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Children's Services Practitioner (Social Worker)

Services

Children's Services Practitioner (Social Worker)

Children's Services Practitioner (Social Worker)

  • Annually:
    £34,582-£38,425 per annum plus hybrid working allowance of £200 per annum
  • Region:
    Northern Ireland
  • Location:
    Belfast - Langanside Court, Craigavon Courthouse
  • Department:
    Local Services
  • Vacancy Type:
    Permanent
  • Working hours per week:
    35
  • Closing Date:
    19 May 2025

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the NSPCC Young Witness Service for an enthusiastic and dynamic social worker to join the team.

The NSPCC Young Witness Service is currently delivering services supporting young people who are required to attend court as prosecution witnesses.  The successful candidate would develop skills and experience working within these themes.

For more information on the service please visit: https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/services-children-families/young-witness-service 

We are looking for:

A practitioner with the ability to plan and deliver support to young people and their families through the court process, the ability to identify risk and have experience of child protection intervention as well as up to date knowledge of legislation, research and best practice; and the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of their own practice.

This is an exciting time for the NSPCC, with staff at all levels engaging in a range of new projects and developments. You will have a manageable caseload, excellent training and development opportunities.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do, they are the reason we can keep working to protect children and prevent abuse. So, to ensure our employees feel happy, supported, and valued, we offer a range of fantastic benefits. Below are just a few:

  • Your salary is reviewed every year to ensure it's at least comparable with the UK's top 5 charities
  • You are entitled to 29 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (if you work full-time), after 5 years this increases to 32 days!
  • We match your pension contributions up to 7%
  • You have access to our online discount portal with over 3,000 discounts & offers
  • You have access to our Wellness Hub which provides tools to support your wellbeing (Employee Assistance Programme, emotional resilience training, mindfulness resources and more!

Watch our video Young Witness Service supported by the Department of Justice

This is your opportunity to contribute to service development not only in terms of direct work but also be able to get involved in evaluation, influencing and dissemination of learning and have the opportunity to be part of an exciting new strategy to help end cruelty to children.

You must hold a Social work qualification 

You must be willing to undertake business travel as part of the role.  

There is some home working involved as well as substantive travel across Northern Ireland to provide support across different courts.  

Hiring manager Shelley Louden shelley.louden@nspcc.org.uk 

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As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.


Trauma Informed

At the NSPCC we are on a journey to becoming a trauma-informed organisation for the children, young people and families that we work with, as well as our staff and volunteers. To be trauma-informed is one of the guiding principles that shape and guide our 2021-2031 Strategy. This means understanding the nature of adversity, trauma, and resilience so that we can work towards reducing and preventing further harm and promoting recovery and healing. Coming to work at the NSPCC will provide the opportunity for you to join us in our commitment to becoming a trauma-informed organisation.

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