Senior Adolescent Practitioner

We are committed to the development of our workforce. This position is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council.  We thank you for your interest in our roles and would encourage you to review our vacancies which are open to all.

The starting salary for permanent, full-time position is £42,958 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.

We are excited to be hiring a new Senior Adolescent Practitioner to join our fantastic Adolescent Services. If you are passionate about supporting young people to achieve their very best and looking for an opportunity to gain experience in a dynamic and innovative team, we want to hear from you!

Our Offer to You

• 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service plus bank holidays
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

About the Service

Surrey's Adolescent Service are inviting creative individuals who enjoy working with adolescents (11 to 25) and their families to join the team and help make a difference to our young people's lives. We currently have a full-time opportunity based in Redhill, Surrey, primarily working across Tandridge District Council whose area's include: Caterham, Oxted, Godstone, Bletchingley, Lingfield and Dormansland. 

In Surrey we are committed to our journey of continuous improvement and are ambitious in designing services which place children and their families at the centre of everything we do. We have redesigned our Adolescent Services, bringing early help and statutory services together into three locality Adolescent Hubs in the North, East and West of Surrey, with teams working in local district and boroughs in these hubs. Each team in the Adolescent Service has a Team Manager overseeing a small team of five staff. This allows managers and team members to really get to know the young people we work with and can support each other's work. 

These Adolescent Hubs work with young people at risk of offending, family breakdown, homelessness, sexual and criminal exploitation and mental health support. We provide help at the point that problems emerge, preventing the need for more specialist services further down the line. We believe that the welfare of children and their families is paramount. We are enthusiastic and supportive; committed to the provision of quality services for young people and their carers. We are looking for people who share these qualities to join us and continue the good work already being done.

About the Role

As a Senior Adolescent Practitioner you will provide support, coaching and line management to Adolescent Practitioners and deliver intensive early help support to families. The role exists to provide expert knowledge and guidance to the area based Adolescent Hubs. You will model effective engagement with children and family members, considering the whole family and significant environmental factors, enabling the families to achieve their goals and to demonstrate positive outcomes. 

Working alongside Social Workers, other partner agencies and the voluntary sector, you and the team will support young people to achieve their potential and reduce the likelihood of them coming to harm, using motivational interviewing and other evidence-based approaches. This will involve both individual and group work, and co-delivering parenting groups.

You will be well supported and training will be provided to ensure competence and professional development so that you are confident in your role. We will also ensure you receive a full induction and monthly supervision.

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours :

• Your ability to provide effect support to Adolescent Practitioners
• Your ability to engage effectively with young people and their families/carers
• Extensive experience of working with adolescents and the ability to demonstrate how your work has resulted in positive outcomes
• Experience of writing high quality assessments and action plans
• Experience of working with partners to manage risk and effect positive change
• Good written and verbal skills

We are looking for people who can engage with young people from diverse backgrounds. You may have previous experience and transferable skills from working within youth services, education, residential children homes, social work, or have worked to prevent young people going into gangs, and criminal exploitation.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 20/09/2026 with interviews to follow.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact Paula Beesty by e-mail.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.

Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents! Please see more information here:  Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council.

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum shortlisting criteria as displayed on the advert, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we're committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.