Children & Young People Intensive Support Practitioner Salary Band: £26,500 – £28,500 FTE per annum (pro rata) Full Time Hours: 37 per week Location: Worcester, Worcestershire Contract Type: Permanent Closing: 31st May 2026 Interviews: 5th & 10th June 2026 Are you passionate about supporting vulnerable children and young people? Do you thrive in challenging but rewarding environments where no two days are the same? About the role Join ONSIDE and discover the role as a Children & Young People Intensive Support Practitioner and help transform lives at critical moments. This is a high-impact, frontline role supporting children and young people, across Herefordshire and Worcestershire, who are experiencing significant risk including; emotional distress and trauma, mental health challenges, family breakdown, risk of exclusion, offending or exploitation or crisis situations and safeguarding concerns. You will deliver intensive, trauma-informed, child-centred support, working directly with young people to build trusted, meaningful relationships, reduce crisis and risk, improve safety and stability to help children move toward brighter futures. With the support of the Safeguarding & Professional Guidance Manager, the successful applicant will manage complex cases and play a key role in safeguarding and risk management. Learn More About Our Work To learn more about the work we do please visit: https://www.onside-advocacy.org.uk/ https://www.onside-advocacy.org.uk/melo ONSIDE’S Benefits 26 days annual holiday Bank Holidays Pension Scheme Company Sick Pay Scheme (after qualifying service) Additional Maternity & Paternity Pay (after qualifying service) 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Access to premium Calm App Employee Engagement Forum to ensure our employee’s voices are heard! Your ‘Birthday Day’ Off Supportive working environment & good work/life balance culture Support with continuous professional development Who are we looking for? We are looking for someone experienced in working with children and young people high in risk and complexity. Therefore, the successful candidate will need to be confident in managing risk and safeguarding children and young people with complex needs along with being knowledgeable in trauma informed practice. We understand that supporting young people in distress can be emotionally demanding, therefore this role requires resilience, emotional awareness and the ability to remain consistent under pressure and supportive in challenging situations. However, it is also highly rewarding. The successful applicant will witness meaningful progress, support positive change and play a vital role in helping a child or young person to rebuild their confidence, independence and hope for the future. So, if you are creative, adaptable and solution focused we want to hear from you! Someone like you? If you embrace difference and operate with integrity. If you are committed to fairness and justice. If you are creative in your approach, can think around problems and find new ways to solve them. If you’re looking for a job that you can be proud of and be passionate about. Please submit your application. These values run through our entire organisation. ONSIDE is a creative, collaborative community where people feel free to share new ideas or ask for support. If something’s not right, we don’t just change it. We change ourselves too. Join our amazing team of skilled staff and volunteers make a difference to the lives of over 15,000 people a year! Want to know more? Please get in touch with Sarah Hudson, Safeguarding & Professional Guidance Manager, by email sarah.hudson@onside-advocacy.org.uk. Please also access our guidance on how to apply to ONSIDE on our advert pages. ONSIDE reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before the closing date. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .