Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Practitioner

Clinks; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Death-in-service

Generous leave

Eye-care

Employee Assistance Programme

Hybrid working

Cycle-to-work

Away days

Job summary

Clinks is seeking a dedicated practitioner to support children and young people affected by child sexual exploitation (CSE) across Norfolk. You will deliver targeted interventions, provide 1:1 and group therapeutic work, and help young people recognise healthy relationships with empathy and resilience.

You'll join a safeguarding‑focused team, manage a caseload across the Rose Project and Jigsaw Programmes, and contribute to preventive education while benefiting from hybrid working and

Responsibilities

• Delivery of targeted intervention and prevention programmes
• Supporting young people to recognise and maintain healthy relationships through 1:1 and group therapeutic work ensuring they feel heard, understood and supported.
• Having a willingness to learn, good communication, active listening, resilience and empathy.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and acting as a point of contact when required.
• Managing a caseload of young people across two projects (Rose Project and Jigsaw Programmes) for regular 1:1 support.
• Lead in promoting, designing and delivering educational programmes as part of the prevention programme.

Job description

Are you passionate about making a difference in young people’s lives?

We are seeking an individual with strong empathy, resilience and a commitment to supporting those affected by trauma.

Are you wanting to develop your safeguarding skills?

We are looking for someone to join our young people’s service to support children and young people throughout Norfolk who have been identified or affected by child sexual exploitation (CSE).

This will involve

• Delivery of targeted intervention and prevention programmes
• Supporting young people to recognise and maintain healthy relationships through 1:1 and group therapeutic work ensuring they feel heard, understood and supported.
• Having a willingness to learn, good communication, active listening, resilience and empathy.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and acting as a point of contact when required.

The young people’s team works throughout Norfolk with children and young people who have experienced or been identified as vulnerable to child sexual exploitation (CSE) through both the Rose Project and Jigsaw Programmes.

This role will involve working across the two projects managing a caseload of young people for regular and timely 1:1 support.

Alongside this the CSE Practitioner will take a lead in promoting, designing and delivering educational programmes as part of our prevention programme.

Organisational Benefits Include

• Workplace pension contribution 5%
• Death-in-service benefit
• Generous leave
• Employee eye-care scheme
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Hybrid working
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Organisation-wide away days, career development pathways, training and wellbeing initiatives.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Recruitment of Ex-offenders and Equal Opportunities policies available.