Adolescent Practitioner

Job Title: Adolescent Practitioner
Starting Salary: £34,434 progressing to £37,280 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: 37
Location: Countywide
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Childrens Services

About the team

Central SASH is part of the Safeguarding Children in Care model. You will work alongside our partner projects, such as the Building Bridges Team, Trauma Hub and Rapid Response.

Central SASH work from a trauma informed perspective to deliver responsive, flexible, intensive, bespoke support to young people (aged 10-18). We support at times of crisis to ensure intervention prevents the need for children to become Looked After by the Local Authority. We also support young people to return home from care where possible. Young People we work with are typically at risk of being exploited or experiencing complex mental health difficulties resulting in an admission to a Tier 4 hospital.

About the role

This role involves working intensively with young people and their carers or people who are of significance to them. Many young people will be out of education and at risk of criminal and sexual exploitation. The candidate will need to be prepared to be challenged and work with resistance.

Multi agency working is essential; you will work closely with other professionals to ensure that children and families receive intensive support.

The post will require the successful candidate to build relationships with children, and their families based on their individual needs; responding to their heritage, neuro diversity, learning style and how they self-identify.

About you

Essential:

• Experience and understanding of case management including assessment, action planning and reviews.
• Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating support activities for and with young people and their carers.
• Knowledge of the issues affecting young people at risk of Child Exploitation.
• Knowledge and understanding of Equality and Diversity Issues.
• Knowledge of child development and adolescents, social, emotional and mental health needs.
• Ability to engage effectively with vulnerable and challenging young people in a variety of settings and to achieve positive outcomes with them.
• Diving Licence and access to a vehicle.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of relevant legislation and policies relating to this service user group.
• Relevant professional qualification in Youth/Community work, Social Care, Health or Education.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC9 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Health and social care

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Joanne.Marsh@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: 28th August 2025

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.