Practice Team Leader

Overview

Practice Team Leader

Salary: £35,000 per annum, pro rata

Location: Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Hybrid role including outreach work and working from home

Contract/

Hours:

The post is funded initially for 12 months, with commitment to continued funding for Years 2 and 3. Part time – 14.8 hours per week with flexibility around work pattern

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 2nd August; interviews provisionally scheduled to take place on 6th and 7th August

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
• Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for certain 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.

As a Practice Team Leader, you’ll play a central role in bringing this new area of work to life. Working alongside the Children’s Service Manager you’ll guide and support practitioners to deliver high‑quality, child‑centred practice, while building strong partnerships across local services to strengthen our collective response to exploitation.

You’ll also contribute directly to work with young people and families when needed, lead on gathering evidence and insights, and help shape practice development and wider policy change. This is a role where your leadership, compassion, and commitment can make a lasting difference.

Action for Children’s Intensive Intervention Service is a voluntary, relationship‑based service supporting children and young people aged 11–18 who may be at risk of, or coerced into, serious offending or criminal exploitation.

We work closely with each young person, offering intensive 1:1 support, group work, and meaningful diversionary activities that help them build confidence, develop practical skills, and make positive choices. Our focus is on helping them re‑engage with education, training, or employment—and on creating opportunities for them to feel safe, valued, and hopeful about their future.

• Coordinate and oversee day-to-day delivery of the CCE service to ensure high-quality support.
• Support practitioners to deliver workshops, one-to-one work, and engagement with young people and families.
• Provide direct support in complex or high-risk cases and promote young people’s voices.
• Monitor, record, and analyse data to meet reporting requirements and improve practice.
• Build strong partnerships and represent the service in multi-agency meetings, promoting safeguarding best practice.
• Manage records, scheduling, and communication to ensure smooth service operations.

• Strong leadership, coordination, and organisational skills.
• Effective communication with young people, families, and professionals.
• Confident facilitating groups and supporting staff performance.
• Skilled in evidence gathering, reporting, and analysis.
• Knowledgeable in safeguarding, risk assessment, and professional boundaries.
• Flexible, reflective team player committed to young people’s wellbeing and continuous improvement.
• To hold or to be willing to work towards a qualification relevant to the work or experience and ongoing professional development.
• To participate in a flexible working rota to provide support for young people; some evening and weekend work will be required.
• Driving licence and access to a car. The job requires the ability to travel across a large rural catchment according to the needs of the job, with reasonable adjustments, if required, according to the Equality Act.

Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life’s challenges. But too many children don’t. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you’ll help us change that where it really matters.

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