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The Children's Society 'Vaping' Project Worker
1 x Project Worker Essex based in Chelmsford working County Wide
Salary: £29,855 base salary - actual salary inclusive of AL payment is £20,393.26
Hours: 28 hours per week, 39 weeks per year. (There is no takeable Annual leave for this role as this is paid additionally in salary). Hours and delivery will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate.
Permanent contract but funding for this role ends on 31st December 2027 (with the potential for extension)
We are currently looking for an innovative and motivated group worker/ youth worker to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
We wish to recruit a Vaping Practitioner to cover the County of Essex, based both at home and within our central office in Chelmsford. This person will deliver the work of The Children's Society to children & young people who are engaged in vaping through the use of individual support and group work, thereby ensuring the children and young people are educated on harm reduction methods and have access to quitting and reduction support.
This role sits within Youth Impact, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support.
Your experience is key in securing this role:
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
Experience working with young people in a group and one to one setting
Have an understanding of the risks and vulnerabilities young people face especially in relation to vaping and nicotine based products used by young people.
Have access to a car and a full UK driving license
Be able to use IT to support case recording and calendar management
You will need substantial experience in working with vulnerable children and young people either in a paid or unpaid capacity. You will have experience of developing and facilitating groups with young people and delivering one to one support both virtually and face to face in the school, community or home setting.
Ideally but not essentially you will have, or be working towards a relevant professional qualification e.g. a Diploma/Certificate in Youth and Community work, counselling, social care or related NVQ or have relevant experience in these fields.
As well as a strong commitment to your development, we offer a generous pro rata holiday entitlement, a contributory stakeholder pension, childcare vouchers and agile and flexible working.
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an "Employment history template" document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is at midnight on Wednesday 4th March 2026.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 12th March 2026.
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