Child Exploitation Intervention Worker

Powys County Council; Llandrindod Wells; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Powys County Council in Wales is seeking a Child Exploitation Intervention Worker to join the South Powys team, based in Llandrindod Wells. The role delivers direct intervention for at-risk children using a strength-based, trauma-informed approach, with school and community outreach.

You will develop and lead group sessions, advocate the children’s voice, and support families. A DBS check is required; the post supports a Disability Confident employer scheme. Travel is essential.

Qualifications

• Passion for improving lives of children and young people.
• Creativity in planning how to communicate and listen to children.
• Organised and flexible to accommodate change.
• Willingness to travel to meet families and services.
• Ability to deliver group work and community awareness training.

Responsibilities

• Developing co-produced, evidence based, intervention plans with children and young people.
• Advocating the children’s voice.
• Supporting parents and carers, recognising the impact on families.
• Developing and delivering group work sessions with children and young people.
• Providing community awareness raising and professional training sessions.
• The ability to travel is essential.

Skills

Communication

Advocacy

Group facilitation

Risk assessment

Crisis support

Job description

The child exploitation team provide direct intervention to children and young people identified at heightened risk of child exploitation, and their families and/or carers. The role provides a strength based, trauma informed approach to children’s recovery. The team also offer group work sessions within schools and colleges and provide awareness raising sessions within the community and to professionals.

About you:

You must be passionate about supporting change for children and young

people.

Be creative when planning how to communicate and listen to children.

Be passionate about raising awareness within our communities and across professional networks.

Be organised and flexible to accommodate change.

Identify risk and seek support required to safeguard the children and young people that you support.

What you will do:

Developing co-produced, evidence based, intervention plans with children and young people.

Advocating the children’s voice.

Supporting parents and or carers, recognising that child exploitation can have lasting and detrimental impact on entire families.

Developing and delivering group work sessions with children and young people.

Providing community awareness raising and professional training sessions.

The ability to travel is essential.

This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Child Exploitation Intervention Worker

Company: Powys County Council Salary: £29,071 to £30,515 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5LG Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days remote Job type: Permanent Posting date: 19 Oct 2026 Closing date: 18 Nov 2026

Summary

Location - South Powys

About the role:

The child exploitation team provide direct intervention to children and young people identified at heightened risk of child exploitation, and their families and/or carers. The role provides a strength based, trauma informed approach to children’s recovery. The team also offer group work sessions within schools and colleges and provide awareness raising sessions within the community and to professionals.

About you:

You must be passionate about supporting change for children and young

people.

Be creative when planning how to communicate and listen to children.

Be passionate about raising awareness within our communities and across professional networks.

Be organised and flexible to accommodate change.

Identify risk and seek support required to safeguard the children and young people that you support.

What you will do:

Developing co-produced, evidence based, intervention plans with children and young people.

Advocating the children’s voice.

Supporting parents and or carers, recognising that child exploitation can have lasting and detrimental impact on entire families.

Developing and delivering group work sessions with children and young people.

Providing community awareness raising and professional training sessions.

The ability to travel is essential.

This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.