Liverpool Short Breaks Service

Barnardo's launched a brand new service in May 2024 providing short breaks for children & young people in Liverpool aged 6-18, who have a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities.

The service offers both a short break to parents and quality play and leisure activities to children and young people with activities for a mixture of primary and secondary aged children.

Our short breaks take the form of after school and weekend groups during term time and weekday groups during the school holidays.

We delivery our sessions from Palmerston Secondary School in Aigburth, Minehead Road, Liverpool, L17 6AU. 

Current sessions times:

Term Time: Wednesday & Thursday 3pm - 8pm plus Saturdays 9am - 4.30pm. School Holidays: Various midweek sessions 9am - 2pm plus Saturdays 9am - 4.30pm.

Note: This role is for a 7.5 hours per week to support with delivery across the sessions mentioned above with all forms of personal care. 

An applicant would be considered for Saturday only role or split across the 2 evening sessions. 

 

If you want to make a difference to the lives of children, young people & their families then this is the role for you.

We are looking for highly motivated, compassionate and enthusiastic individuals to join our brand new team.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

For an informal discussion please contact Stuart Meredith by mobile: 07842324754 or by email: stuart.meredith@barnardos.org.uk

 

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