Neurodiversity Schools Worker (18597)

As the Neurodiversity Schools Worker you will work with identified schools in Leeds and Bradford to offer a range of workshops to students.

You will be delivering groupwork programmes to children and young people - you will be provided training to deliver 'Understanding Me' which was created to support neurodiverse children and young people struggling to understand their needs and diagnosis or form positive peer relationships and experiencing low self-esteem consequently placing them at risk of emotional crisis.

You will be working in collaboration with school staff - You will work with staff in schools to positively enhance the experience of transition and early support for neurodiverse students.

You will be working with parents/carers - key to the role is partnership working with the Parent and Carer Forums in Bradford and Leeds to support parents and carers and their identified needs.

Are you an experienced practitioner who is committed to providing early support to neurodiverse children and young people in schools?

Do you have experience of delivering group work programmes to neurodiverse children and young people?

Do you want to be part of a West Yorkshire wide team that is passionate about making a difference and supporting families?,

• Compassionate, approachable, person centred, solution focused and creative about supporting children, young people and their families.


• Non-judgemental / respectful


• Honest and transparent


• A supportive facilitator


• Treats parents/carers as equals


• Experienced in direct work with neurodiverse children and young people in a group setting.


• Aspirational for every child and young person and their families


• Passionate to enable people to reach their potential and have the best life they want.


• Hold knowledge of local information and ability to signpost parents and carers to local support available to them.
  
  The Neurodiversity in Education Pilot is a new initiative being developed and will be delivered across West Yorkshire and Barnardo's will be delivering this work in Bradford and Leeds.


This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the development and delivery of the pilot in identified schools depending on the need.

The Service Offer:
Barnardo's West Yorkshire Keyworker Service is leading the delivery of the Neurodiversity in Education Pilot in Bradford and Leeds, focusing on early support and intervention to neurodiverse children and young people in their educational settings.

Barnardo's currently provide the West Yorkshire Keyworker Pilot and are effectively placed to develop and deliver this additional programme of work., 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 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role., At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

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.


• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service


• 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