CARE Together Boys and Young Mens Worker

CARE (Child at Risk of Exploitation) Boys and Young Men Practitioner 

Permanent contract but funding for this role ends on 31st March 2028 (with the potential for further funding)

35hours per week 

£29,855per annum  

Essex – Countywide role based in Chelmsford 

Benefits include but not limited to:

• 36 days’ annual leave, inclusive of flexible bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• We match up to 8% pension
• Free counselling service
• Opportunities to develop and widen your skills
• 2 days of paid volunteering time per annum to support another part of the organisation

About us:
The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.

Our Youth Impact domain creates impact for children and young people. With highly skilled and experienced staff working across England and Wales, we provide direct support to children, young people, parents and carers, as well as conduct research and influence Government to make changes. We also provide training for professionals. Our value driven team change the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help and expertise, tomorrow we can support even more.

About the role:    

This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for young people who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services within the Essex area.    

We wish to recruit a specialist Boys and Young Men's worker to join our established Essex CARE (Child At Risk of Exploitation) Together team, supporting male young people aged 8-25 who are at medium risk of exploitation; criminal, sexual, financial or domestic servitude. 

You will provide direct therapeutic support to vulnerable young males and support and signpost families who are affected by exploitation.  You will provide professional expertise in various panels that review individual risk as well as offer training and resources for other professionals supporting potentially exploited young people. 

Support offered will include one to one face to face interventions, targeted group work & online support across the County as well as consultation with professionals.  

The young people will require a skilled practitioner who is experienced in working with hard to reach, vulnerable young people at risk through the use of therapeutic approaches. You should have experience of facilitating groups or delivering training with knowledge of the issues and legislation affecting young people who are at risk of exploitation.   

Key skills and experience

• You will have substantial experience in working with vulnerable young people either in a paid or unpaid capacity. To be able to evidence your ability to build positive relationships with groups of young people to raise awareness about substance use and the associated risks and impact.   
• You will have experience of carrying out individual and group work interventions with young people and/or adults, either in an intervention or educative capacity.   
• You have an understanding of exploitation inclusive of weapon carrying risk.
• You will have experience in using Microsoft Office Applications and other relevant data systems.    
• You can demonstrate the ability to work on your own initiative as well as be able to contribute to a multi-agency approach so as to enable effective interventions with young people, including delivering training to a range of professionals.   
• You hold a full UK driver’s license and have access to you own transport. 

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 11th October 2026. 

Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier.

Interview date: Monday 19th and Wednesday 21st October 2026.

Please note that interviews will be held in person at our Chelmsford office. 

In support of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, shortlisting is carried out on an anonymised basis. Personal details are hidden from the shortlisting panel, and candidates are referenced by a candidate number only. As part of this process, we ask that your CV is anonymised before submission - this means removing personal information such as your name, contact details, age, and any other identifying details.

AI tools can support your application but only when used appropriately. You’re welcome to use them to improve clarity, structure, and research. However, overuse or misuse (e.g. inventing experience or using AI during assessments) may lead to rejection at any stage. We want to hear the real you - authenticity matters.