PES Employment Co-ordinator

Job description

Prior to submitting your application for this post, please review the attached Additional Information Sheet carefully for the position of PES Employment Co-ordinator alongside the generic Project Worker 2 job description, before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience. You will be required to evidence in your application how you believe you are an ideal candidate for this role.

Barnardo's Works is an employability service working in partnership with associated employers to provide young people aged 16-29 (and parents up to the age of 35 in Dundee), with a unique blend of personal support and accredited training, matched with quality work experience and the opportunity for sustainable, independent employment.

Barnardo's is delighted to be part of the "All in Dundee" Consortium of Third Sector Training Providers led by ENABLE Works in Dundee. This project is funded by Dundee City Council. This is a full-time position, 37 hours per week, and 100% of working hours will be dedicated to the role of PES Co-ordinator. The PES strand of the All in Dundee Pathways Programme was developed to deliver employability support and in-work progression for low-income parents in Dundee City. The focus of this project is to increase income for low-income families and to move them out of poverty; thus aligning with Dundee City Council's Child Poverty Strategy.

This is a full-time position to deliver 1-2-1 support to a caseload of eligible parents aged 35 and under (unemployed and underemployed young parents). The priority will be to support unemployed parents into employment/self-employment and to also work with underemployed parents to support their progression within the workplace to enhance their earnings potential.

For further details on the role, and the skills/qualities/experience we are looking for, please refer to the Additional Information Sheet. This is a permanent role, however this is subject to continued funding which is confirmed annually. We are currently part of a 5-year funding framework up to 2029.

Supplementary Information

TravelAbility & willingness to undertake independent regular travel - access to a car and or a UK driving licence may be an essential. (Where appropriate reasonable adjustments will be considered for candidates covered by the Equality Act who are unable to obtain a driving licence)

Location of PostThis main base for this post will be Barnardo's Works Tayside, 3 Fleuchar Street, Dundee, DD2 2LQ; however you will also be required to work out in the communities across Dundee.

For further information, please contact Ann Naughton, Team Manager, on [email protected] or 07562 436156.

Prior to submitting your application for this post, please review the attached Additional Information Sheet carefully for the position of PES Employment Co-ordinator alongside the generic Project Worker 2 job description, before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience. You will be required to evidence in your application how you believe you are an ideal candidate for this role.

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

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)

• 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

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.