Parent Support Worker

Parent Support Worker
Location: Southeastern Trust Area, based in North Down and Ards - Remote
Salary: £7,009.6 per annum (£13.48 per hour)
Contract: Permanent
Work hours: 10 hours per week - two days a week required, must include Thursdays.

Belfast Central Mission (BCM) is an award-winning leading charity with social care projects and social enterprises across Northern Ireland. With over 300 staff and volunteers delivering services across Northern Ireland to support people at their point of need.

BCM Parents' Support programme aims to help parents and their children (5–13-year-olds) by offering both emotional and practical support through early intervention. This is offered via home-based support, formal group work and informal peer support groups to parents.

What we can offer you

• Blue Light Card
• Westfield Health Level 1 - Cash back plan and additional benefit of unlimited MRI and CT scans and 1 PET scan within a 12-month period
• Westfield Health Rewards
• Generous Annual Leave entitlement -33 days (including statutory holidays)
• Long service annual leave increments and scheme
• Company Maternity Pay
• Robust Induction and full training provided
• 4% employer pension contribution (after 3 months of service)
• Paid sick leave 4 weeks full pay and 4 weeks half pay after one year of service
• Paid Access NI
• Learning & Development opportunities

What we need from you

• GCSE English or equivalent
• Minimum 1 years’ experience of working with young people aged 16-25 and/or children.
• A full driving licence and access to a car with Business insurance as you may have to transport Service Users.
• NISCC registration or willing to obtain within 6 months of start date
• Work flexibly to suit the needs of our Service Users, which can include evenings and weekends.

Please refer to the job description for further details.
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Belfast Central Mission is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.