Childline Practitioner Universal

NSPCC; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7% rota allowance

Home-working 1/3 of days

Job summary

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children’s Childline Aberdeen is recruiting for a full-time Childline Practitioner (Universal). You will support volunteers who talk to children, respond to contacts, and lead on safeguarding decisions during shifts.

The role offers a hybrid rota with a balance of shifts and some home-working days, plus coaching and training to develop volunteers. You will help ensure a high-quality service to thousands of children and young people each year; the

Qualifications

• Strong background working with children and young people within a safeguarding context.
• Experience supporting volunteers and safeguarding decisions.
• Ability to provide supervision, coaching and training.

Responsibilities

• Support volunteers while they talk to children.
• Respond to contacts as a Childline Practitioner (Universal).
• Lead on on-shift safeguarding decisions.
• Provide supervision, coaching and training to volunteers.
• Ensure every child and young person receives a high-quality service.
• Offer outside-shift supervision, coaching and support to volunteers.
• Work a hybrid rota with morning, day and evening shifts, including weekends.

Skills

Safeguarding experience

Coaching

Volunteer supervision

Childline knowledge

Job description

At Childline, we give young people a voice when they need someone to listen.

We want to be there for every child or young person who needs our support, any day of the year, any time of day or night. Childline is one service, with three core offers for children and young people

• Childline Universal (available 24/7 and focused on being there for children and young people who contact us on a one-off or irregular basis)
• Childline Connect (available 365 days a year during peak hours and focused on giving those that contact us regularly consistent support)
• Childline Online (our online community for all children and young people to access advice, guidance and support 24/7 when, where and how they want).

We're currently recruiting for 1 full time position in Childline Aberdeen.

You will use your skills flexibly to support volunteers while they talk to children. You will also have opportunities to directly support children and young people by responding to contacts in your role as a Childline Practitioner (Universal). You will lead on key on-shift safeguarding decisions and use coaching to maintain and develop the quality of the service. You will ensure every child and young person receives a high-quality service and outside of shift provide effective supervision, coaching, feedback, training and support to volunteers.

You will have the chance to personally make a positive difference for thousands of children and young people every year.

We support hundreds of thousands of children all over the UK every year. As a Childline Practitioner (Universal) you will deliver this vital service alongside a committed and dedicated team who will share your values of supporting children and young people.

You will work a hybrid rota which includes a consistent balance of morning, daytime, and evening shifts across a 6-week pattern, which includes weekend working one in every three weeks (or one in six weeks for part time colleagues). There is built in time for 3-day weekends and a third of the working days can be done from home. Every Childline Practitioner (Universal) receives a 7% rota allowance on top of their basic salary.

We're looking for talented people who value putting children first:

To be successful in this role, do you have the following?

• A strong background working with children and young people within a safeguarding context?
• Do you believe in our cause, our mission, and want to help us be there for all children and young people?
• Do you have a passion for supporting others, especially in situations which can be emotionally challenging?

Please refer to the job description for a full person specification. We ask all candidates to address and evidence that they meet each of the points in the person specification in their supporting statement (within a total word limit of 10,000 characters).

If you would like any further information about the role, please contact Helplines Recruitment at [e-mail]. Please note that first round technical interviews for this role will take place from Weds 25th to Fri 27th November.

Our rolling recruitment process ensures that we remain agile and responsive to all applications submitted, allowing us to progress candidates through the recruitment process prior to the vacancy closing date and will close the vacancy once all positions have been filled.

The NSPCC is committed to equality and diversity and wants to attract a range of talented people. The NSPCC fully supports the rights and opportunities of all staff to seek, obtain and hold employment and to enjoy equal employment opportunities without discrimination.