Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it's the reason our Children's Services team push themselves to transform the lives of children and families – in person, in our regional hubs, and through the knowledge they share. Could you join us as a Children's Services Practitioner and make a contribution to ending cruelty to children?

A new opportunity has arisen at the NSPCC Midlands regional hub in Nottingham for a passionate and dynamic Children's Services Practitioner to join our team. You will have the opportunity to further develop your safeguarding knowledge and expertise within services that are preventative, that can enhance future career options, whilst also directly contributing to the wellbeing and safety of children and young people.  

As a Children's Services Practitioner you will work alongside our Children's Service Practitioner Level 3 (qualified social workers) to play a key role in increasing our reach and impact across the region through the provision of direct services, working in partnership with other agencies, community capacity building in identified local communities and involving service users in planning, decision making and evaluation. 

The portfolio of services provides the opportunity to work in a variety of areas of interest which includes both child and adult-facing work through one-to-one or groupwork delivery.  The current service portfolio in the Midlands Hub includes:          

• Pregnancy in Mind (PiM): a preventative mental health service that helps support expectant parents who have or are at risk of mild to moderate anxiety or depression. 

• Let's Talk: A brand new service launching in March 2026 providing short term, proactive interventions for Children who display Problematic Sexual Behaviours (PSB). Could you play a part in launching this brand new service?

The team will also be looking to add ‘Letting the Future In' to our portfolio in 2026:

• Letting the Future In (LTFI): Enabling children and families to recover from the impact of child sexual abuse and strengthen local multi-agency responses to this issue across the region 

In this role you will contribute to service development, not only in terms of direct work with children, young people and families but also be able to be involved in the development of evidenced based services, influencing and dissemination of learning to support the NSPCC in its 10 year strategy to help end cruelty to children. 

In return, you will have the opportunity to engage in a range of new projects and developments, have a manageable caseload, excellent training and development opportunities and be supervised and supported by a Team Manager with knowledge and experience of practice and who will show a real commitment to enabling you to achieve your potential.  

You will have:  

• An appropriate qualification in heath and social care, child care, early years care or youth and community work at NVQ or Diploma level 

• Previous experience of direct work with children and families in a social care, health or community setting. 
• Working knowledge of safeguarding best practice, identifying risk and service delivery models.

Why join the NSPCC?

Any one of our people will tell you that a huge reward in itself is making a difference to children's lives. But we know it's a competitive world, and it's important to feel valued in your role and receive more practical, tangible benefits. We offer salaries that are at least comparable with the top charities in the UK, as well as these benefits.

• Generous annual leave - 29 days per annum plus bank holidays for full-time employees (pro-rata for part-time). 32 days per annum after five years' continuous service.
• Employee discounts - Our discounts portal gives you online access to over 3,000 discounts and offers.
• The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - an independent, free, personal support service. It can provide information, support and advice to support your health and wellbeing.
• Pension - building up a good pension is something we want to help you achieve with our flexible, tax-efficient pension schemes.
• Life assurance scheme - All employees will be given life assurance of one times their salary, unless they join the NSPCC Group Personal Pension Scheme, where members are given life assurance of five times their salary.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of what we do. At the NSPCC, we understand how important it is that our workforce is representative of the people we support and who support us. We believe that every individual has the right to be their true self and to live a full life without prejudice, fear or barriers. This is the starting point for all our commitments and actions and underpins our commitment to be there for all children.

We aim to build a diverse team that reflects the service users we support. Men are currently under‑represented in our service, and we would therefore encourage applications from male candidates. All candidates will be assessed equally on their abilities and suitability for the role.

Join us and make a difference. You'll grow, be challenged, and help change millions of young lives for the better.

To discuss this role further, please contact Jessica Willison – Team Manager on Jessica.Willison@nspcc.org.uk