Futures Matter Family Practitioner

We are seeking two compassionate, skilled, and dedicated Futures Matter Family Practitioners to join our Child Sexual Exploitation direct work service in the Child Exploitation Team. This vital role focuses on supporting children and young people who are at risk of, or have experienced, sexual exploitation, as well as working closely with their families

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families, using your expertise to influence practice, build trust, and advocate for those affected by exploitation.

This is a hybrid working role, visiting children and families across the County with the opportunity to work from local offices or at home.

This is full time role Monday-Friday with a fixed term/secondment initially for 6 months, with potential for further extension.

Your main responsibilities will include to,

• Work with children and families to support children at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
• Attend the Multi-Agency Child Exploitation Panel Meetings
• Meet with key partners as necessary to contribute towards the collation of soft intelligence information on CSE issues/trends and complete the Exploitation Risk Screening tool
• Support the delivery of bespoke exploitation training
• Undertake flexible, creative and imaginative approaches to offering support to children, young people their families
• Ensure completion of accurate documentation, reports and records
• Develop and sustain productive working relationships with referring agencies

We are looking for you to,

• Be a passionate and experienced practitioner with a strong commitment to safeguarding children and young people from sexual exploitation.
• Strong understanding of child sexual exploitation, including Grooming, Coercion, Contextual risk factors and missing children
• Experience working with vulnerable children,
• Excellent communication and emotional intelligence
• Professional and compassionate in challenging situations
• Committed to continuous learning and reflective practice
• Actively contributes to service development and better outcomes for children

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 20 August 2025 face to face in Stafford.

Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Stacey Black, Child Exploitation Team Manager at: stacey.black1@staffordshire.gov.uk

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

We are no ordinary county council:

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The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

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Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.