*Exciting Opportunity to Join Our Team*
Post: Keyworker Janus x2 - NI39/06/26/1v-3
Salary: Grade 5 salary scale: £26,679 - £31,325 per annum
Hours: 40 standard hours (including breaks) (Flexibility Required)
Contract Status: 1 x Permanent 1x Fixed Term (Until 31st March 2027 with possibility of extension)
Location: Newtownards
*Need more information about the job role? Come and meet the Janus Team at our recruitment event on Thursday 25th June 2026 12-6pm at Strangford Arms Hotel*
About the service:
The Janus service has the specific purpose of providing supports to young people and their families to reduce the likelihood of these young people entering the care system. This includes young people currently in Care placements, and those who have had prior experience but the overarching care plan is to ensure they return and/or maintain within the family home.
The Janus Model includes; therapeutic support, crisis intervention, emotional support, advice & guidance, and partnership working to assist service users in addressing the barriers to progression and promote positive family relationships.
About the role:
As a Janus Keyworker you will work with service users to improve their quality of life within their community by promoting wellbeing, independence, healthy life choices and training & employability options. These young people present with varying and complex needs any work will include engaging in and participating in overarching statutory care plans.
This is multi-disciplinary work which requires an ability to engage partners as well as young people and families. As a Janus worker, one will need to be resilient enough and open minded to deal with some of the challenges that such complex needs can present.
Please watch the short video showing our work in action:
Full details of the role and the essential criteria are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification available at the following link;
Keyworker Janus JDPS June 2026.pdf
The closing date for all completed applications is: 12:00pm on 1st July 2026.
For informal enquiries please contact 028 90840 555
EXTERN offer a competitive benefits package including;
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
Life Assurance and Wellbeing Programmes
Comprehensive induction and training
Regular Supervision
Employee Assistance Programme
Bike To Work Scheme
