Children's Services Practitioner (Social Worker)

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; Belfast; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a social worker to join the NSPCC Young Witness Service, supporting young people through the court process. The role involves planning and delivering support, identifying risks, and contributing to service development. The NSPCC offers excellent training and benefits, including annual leave and pension contributions.

Benefits

Annual salary reviews

29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Matching pension contributions up to 7%

Access to an online discount portal

Access to Wellness Hub resources

Qualifications

• Ability to plan and deliver support to young people and families.
• Up-to-date knowledge of legislation, research, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop skills and experience working with young witnesses.
• Contribute to service development and evaluation.

Skills

Child Protection Intervention

Risk Identification

Evaluation of Practice

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

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 currently delivers services supporting young people required to attend court as prosecution witnesses. The successful candidate will 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, identify risks, and with experience of child protection intervention. The candidate should have up-to-date knowledge of legislation, research, and best practices, and be able to evaluate their own practice effectively.

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

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. To ensure our employees feel happy, supported, and valued, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Annual salary reviews to ensure competitiveness with the UK's top 5 charities
• 29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (full-time), increasing to 32 days after 5 years
• Matching pension contributions up to 7%
• Access to an online discount portal with over 3,000 discounts and offers
• Access to our Wellness Hub, providing tools to support wellbeing (Employee Assistance Programme, emotional resilience training, mindfulness resources, and more)

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

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to service development, including direct work, evaluation, influencing, and dissemination of learning. Be part of an exciting new strategy to help end cruelty to children.

Requirements:

• You must hold a Social Work qualification.
• You must be willing to undertake business travel as part of the role.
• Some home working is involved, along with substantive travel across Northern Ireland to support different courts.

Hiring manager: Shelley Louden, [e-mail]

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