Role: Young Persons Practitioner
Salary: £25,000 per annum (pro-rata)
Location: Herefordshire/Worcestershire
Contract/Hours: Fixed term contract to 31 March 2026, Part Time - 26 hours a week
Benefits:
- Generous Leave, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity package.
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers. discounts.
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.
A bit about the role.
Melo is a service across Hereford/Worcester that partners with other agencies to delivery mental health and wellbeing support across the two counties.
We also provide the Blues programme to 11–19-year-olds young people in schools, colleges and sixth forms across Worcestershire. This is a vital part of our work. We are looking for a motivated Young Person's Practitioner who is committed to supporting young people's mental health to deliver this service in Hereford/Worcestershire. You will be part of a national programme across Action for Children's four nations.
You will also be delivering a range of mental health and wellbeing programmes and workshops which include Bouncing Back, exam stress, and resilience. 1 in 10 children in every classroom suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder. The Blues is an evidenced based CBT influenced programme to support the reduction of anxiety & depression in young people using an early intervention model.
How you'll help to create a brighter future.
- Delivering group work to around 500 young people as year as a team.
- Giving young people skills to manage their own emotional wellbeing.
- Working in partnership with schools and colleges.
In the role of Young Persons Practitioner, we're ideally looking for someone who has:
- NVQ3 or equivalent in youth work, working with families, childcare or another relevant field.
- Experience of delivering evidenced based programmes with fidelity.
- Experience of working with young people aged 11-19.
- A commitment to supporting young people's mental health.
- You will need access to a car for travel across the area.
Please note that the closing date for this vacancy is Thursday 1st May.
Good to know.
Application Process
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Talent Pool
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Contact: Sarah Manderfield or email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 11591
Diversity, equality and inclusion.
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.
Don't meet every single requirement?
If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.
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Job Description
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Action for Children - Driven by Love
Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services