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Youth Outreach Practitioner

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The role

Hours: Full time (permanent)
Salary: Up to £32k

We are looking for a Youth Outreach Practitioner and are keen to receive applications from those living in and around Sheffield or Doncaster.  You’ll be part of a dynamic team delivering our UK programme, in partnership with British Transport Police. 

As a Youth Outreach Practitioner, you’ll play a key role in keeping children safe by engaging in patrols to identify and safeguard those aged 10-17 at risk of exploitation, homelessness, family breakdown or missing from home.

Both aspects of the role will involve working directly with young people and their families to reduce risks, as well as building strong relationships other local services in the area. 

Your base would be at Sheffield or Doncaster Railway Station with regular travel between the two, plus Barnsley and Rotherham stations and working across these boroughs. This role involves working evenings and weekends.

Closing date: Sunday 10th May at 5pm

About you

You will have experience of successfully engaging and supporting young people and families as well as working in an outreach or similar setting, in a creative and engaging way with young people with a range of needs and vulnerabilities.   

A relevant qualification in an appropriate discipline in working with children and families, community or youth work or equivalent experience is desirable. Alongside this relevant training in safeguarding and/or issues relevant to vulnerable young people and families is essential.   

You will need to have experience of providing front line support to safeguard some of the most vulnerable young people in the UK.  

Experience of developing productive relationships/partnerships with a variety of organisations such as third sector group, local services and statutory services such a social care to support the needs of vulnerable young people and families is a must.  

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To apply for this role, complete the application form below. Please note that Railway Children will only accept applications made using this form and will not accept CVs, academic certificates or covering letters.

At Railway Children, we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of all those who come into contact with us in our work. We follow a range of procedures to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of background and reference checks including criminal records check.

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Railway Children is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment and to safeguarding anyone who comes into contact with our work. We implement a range of policies to ensure that we only employ people suitable to work with vulnerable groups and who are prepared to work in line with the high standards of personal conduct we expect. In line with verifying these standards, job offers are subject to receipt of references satisfactory to Railway Children and you will be required to undertake a police check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Any disclosure made by the Disclosure and Barring Service will remain strictly confidential. Any post that involves directly working with children will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 which means that spent convictions must be disclosed and will be taken into account in deciding whether to make an appointment. In addition to a police check,you will be asked to sign a self-declaration regarding your criminal record post-interview.

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