Youth outreach practitioner – Glasgow

Railway Children; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 28,800 - 35,200; Full time

Job summary

Railway Children is looking for a full-time Youth Outreach Practitioner based in Glasgow. The role involves engaging with and safeguarding vulnerable young people aged 10-17 at risk of exploitation and homelessness. Candidates should have experience in outreach work, strong relationship-building skills, and relevant qualifications in youth work or community support. This position requires travel across multiple boroughs and will involve some evening and weekend hours. A commitment to safeguarding practices is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of successfully engaging and supporting young people and families in an outreach setting.
• Desirable qualification in working with children, community, or youth work.
• Essential training in safeguarding and issues relevant to vulnerable young people.

Responsibilities

• Engage in patrols to safeguard young people (ages 10-17) at risk of exploitation.
• Support young people identified for 1-1 direct support.
• Build strong relationships with social care, police, and local services.

Skills

Experience in engaging young people

Safeguarding training

Relationship building with local services

Education

Relevant qualification in youth work or equivalent experience

Job description

Hours: Full time (permanent)
Salary: Up to £32k

We are looking for a Youth Outreach Practitioner and are keen to receive applications from those living in and around the City of Glasgow. You’ll be part of a dynamic team delivering our UK programme, in partnership with British Transport Police.

Responsibilities

You’ll play a key role in keeping children safe from harm by engaging in patrols to identify and safeguard young people (aged 10-17) at risk of exploitation, homelessness, family breakdown or missing from home.

You will also work closely with our Youth Practitioner, supporting a number of young people who have been identified or referred for 1‑1 direct support.

Both aspects of the role involve working directly with young people and their families to reduce risks, as well as building strong relationships with other social care, police, third sector agencies and local services in the area.

Your base will be near to Glasgow Central Station with regular travel between the station and working in the boroughs of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Glasgow and Renfrewshire. This role involves some evenings and weekend hours.

Qualifications

You will have experience of successfully engaging and supporting young people and families as well as working in an outreach or similar setting, in a creative and engaging way with young people with a range of needs and vulnerabilities.

A relevant qualification in an appropriate discipline in working with children and families, community or youth work or equivalent experience is desirable. Alongside this, relevant training in safeguarding and/or issues relevant to vulnerable young people and families is essential.

You will need to have experience of providing front line support to safeguard some of the most vulnerable young people in the UK.

Experience of developing productive relationships/partnerships with a variety of organisations such as third sector groups, local services and statutory services such as social care to support the needs of vulnerable young people and families is a must.

At Railway Children, we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of all those who come into contact with us in our work. We follow a range of procedures to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of background and reference checks including criminal records checks.