Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, United KingdomFull-time
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Service Co-ordinator.
Salary: £33,500 per annum plus on call allowance.
Location: Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
Contract/Hours: Permanent, 37 hours per week.
Benefits:
• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave.
* 1 well-being day per year.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for
some roles.
• Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages.
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution and life assurance cover.
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers.
Vulnerable children in the UK need your help
Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change
the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.
Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From
direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making
sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need
to thrive.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is
passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose
that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we
can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable
children's lives.
About the service
Our Rossorry Grove Supported Accommodation is a purpose built 13 apartment
supported accommodation service for young people who were homeless or at risk of
becoming so. We work with young people aged 16 to 21 years, many of whom have
been in care and / or struggle with significant mental health concerns and
substance misuse issues.
Each young person will have their own self-contained flat and staff work closely
with them to support their development of independent living skills and enabling
them to move safely into the community.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
As a Service Co-ordinator, you’ll be:
• Managing a team of Housing Support workers and Practitioners to deliver
individually tailored support to young people living in supported
accommodation aged 16-21yrs.
• Monitoring and reporting on the outcomes of the young people the service
supports.
• Providing direct and line management of staff, applying appropriate policies
and procedures, also sharing knowledge and experience through coaching and
mentoring techniques.
• Providing reflective practice supervision, ensuring an outcomes focused
approach to working with children and young people.
• Completing and managing a 24/7 rota for the service.
• Delivering a safe and positive work and service environment through
compliance with all safeguarding, safer recruitment, health and safety policy
and procedure.
• Attend professional meetings including reviews as required.
Let's talk about you
As a Service Co-ordinator ideally
you will have:
• A relevant qualification at level 3 or above in Health and Social Care,
Social Work, Youth Work, Education or another relevant discipline or
equivalent relevant experience.
• A management qualification at level 5 is desirable and we have a development
programme to support your professional development.
• Significant post qualification experience of working with children, young
people and their families/carers.
• Experience of managing and developing a team.
• Sound knowledge of Safeguarding.
• Excellent IT and organisational skills.
• A willingness to travel as needed and flexibility to cover an on-call rota.
• Maintain registration in line with the required bodies and ensure Action for
Children are notified of any circumstances which could affect your
registration status.
Closing Date: Tuesday 20th October 20
26.
Interviews are planned to be held week commencing 26th October 2026 face to face
in Enniskillen.
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
To be eligible for this position you must complete an Access Ni Enhanced
Disclosure
Having a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.
A copy of the Access Ni Code of Practice can be found here
[https://actnforchildren.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/Employee_Recruitment_Information/ESdX3Y0rxGdBiPU0bGcQLPUB-IqVoDyhW9CVcrFkxvyMdQ?e=OEhiPd].
Policies on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders & Access Ni Disclosure Handing Policy
are also available on demand.
Our Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism
At Action for Children, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone
feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and
discrimination create barriers, and we are taking active steps to challenge
these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.
We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other
racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people,
who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to
removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to
opportunities.
We also encourage applications from men, who are under-represented in our
Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities,
and we value the richness this brings to our team.
Want to know more about Action for Children?
Job Description
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See below for further information about working with us:
Action for Children
Employee Benefits
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AfC Commitment Statement
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Action for Children Northern Ireland Booklet
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