Project Worker 2 in Newtownabbey

Apply Now Additional Information Project Worker 2 BOOST Programme Location: Barnardo\'s Newtownabbey Family Connections. Working in THRiVE Primary Schools in Rathcoole and Monkstown Contract:** 30 hours per week. Worked across 4 days, term time. Flexible working requests may be considered. Grade / Salary: D (PW2) - £27,573 - £36,389.29 FTE. Fixed term to 31 March 2026 with possibility of extension, subject to funding Closing Date: Midnight, 31 August 2025 Service Objectives: The BOOST programme is part of the THRiVE Newtownabbey collective impact project. We work with children and families to support children\'s learning and development. We work in schools and communities to help improve connections between children, parents, schools and communities to improve outcomes for children. The BOOST Project Worker role will focus on improving educational achievement through work with children and their parents. This will include: Working with pupils to engage them in learning and improve numeracy and literacy attainment, using a range of interventions Working with parents, delivering home learning packs, information sessions and programmes to support parents to promote learning at home, with a focus on literacy and numeracy Delivering family learning sessions after school for children and parents to engage in learning activities together You can find out more about the BOOST programme on the THRiVE website Essential Criteria - Applicants must outline in their application how they meet the following: Professional qualification to degree level in teaching i.e. Bachelor of Education or Degree with PGCE Demonstrable experience of teaching children in a primary school setting Demonstrable experience of using creative approaches to promote children\'s numeracy and literacy. Desirable Criteria Demonstrable experience of working with parents to support them with involvement in children\'s learning All appointments are subject to an Enhanced Access NI with Child 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. Pay & Reward Framework 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. Benefits Workplace Offer: What it means for you The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. 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, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these. 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 HolidayPlus 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 About Barnardo\'s 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. Our basis and values Apply Now Reference number: 21575 Job Title: Project Worker 2 Location: Newtownabbey Locality: Newtownabbey Contract type: Fixed term End date: 31/03/2026 Hours: 30 Salary: £27,573.00 - £36,389.00 (FTE) £18958.00 - £25,019.00 (term time) Closing Date: 31 August 2025 Interview Date: TBC Benefits Discounts at 100\'s of retailers Employee suggestion scheme Company pension Employee Assistance Programme Find out more Vacancy Alerts Create an alert subscription based on this vacancy Create Alert Subscription Additional Info Documents Barnardo\'s Workplace Offer Visual (27.58 KB) Project Worker 2 - Job Description and Person (0.59 MB) Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy Dec 2024.pdf (164.07 KB) Access NI Revised Privacy Notice 3 May 2018.pdf (341.30 KB) AccessNI Revised Code of (67.70 KB) NI Disclosure and Storage Policy - updated May 2018.pdf (53.07 KB) Additional Information Sheet - PW2 BOOST Aug 25.pdf (242.31 KB) Share this advert