Childrens Services Practitioner

Job Overview

Join NSPCC Belfast as a Childrens Services Practitioner – a 25‑hour per week fixed‑term contract (9 months) based in our Belfast office.

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it's the reason our Direct Services team push themselves to transform the lives of children and families – in person and through the knowledge they share.

We are always developing our local services offer, as we want to meet the needs of children, young people, families in Northern Ireland, and an exciting opportunity has arisen. We are looking for a passionate and dynamic Social Worker to join the team!

• Pregnancy in Mind: A perinatal mental health support service to pregnant parents – group or individual work. Currently delivered online, with the possibility of face‑to‑face delivery.
• Letting The Future In: A sexual abuse recovery service for children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse, with the involvement of their support parent/carer.
• DART: A domestic abuse recovery service – a group work programme to help children overcome the adverse effects of domestic abuse and improve parent‑child relationships.

• Provide direct services to children, families, carers or adults, working in an inter‑agency context which can be complex, taking responsibility and working autonomously.
• Deliver local services in Northern Ireland supporting children, young people, families, and carers.
• Engage families in the services offered by NSPCC, representing NSPCC values and behaviours.
• Work alongside colleagues in other agencies, statutory and voluntary, and with NSPCC teams (Campaigns, Schools Service, Policy team).
• Support safeguarding children within the challenges, being well supported by the team manager and the wider structure of the NI Hub.
• Enjoy an excellent family‑friendly policy and good work‑life balance.

Full induction training is provided and we are committed to ongoing professional development.

• Experienced in working in the complexity of children and families.
• Can plan and deliver services, taking a trauma‑informed and inter‑agency approach.
• Has the values and behaviours within NSPCC’s current strategy.

For an informal discussion please contact the recruiting Team Manager Irene McGettigan, or ring and speak to one of the other practitioners on .

Interviews will be held in the New Year.

Join us as a Childrens Services Practitioner and make a contribution that means everything!