Children & Young Peoples Wellbeing Practitioner

TACT (The Adolescent & Childrens Trust); Paisley; À distance; GBP 27 000 - 30 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

31 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Progression to salary target after 18 

Homeworking IT bundle + home office

Employee assistance program (24/7 GP,

Mileage allowance 45p per mile

Family-friendly & flexible working

Volunteer days

Résumé du poste

TACT (The Adolescent & Childrens Trust) is hiring a Children & Young Peoples Wellbeing Practitioner. This home-based role covers Central & West Scotland, with travel across the region and mileage reimbursement.

You'll work with foster carers and social workers to deliver trauma-informed support, focusing on emotional welfare and mental health for children and young people. 21 hours per week, permanent contract, salary pro rata with benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience of participation, advocacy or direct work with young people.
• Ability to engage positively with children and young people.
• A proven track record in working with, and on behalf of, children: respecting their individuality.
• Ability to be creative, interactive and innovative.
• Ability to problem solve and make decisions.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Enhanced PVG (processed by TACT).
• Travel and homebased role enabling travel across Central & West Scotland.

Responsabilités

• Being an accessible point of contact for the children living with our carers and to our young people, keeping them up to date with the facilities and opportunities available with TACT.
• Providing support to children with emotional welfare and mental health needs.
• Supporting interventions and activities to ensure stable placement arrangements.
• Being able to transport children and young people to events, appointments and meetings (mileage reimbursed).
• Organising and participating in virtual and face-to-face events and occasional residential meet-ups.
• Managing all paperwork associated with events and activities.
• Willingness to work flexibly, according to deadlines and needs of our families, which may include some after-school, evening and weekend work.
• Undertaking trauma-informed direct work with children and young people.

Description du poste

Children & Young Peoples Wellbeing Practitioner

Homebased in Scotland with the ability to travel throughout Central and West Scotland

£27,391 pro rata per annum (increasing to £30,434 pro rata per annum after 18 months) + £750 pro rata per annum homeworking allowance

21 hours per week | Permanent

Why Join TACT?

Top 5 UK Charity to Work For (2024)

97% proud to work at TACT | 92% love working here

Not-for-profit - every surplus reinvested into children, carers & staff

Children's voices shape every decision, system, and improvement we make at TACT.

Flexible homeworking from day one

Trauma-informed, values-led organisation

Benefits

• 31 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Progression to salary target rate upon completion of 18 months of service.
• 45p per mile business mileage
• Stakeholder Pension (salary sacrifice)
• Family-friendly & flexible working policies
• Volunteer days

Wellbeing & Non-Salary Benefits

• Homeworking IT bundle + home office loan
• (email address removed) EAP (24/7 GP, CBT, physio, mental health support)
• Over 35 hours a year of access to online wellbeing events and team wellbeing days
• Menopause Policy + free clinician appointments
• Regular team wellbeing & connection events

Training & Career Development

• Excellent learning & development programme
• Opportunity to grow therapeutic & trauma-informed practice
• Supportive leadership and clear career progression pathways
• Involvement in innovative projects (e.g. TACT Connect, Health, Education)

The Role

You’ll work closely with foster carers and social work colleagues to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed support and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Key Responsibilities:

• Being an accessible point of contact for the children living with our carers and to our young people, keeping them up to date with the facilities and opportunities available with TACT
• Providing support to children with emotional welfare and mental health needs
• Supporting interventions and activities to ensure stable placement arrangements
• Being able to transport children and young people to events, appointments and meetings (mileage reimbursed)
• Organising and participating in virtual and face-to-face events and occasional residential meet-ups
• Managing all paperwork associated with events and activities
• Willingness to work flexibly, according to deadlines and needs of our families, which may include some after-school, evening and weekend work
• Undertaking trauma-informed direct work with children and young people

What You’ll Need

• Experience of participation, advocacy or direct work with young people
• Ability to engage positively with children and young people
• A proven track record in working with, and on behalf of, children: respecting their individuality
• Ability to be creative, interactive and innovative
• Ability to problem solve and make decisions
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Enhanced PVG (processed by TACT)
• Travel
• Homebased role
• This role requires the candidate to meet with children and young people in person across Central & West Scotland; therefore, the use of a car suitable for transporting children is an essential requirement of the post, along with the ability to travel extensively within TACT Scotland, working flexibly around hours and days, including occasional weekends and occasional evenings.

Key Dates

• Closing Date: Monday 2nd November 2026 (midnight)
• Interviews: Friday 13th November 2026 (Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is everyone’s business, and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.