per shift (3 sleepovers per week)
Shift Pattern
Tuesday to Friday or Friday to a Monday.
Location
Roscor Youth Village, Enniskillen. Outside of this we have offices in Spencer Road, Derry/Londonderry and Enniskillen, either of which can be utilised for office work, as well as remote working on occasion. Staff can start their shift from their closest location. Applicants should also note that depending on the young persons location staff will be required to collect them from their local area using company vehicles and then travelling to our residential facility.
Contract
Permanent
About The Service
Our Short Stay Break Service provides young people aged 8–17 with a structured 4-day / 3-night residential break at our youth facility.
During their stay, you will: Engage young people in social, educational, cultural, and recreational activities. Support them in exploring lifestyle choices and personal challenges. Help create positive experiences while families and social workers address challenges at home
Your work helps ensure young people can return home safely, with crises reduced or resolved.
Please watch the short video showing our work in action:
What Is the Short Stay Break Service? Hear From Young People
Job Description
Full details of the role and the essential criteria are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification available at the following link: Keyworker_SSBS_JDPS.pdf
The closing date for all completed applications is: 12.00pm on 7th October 2026.
For informal enquiries please contact 028 90840 555
Benefits
- 26 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 3 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
- 11 statutory holidays
- Generous pension, employer contribution of 6.5%
- Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay, Maternity Pay and Paternity Pay
- Wellbeing Programmes
- Comprehensive induction and training
- Regular Supervision
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Bike To Work Scheme
- Extern Privacy Notice -Applicants-PeopleHR.pdf
EXTERN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
Closing Date
07/10/2026
Location
Spencer House 12-22 Spencer Road L/Derry, BT47 6QA
Department
Short Stay Break Service- West ENI480
Job Title
Keyworker - Short Stay Break Service NI76/09/26/1v-1
Salary
Grade 5 salary scale: £26,679 - £31,325 per annum
Experience
See Job Description for details
City
Londonderry
Country
Northern Ireland
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