Position Overview & Specifications
Key Worker Newtownabbey/Derry/Londonderry
Key Worker - Timeout (NI2357/05/23)
Salary: Grade 5 salary scale: £21,791 - £27,817 per annum pro rata
Hours: 40 standard hours (including breaks) (Flexibility Required)
Contract Status: Permanent subject to funding
Location: Hydepark House, Mallusk /Kinnahalla Youth Village, County Down and/or Spencer Road, Derry/Londonderry/Roscor Youth Village, Co. Fermanagh
About the service: The Time Out programme meets the needs of young people (8-17) and their families by providing an alternative to placement for 4 days and 4 nights, social, educational, cultural and recreational break at an Extern youth facility.Time out staff engages the child or young person in a range of activities and can help him/her examine lifestyle issues while the social worker intervenes with the carers thus allowing the child or young person to return to their living arrangements with the crisis being averted.
Full details of the role and the essential criteria are detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification available at the following link; NI23570523_KeyWorker_Timeout_May23.pdf
The closing date for all completed applications is: 12:00pm on 18th May 2023
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
Income Protection, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Programmes
Comprehensive induction and training
Regular Supervision
Employee Assistance Programme
Bike To Work Scheme
Overnight allowance of £61 per night from (potential £6k of additional annual income to that of your basic annual salary)
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