The Children’s Society Hiring for Practitioner – Parental Leave Cover at India Full Time

Practitioner – Missing from Home Service – Parental Leave CoverFixed Term Contract until 31.12.202422.5 hours per week£23,855.76 per annum (pro-rata salary of £14,506.88)Location: BradfordThe Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way. This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one support for children who are reported missing from home. Your role will be to undertake Return Home Interviews within 72 hours to ensure that children and young people who are at risk of or are missing, are safeguarded and supported to reduce or prevent missing episodes.Type of person we’re looking for…We are currently looking for a passionate and experienced practitioner to join our dynamic, ambitious team. In order to be successful in this role, you must have: -Experience of engaging and supporting children and young people on a 1:1 basis-Experience of multi-agency working to safeguarding children and young people-Knowledge of the child protection system and legislative framework-A relevant professional qualification-Ability to demonstrate professional curiosityThe Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer. Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more. The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.The closing date for applications is midnight Tuesday 19th December. If after 14 days we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy from Friday 8th December onwards.Interviews will be undertaken remotely via MS Teams. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to discuss the role in more detail.