Exploitation Practitioner

THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave incl. bank hols

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Pension match up to 8%

Free counselling service

Skills development opportunities

2 days paid volunteering per year

Job summary

The Children’s Society is seeking a creative and resilient practitioner to support Nottinghamshire young people at risk of exploitation. You will provide intensive one-to-one support and group work, building safe relationships to reduce harm and strengthen emotional resilience.

Working within the Nottinghamshire Service, you will collaborate with partners to deliver protective interventions, and engage families while promoting safeguarding best practices across services.

Qualifications

• Social work degree or relevant qualification or experience.
• Experience of working within CSE for at least 6 months.
• Knowledge of the issues affecting young people at risk of CSE.
• Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating support activities for and with children & young people.
• Experience of working in partnership with a variety of agencies to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels, orally and in writing.
• Ability to engage young people and their parents or carers within the community.
• Able to use a variety of IT applications effectively.
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential issues with tact and diplomacy.

Responsibilities

• Build intensive one-to-one support and group work interventions to reduce harm and develop emotional resilience.
• Develop positive relationships with individual young people.
• Deliver and evaluate support activities for children and young people, alongside parent/carer involvement.

Skills

Engagement with young people

Communication

Partnership building

IT literacy

Confidentiality & ethics

CSE awareness

Education

Social work degree or relevant qualification

Job description

Permanent with funding until June 2028 with potential further extension to June 2030

30 hours per week

Location: All across Nottingham County Council

Benefits include but not limited to:

• Up to 36 days’ annual leave inclusive of flexible bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• We match up to 8% pension
• Free counselling service
• Opportunities to develop and widen your skills
• 2 days of paid volunteering time per annum to support another part of the organisation

About us:

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.

Our Youth Impact domain creates impact for children and young people. With highly skilled and experienced staff working across England and Wales, we provide direct support to children, young people, parents and carers, as well as conduct research and influence Government to make changes. We also provide training for professionals. Our value driven team change the lives of children in this country for the better — and with your help and expertise, tomorrow we can support even more.

About the role:

This role sits within our Nottinghamshire Service which works with and supports children and young people involved in and/or vulnerable to sexual exploitation/criminal exploitation and those young people that have required therapeutic support. We also have parent/carer support in place to emotionally support parents and carers that are impacted by exploitation and to raise awareness and increase understanding to enable them to increase protection for their children.

We also deliver work around ‘systems change’ that challenge the barriers that exist within professional systems and processes that may increase further risk and harm for young people. The project supports young people who are wishing to exit the abusive and exploitative relationships/situations they find themselves involved/forced into. It also works preventatively with children and young people in a variety of settings as well as offering training and information sessions to groups of professionals regarding sexual exploitation.

We are currently looking for a creative and resilient person to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to build positive relationships with individual young people by providing intensive one to one support and group work interventions in order to reduce harm and develop their emotional resilience.

Key skills and experience:

The required skills and competencies for this role are:

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

• Social work degree or relevant qualification or experience.
• Experience of working within CSE for at least 6 months.
• Knowledge of the issues affecting young people at risk of CSE.
• Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating support activities for and with children & young people.
• Experience of working in partnership with a variety of agencies to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels, orally and in writing.
• Ability to engage young people their parents or carers within the community
• Able to use a variety of IT applications effectively.
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential issues with tact and diplomacy.

Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 25th November 2026

Interviews: Date to be confirmed

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protection of the children and young people we work with. As such, our safer recruitment process includes a Basic or Enhanced DBS check, 5 years of references, and additional vetting checks relevant to the role. We have a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all areas of our organisation.

In support of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, shortlisting is carried out on an anonymised basis. Personal details are hidden from the shortlisting panel, and candidates are referenced by a candidate number only. As part of this process, we ask that your CV is anonymised before submission - this means removing personal information such as your name, contact details, age, and any other identifying details.

AI tools can support your application but only when used appropriately. You’re welcome to use them to improve clarity, structure, and research. However, overuse or misuse (e.g. inventing experience or using AI during assessments) may lead to rejection at any stage. We want to hear the real you - authenticity matters.