Senior Keyworker
| Posting date: | 24 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,124 to £30,132 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 December 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Barnardo's |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 21733 |
Summary
Barnardo's Greater Manchester Keyworking Service for Children and Young People with a Learning Disability/Autism (up to the age of 25 year)
Are passionate about children and young people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism having the right support, at the right time, in the right way, to remain living where possible in the community, avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions? We have opportunities across our Greater Manchester Keyworking Service in the following teams, Bury, Rochdale & Oldham, Tameside & Stockport, and Bolton & Wigan and a peripatetic role supporting across GM.
To be a successful Senior Keyworker, you will need to have the following:
Significant experience in supporting children with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism & Mental Health needs.
The ability to ensure the 'voice' of the child and family is central, enabling lived experience to create change.
Excellent team working skills. You will work as part of a service that covers the whole of Greater Manchester.
The ability to collaborate with and confidently present information to a range of people, respectfully addressing issues on behalf of CYP and their families.
Excellent communication skills, enabling communication with children, young people, families and professionals.
Robust safeguarding knowledge and good recording skills.
A car available for work with business insurance.
There are lots of opportunities to develop your skill set, knowledge and career progression going forward. The service has a comprehensive training offer including core competencies through to bespoke training.
This service is dynamic, no two days are the same, however you will have a number of children and young people who you will build positive and meaningful relationships with. You will manage your own diary with families, providing support at a time that suits their needs. This means you will be working some evenings and if required occasional weekends. In return you will manage your hours so may benefit from later starts or earlier finishes.
Barnardo's has a generic job description/person specification. When completing your application please provide examples in the context of the advert and additional information sheet as to how you meet the requirements of the role. For more information regarding the role of the keyworking service please see cdc.keyworking.guidance.v4.pdf (councilfordisabledchildren.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.
Are passionate about children and young people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism having the right support, at the right time, in the right way, to remain living where possible in the community, avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions? We have opportunities across our Greater Manchester Keyworking Service in the following teams, Bury, Rochdale & Oldham, Tameside & Stockport, and Bolton & Wigan and a peripatetic role supporting across GM.
To be a successful Senior Keyworker, you will need to have the following:
Significant experience in supporting children with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism & Mental Health needs.
The ability to ensure the 'voice' of the child and family is central, enabling lived experience to create change.
Excellent team working skills. You will work as part of a service that covers the whole of Greater Manchester.
The ability to collaborate with and confidently present information to a range of people, respectfully addressing issues on behalf of CYP and their families.
Excellent communication skills, enabling communication with children, young people, families and professionals.
Robust safeguarding knowledge and good recording skills.
A car available for work with business insurance.
There are lots of opportunities to develop your skill set, knowledge and career progression going forward. The service has a comprehensive training offer including core competencies through to bespoke training.
This service is dynamic, no two days are the same, however you will have a number of children and young people who you will build positive and meaningful relationships with. You will manage your own diary with families, providing support at a time that suits their needs. This means you will be working some evenings and if required occasional weekends. In return you will manage your hours so may benefit from later starts or earlier finishes.
Barnardo's has a generic job description/person specification. When completing your application please provide examples in the context of the advert and additional information sheet as to how you meet the requirements of the role. For more information regarding the role of the keyworking service please see cdc.keyworking.guidance.v4.pdf (councilfordisabledchildren.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.
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