Harm Reduction Youth Outreach Officer

Ealing Council (London Borough of Ealing); Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Ealing Council is offering two Harm Reduction Youth Outreach Officer roles on a full-time, 2-year fixed-term basis. You will work within a Violence Reduction Unit funded project to engage with vulnerable young people across schools, communities and youth settings, building trusted relationships and safeguarding signposting.

The role requires face-to-face outreach, risk assessments and collaboration with Integrated Youth Service, Social Care and education providers to support and empower youth

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in contextual safeguarding, youth work and youth offending with partners in an inner-city context.
• Experience undertaking risk assessments and planning interventions to address risky behaviour.

Responsibilities

• Work with staff across Ealing’s Integrated Youth Service and Social Care to engage, safeguard and support children and young people experiencing multiple harms.
• Provide one-to-one support, project work and outreach with young people to discourage further wrongdoing and promote welfare.
• Collaborate with families and education providers to secure engagement with the project.

Skills

Contextual safeguarding

Youth work

Youth offending

Job description

Ealing Council have an exciting new opportunity for two Harm Reduction Youth Outreach Officers available on a full-time, 2-year fixed term basis. At Ealing Council, we strive to provide innovative interventions with our most vulnerable young people, working hard to support them to move forward positively and remove barriers that they may be facing. We are committed to facilitating communities that enable our young people to thrive and contribute to a safer, healthier and more equitable environment.

The Harm Reduction Youth Outreach Officers are part of a Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) funded project to work with young people involved in serious youth violence, harmful sexual behaviour, missing episodes and on the edge of care. Working face-to-face with individuals and their wider peer networks in school, the community and youth settings, the Officers will create significant trusting relationships with young.

As Harmful Youth Outreach Officer, you will:

• Work with staff across Ealing’s Integrated Youth Service and Social Care to engage, safeguard and support children and young people experiencing multiple and overlapping harms, including repeated missing, exploitation, harmful sexual behaviour and serious youth violence, using a child-first, trauma-informed and relational approach as identified suitable for support through grant funding.
• Work face-to-face with these young people using a variety of youth work methods including one-to-one support, project work and outreach, to encourage and support dissociation from SYV and offending particularly robbery
• Work with their families and education providers to secure eligible young people’s engagement with the project.

Our ideal Harm Reduction Youth Outreach Officer will have the below skills and experience:

• Substantial experience of working in a field related to contextual safeguarding, youth work and youth offending with partners in an inner-city context
• Experience of undertaking risk assessments, planning, delivering and reviewing interventions to address risky behaviour/promote child welfare/meet social need
• Experience of working within a multi‑agency setting and drawing on the strengths of agencies in the contribution they can make to reduce offending behaviour.

Ealing Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Ealing Council follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. The post holder will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please note that this position is subject to Ealing's enhanced vetting process.

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.

Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.

We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing's workforce.

Please note all applications will be determined on merit.

Ealing Council employees will be offered a secondment, external candidates will be offered a fixed term contract.

Closing date for applications: Friday 16 October 2026