At a Glance
- Tasks: Support vulnerable young people at risk of exploitation through intensive interventions and safety planning.
- Company: Dudley Exploitation Hub, a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to child welfare.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and the chance to make a real difference.
- Other info: Work closely with families and collaborate with various services for comprehensive support.
- Why this job: Join a passionate team and help create meaningful change for young people and families.
- Qualifications: Knowledge of exploitation and safeguarding, with strong relationship-building skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Dudley Exploitation Hub is a multi-disciplinary team that specialise in supporting children who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing harm outside the home. This includes sexual and criminal exploitation, modern slavery, youth criminality, and anti-social behaviour. The service provides a central triage point for referrals from across Dudley Borough and works with partners, our vulnerable young people and their families to disrupt and reduce risk through child centred safety planning and intensive intervention.
Our exploitation hub practitioners work intensively with young people assessed to be at High and Medium risk of exploitation and also support Lead Practitioners from across the partnership, including our Family Help and Youth Justice services, our health, education and police colleagues and our commissioned specialist exploitation services, to ensure that early vulnerabilities are recognised and early intervention and support is co-ordinated.
Working alongside families using our Restorative Model of practice, we use family led-decision making strategies and Motivational Interviewing skills to help families access creative and targeted support packages that will help to develop meaningful and lasting change for families.
You will work with a small number of young people, no more than 10 at any one time to lead interventions and support specific to the risks outside the home. This may mean that you also co-work with practitioners in our Family Help or Youth Justice service so that packages are support are well co-ordinated, creative and reflect individual child and family needs.
We are seeking to recruit practitioners who can evidence sound knowledge around exploitation, missing and contextual safeguarding and have the ability to build and develop effective relationships with young people and families facing these complex challenges. You will also contribute to learning with colleagues by mentoring, coaching, and participating in reflective discussions.
Social Worker - Dudley Exploitation Team employer: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Dudley Exploitation Hub is an exceptional employer dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the lives of vulnerable young people and their families. With a strong focus on collaboration, professional development, and a supportive work culture, employees are empowered to grow through mentoring and reflective practice. Located in Dudley, this role offers the unique opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that practitioners can make a real difference while receiving comprehensive support and training.
Contact Details:
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Recruitment Team
