Young Persons Practitioner

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

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• Role Identification 13055
• Job Category Social Care
• Locations Side Step North Tyneside
• Job Schedule Full time
• Salary £28,000 per annum
• Vetting Level Required DBS Enhanced Adult & Children

Young Person’s Practitioner
Salary: circa £28,000 per annum
Location:
Newcastle upon Tyne, with some work also taking place across North Tyneside and Gateshead, and one role predominantly based in North Tyneside.
Contract/

Hours:

Permanent / Full Time – 37 hours per week

Closing date for applications is midnight of Tuesday 12 th May

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
• Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
• Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers

At Action for Children, we offer more than just a job. Join us and you’ll be part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy childhoods. See how your skills can make a real difference, helping solve the problems children and young people face every day.

A bit about the role

We’re really excited to be recruiting multiple Young Person’s Practitioners, to support young people aged 11–18 who may be vulnerable to criminal exploitation. The role centres on providing intensive one‑to‑one support that helps young people move towards positive pathways such as education, training, and employment. This is delivered through multi‑agency partnership work, group sessions, and individual interventions, contributing to a growing evidence base on what works to divert young people away from crime.

You’ll be working with some of the most at‑risk young people in their communities, so confidence in risk assessments and contextual safeguarding will be valuable. Strong engagement and communication skills are essential, as you’ll also support families and help maintain a welcoming environment where young people feel comfortable to ‘drop in’ and connect with caseworkers.

Our service has a strong track record of building trusting relationships with young people and families. When engagement takes time, we work closely with parents, carers, and siblings to build trust within the family, which often leads to meaningful engagement from the young person.

About the Service

Action for Children has recently been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to deliver our Criminally Exploited Children Support Service across Scotland, England and Wales. The service offers Targeted support to 11-18year olds who may be at risk of or coerced into, involvement with serious offending and criminal activity.

We work closely with Local Authorities, Northumbria Police, and Education partners to intervene early and reduce the risk and impact of criminal exploitation. As part of a multi‑agency strategy, our service provides intensive one‑to‑one support, group work, and engaging diversionary activities that help young people build confidence, develop new skills, and reconnect with education, training, or employment.

At the heart of our approach is a belief in every young person’s potential and a commitment to helping them feel safe, valued, and empowered to make positive choices.

What you do could make a difference

Some key responsibilities of the Young Person’s Practitioner role are;

Working in partnership with the local authority, youth justice services and Police

Providing 1-2-1 support for young people involved in or at risk of offending.

Supporting the young people with issues they may face around relationships, emotional wellbeing, peer pressure, exploitation, substance misuse and other…