Description Role: Practitioner Salary: £32,000 per annum plus £700 on call allowance Location: Guernsey Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2026 (there is a likelihood this may be extended due to funding) Full time 37 hours a week. We would expect a degree of flexibility around working hours to meet the demands of the service and service users, including occasional weekend and evening work. Benefits: 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts. Vulnerable children in the UK need your help. Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 688,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive. Why Action for Children? Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. A bit about the role Guernsey Youth Housing offers a general counselling and support service to assists young people, between the ages of 13- 25. In the role of Young Persons Practitioner, you'll be providing an intensive support service for children, young people, and families by agreeing and providing interventions, which promote independence and the skills needed to live independently. We provide a welcoming and accessible service that respects and values young people as individuals we are professional, non-judgemental, and confidential encouraging young people to make informed healthy decisions. In the role of a Practitioner, you'll be providing prevention work with young people who are at risk of or have issues with their substance use. This work will be delivered working 1:1 or with small groups of young people utilising evidence based programmes to support their wider personal, social, emotional and economic development. The role will also form part of a wider delivery team providing on-call support to young people living within Action for Children flats. How you'll help to create brighter futures Provide and deliver a high level of care and support using appropriate interventions that are outcome focused and evidence based. Lead and deliver a range of activities, including training, participation events, recruitment, social activities, and support groups etc. on a 1:1 basis or in a group setting By Maintaining effective working relationships and channels of communications with colleagues and with young people, and families Attending and actively participating in relevant multi-agency meetings By being responsible for organising achievement of work objectives daily Let's talk about you In the role of a Practitioner, we're ideally looking for someone who has: NVQ in Childcare, Social Care or relevant professional or therapeutic qualification or experience in working with young people within a social care or health environment Ability to manage demanding workloads and change priorities quickly Experience of delivering emotional wellbeing interventions to children and young people. A good understanding of and experience of applying safeguarding procedures Being able to Communicate equally, appropriately, and effectively with young people and their families. Access to transport is essential as there will be an expectation to travel across the community. Resident of Guernsey with the right to work and live in Guernsey Good to know. Application Process Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. Talent Pool We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't. Contact: Sarah Manderfield or email us at recruitmentserviceactionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 10175 Diversity, equality and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants to apply. Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family. Want to know more about Action for Children? Find us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better. Job Description See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement Management Competency Framework