Job Opportunities Job opportunities Jobs Northern Ireland Why Extern could be your next career move For more than 40 years, people like you who are seeking to advance their skills and experience in ground breaking service supports have joined Extern and together with over 500 like-minded colleagues are now working on the frontline delivering services in the most vulnerable communities or are supporting our frontline teams from the corporate services. Are you prepared for the life-changing work we do at Extern? Extern delivers ground-breaking services both sides of the border from Intensive Home Support Services to Bail Supervision Scheme in Dublin and Cork for young people caught up in the youth justice system. We also work with the most vulnerable who find themselves far from society who are living on the streets, in temporary accommodation in hostels and support services for people with IV drugs dependency in Northern Ireland. These are only a few of a far-reaching service portfolio delivered by Extern services teams and supported by corporate teams. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organisation. Why join Extern? Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance. Generous Employer Pension Contribution Enhanced Maternity Pay Enhanced Paternity Pay Flexible Working Arrangements Occupational Sick Pay Employee Assistance Programme Generous Annual Leave Entitlement Bike to Work Scheme Death in Service Benefit Health Cash Plan Latest opportunities Drug & Alcohol Outreach Worker - Northern Low Threshold Team Extern's Northern Low Threshold Team have an opening for a Drug and Alcohol Outreach Worker to provide a responsive service within a low threshold context, to people who are living with problematic drug and alcohol use. Location: Bridge Street, BallymenaSalary: Grade 5 salary scale: £21,791 - £27,817 per annumHours: 40 standard hours (including breaks) Contract Status: Permanent, Subject to continuous funding About the service: The Low threshold Harm Reduction Drug and Alcohol Services are designed to provide a responsive Service within a low threshold context, to people who have drug and alcohol issues This work involves direct interventions in the community, developmental work and the daily management of a caseload. Apply here The closing date for all completed applications is: Thursday 1st June at 12 noon. Social Worker - Homeless Traveller Project Extern have a role for a social worker assessing and supporting people with complex needs to access accommodation, including maintaining tenancies in the community. The post involves working intensively with individuals and families from the Travelling Community who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who may have additional support needs relating to mental health and physical health problems, addiction issues, learning disability, offending and children/family etc Location: 118-122 Royal Avenue, BelfastSalary: Grade 5.11 salary: £26,707 per annum Hours: 40 standard hours (including breaks) (flexibility required)Contract Status: Permanent subject to continuous funding About the service: Extern's Homeless Traveller Project provides intensive support to members of the Travelling Community, both individuals and families, in relation to housing and homelessness, tenancy sustainment and link-up with statutory health and social care services around multi-complex needs (including, for example, offending, mental health, family and childcare issues, addiction, physical health etc.). Apply here The closing date for all completed applications is: Thursday 1 June at 12 noon. Keyworker - Multi-Disciplinary Homeless Support Team We are recruiting for a key worker to provide professional assessment and support to people with complex needs to access and maintain tenancies in the community. Location: Mid Ulster Salary: Grade 5 salary scale: £21,791 - £27,817 per annumHours: 40 standard hours (including breaks) (flexibility required)Contract Status: Permanent subject to continuous funding About the service: Extern's Multi-Disciplinary Homeless Support Team is an outreach team working in conjunction with the NIHE and the Trust to provide assistance, support, and advocacy, to adults and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Assessment, intervention and review are important aspects of the work of the team. Apply here The closing date for all completed applications is: Thursday 1 June at 12 noon. 2 x Keyworkers - Mid-Ulster and South Tyrone (MUST) Hostel Extern have two roles for key workers supporting individuals who are vulnerable and have complex needs, this post specifically includes risk managing and supporting people with complex needs who have been convicted of a variety of criminal offences and who have been assessed under statutory definitions as being of medium to high risk of reoffending. Location: MUST Hostel, CookstownSalary: Grade 5 salary scale: £21,791 - £27,817 per annum plus sleep in payments £60 x 2-3 per weekHours: 40 standard hours (including breaks) (Flexibility Required)Contract Status: Permanent subject to continuous funding Apply here About the service: Based in Mid-Ulster and South Tyrone MUST Hostel offers accommodation, support and help, tailored to the specific needs of single people who are homeless and aged 18-65. The hostel aims to deliver a modern supported housing service which is flexible and has a holistic approach to the individual in order to meet service users’ needs. The hostel has 20 beds and accepts both males and females. MUST Hostel is also a Probation Approved Hostel and works with PBNI to supervise those who are subject to supervision under licences or other restrictions. The closing date for all completed applications is: Thursday 1 June at 12 noon. Project Co-ordinator - Mid-Ulster and South Tyrone (MUST) Hostel Extern have an exciting role for a project co-ordinator to be responsible and accountable for monitoring, maintaining and providing the highest standards of clinical and personal support and service delivery, while promoting independence and choice for service users. Location: MUST Hostel CookstownSalary: £25,643 per annumHours: 40 standard hours (including breaks) (Flexible working is required and may include evening and weekend working)Contract Status: Fixed Term until 31st January 2024 with possibility of extension (To cover substantive post holder) Apply here About the service: Based in Mid-Ulster and South Tyrone MUST Hostel offers accommodation, support and help, tailored to the specific needs of single people who are homeless and aged 18-65. The hostel aims to deliver a modern supported housing service which is flexible and has a holistic approach to the individual in order to meet service users’ needs. The hostel has 20 beds and accepts both males and females. MUST Hostel is also a Probation Approved Hostel and works with PBNI to supervise those who are subject to supervision under licences or other restrictions. The closing date for all completed applications is: Thursday 1 June at 12 noon. HR Co-ordinator Based in our Mallusk headquarters, Extern have a role for an HR Co-ordinator to work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the provision of a high quality HR administration service Location: Hydepark House, 3 McKinney Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 4PESalary: Grade 4 salary scale: £21,356 - £22,696 per annum pro rataHours: 20 standard hours (including breaks)Contract Status: Permanent Apply here About the role: Reporting to the HR Business Partner and working alongside the HR team, this role will be responsible and accountable for operational HR administration of Extern Northern Ireland and provide support to the HR team to achieve strategic HR objectives. The closing date for all completed applications is: Thursday 1 June at 12 noon. Finance and Funding Assistant Extern have a role for for a finance and funding assistant based in Mallusk to provide administration support and assistance as required to the Finance Department in relation to funder claims and financial administration. Location: Hydepark House, 3 McKinney Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 4PESalary: Grade 4 salary scale: £21,356 - £22,696 per annumHours: 40 standard hours (including breaks)Contract Status: Permanent Apply here About the role: Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner and working alongside the Finance team, this role will provide administration support and assistance in relation to funder claims and financial administration. The closing date for all completed applications is: Thursday 1 June at 12 noon. Belfast Drug and Alcohol Coordination Team - Community Engagement Key Worker Extern have a role for a community engagement key worker to support development and delivery of integrated education and prevention resources to raise awareness of the impact of drugs and alcohol locally. Location: Belfast, with flexibility to work from homeSalary: Grade 5 salary scale: £21,791 - £27,817 per annum pro rataHours: 40 standard hours (including breaks) (Flexibility Required)Contract Status: Permanent, subject to continuous funding Apply here About the service: Connections Workers will work closely with the Chair(s) of Belfast Drug and Alcohol Coordination Team (BDACT) and the PHA Belfast lead for drugs and alcohol in order to deliver on the aims of the local action plan which is focused on the needs of the local Community. The post is an opportunity to utilise skills such as innovation, imagination, engaging with local communities using all forms of communication, and gathering knowledge on emerging trends in alcohol and substance use with the objective of presenting these creatively to local stakeholders and regionally as required. Funding for this project is current secured to March 2024. The closing date for all completed applications is: Thursday 8 June at 12 noon. Drug & Alcohol Outreach Worker - Southern Low Threshold Programme This is an exciting opportunity of a drug and outreach worker provide a responsive Service within a low threshold context, to people living with problematic drug and alcohol use. This work involves direct interventions in the community, developmental work and the daily management of a caseload. Location: LurganSalary: Grade 5 salary scale: £21,791 - £27,817 per annumHours: 40 standard hours (including breaks)Contract Status: Permanent, Subject to continuous funding Apply here About the service: The Low threshold Harm Reduction Drug and Alcohol Services are designed to provide a responsive Service within a low threshold context, to people who have drug and alcohol issues This work involves direct interventions in the community, developmental work and the daily management of a caseload. Current funding for this project is secured until March 2024. The closing date for all completed applications is: Thursday 8 June at 12 noon. Learning, Development & Wellbeing Advisor Location: Hybrid working model, 2 days in the office, 3 days remote working. Office base is Hydepark House, 3 McKinney Rd, Newtownabbey BT36 4PE. The successful candidate will be required to travel to locations across Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland as and when requiredSalary: £21,791 to £27,817, per annum pro rataHours: 40 standard hours per week (Including breaks) Typical hours per day will be 7.5 hours (flexibility required)Contract Status: Permanent Apply here About the role The Learning, Development & Wellbeing Advisor (LDW Advisor) is a member of the People & Organisational Development team. Reporting to the Senior HR Business Partner, the role is responsible for the planning, design, development and delivery of all non social-work related training and wellbeing initiatives within the organisation. The post holder is also responsible for the monitoring and management of all non social-work related mandatory training and prepares and delivers reports to the Strategic Leadership Team. The closing date for all completed applications is: Friday 9th June 2023 at 5:00pm Maintenance Officer Location: Hydepark House, MalluskSalary: Grade 5 salary scale: £21,791 - £27,817 per annum pro rataHours: 37.5 standard hours (including breaks) (Flexibility Required)Contract Status: Permanent Apply here The closing date for all completed applications is: Thursday 8 June at 12 noon. Manage Cookie Preferences <148.105.251.16>