Exploitation Practitioner (6261)

The Children'S Society; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days' annual leave inclusive of BH

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Pension match up to 8%

Free counselling service

Professional development opportunities

2 paid volunteering days per year

Job summary

The Children's Society is seeking a dedicated youth practitioner to join a small, supportive team in Nottinghamshire. You will work with CYP at risk of exploitation, building trusted relationships to empower young people and their families.

We value trauma-informed practice, safeguarding, and collaborative working with partners to create safe, positive outcomes for children and young people.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people at risk of exploitation.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with children, young people, parents/carers and partners.
• Experience completing safeguarding referrals and using MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and nurturing environment for children and young people.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with CYP and families to support outcomes.
• Carry out safeguarding referrals and collaborate with agencies as required.

Skills

Understanding of sexually exploited ch

Build effective relationships with CYP

MS Office skills

Safeguarding referrals

Communication with diverse backgrounds

Education

Social Work degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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

35 hours

£26,100 per annum

Location: Nottinghamshire County

Benefits include but not limited 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:

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced practitioner to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will bring a wealth of experience working with CYP at-risk of exploitation and will become an integral part of our small, supportive team of experienced youth workers. Together, we strive to provide a safe and nurturing environment, empowering young people to overcome challenges and thrive.

We’re looking for a resilient, passionate and trauma-informed youth practitioner with the ability to build trusted and safe relationships in order to make a real impact in the lives of children and young people and their families.

Key skills and experience:

The required skills and competencies for this role are:

• Demonstrate that you have an understanding of the problems presented and faced by sexually exploited children and young people and how to intervene appropriately and effectively.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with children and young people, parents/carers, colleagues, partners and external agencies (essential)
• Strong IT skills, particularly using Microsoft Office software package (essential)
• Complete detailed safeguarding referrals.
• Communicate effectively and appropriately with children and young people of diverse ages, backgrounds and abilities.

It would also be an advantage if you have any of the following skills and competencies:

• A degree in Social Work with some post qualifying experience is desirable or equivalent high level qualification in a related field, and demonstrable experience of working with marginalized and hard to reach young people involved in Child Sexual/Criminal Exploitation.
• Knowledge of child sexual exploitation (CSE) legislation and policy (desirable)
• An awareness of policy, guidance and good practice for working with sexually exploited children and young people (desirable)

Closing date:

Midnight on Thursday 5th 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.