Children & Family Worker

Are you passionate about making a difference to our citizens and the district that they reside in? Then, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team.

We are seeking a Children and Family Worker’s to join our Missing and Child Exploitation Team.

This is an exciting opportunity is available for a committed, enthusiastic and driven individual to join Wakefield Council Missing and Child Exploitation Team as a Children and Family Working engaging vulnerable and at-risk youngpeopleacross the Wakefield district.

Our Team is co-located with the Police at Havertop Police Station, Normanton, and you will be subject to full police vetting.

The Missing and Child Exploitation Team work directly with young people and their families. We adopt a restorative approach in every aspect of our practice. We work collaboratively with partner agencies, such as the Police, Health, Education, Youth Justice Service and CAMHS to promote resilience and positive change for the children in our district. We are dedicated to providing all of our staff with a positive working environment, where they feel safe and supported.

We are committed to staff development and progression.

• Direct work with children and young people.
• Specific interventions for children, young people and their carers.
• Working alongside social workers to ensure the best outcome for our children and young people.
• Undertaking return home interviews with children and young people who have been missing.

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy up to 10 extra days of annual leave
• Hybrid working (subject to role suitability)
• Access to high-quality training programs to advance your career to the next level.
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work life balance as well as supportive leadership.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), Metro Card).
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and a Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) scheme providing a tax efficient way to increase our pension.
• Great range of benefits including an Employee Assistant Programme, discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, a cycle to work scheme, and many more