Catch22
Specialist Children & Young People (CYP) Support Worker
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Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'.
We achieve this in two ways. First, we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.
In Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, mentoring, veterans in custody, victim services, gangs work and youth justice. We believe that with effective support mechanisms and the correct interventions, we can change service user’s ideology, helping them desist from crime and reach their true potential.
Job Description
Beacon Victim Care provides tailored support to help victims of crime cope, recover, and move forward. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Specialist Children and Young People Caseworker to deliver enhanced support to young victims of crime across the service.
In this rewarding role, you will:
- Build trusted relationships with children and young people
- Provide practical and emotional support through a trauma-informed and person-centred approach
- Manage a caseload of medium and high-risk cases
- Complete assessments and support plans
- Help young people understand their rights and the criminal justice process
- Deliver awareness sessions, preventative interventions, and engaging activities within schools, youth settings, and community venues
- Work collaboratively with partner agencies to develop strong referral pathways and ensure safeguarding remains central to all practice
- Support colleagues through coaching, sharing best practice, and helping to develop creative approaches that improve outcomes for children and young people affected by crime
Qualifications
- GCSE English and Maths (minimum)
- Experience working with vulnerable children and young people
- Knowledge of safeguarding and risk management relating to CYP
- Experience delivering projects, interventions, or engagement activities for young people
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to manage a caseload and maintain accurate records
- Strong partnership-working and organisational skills
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- Qualification relevant to working with children and young people
- Experience within victim services, youth work, or criminal justice settings
Additional Information
Those interested in applying for this opportunity should review the Job Description to find out more. If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please see our contact information on the Candidate Help Page. Please use reference REF3939H in your message so that we can identify the opportunity.
When applying please be cautious over the answers you provide. If you select “NO” to the screening question regarding Right to Work in the UK, your application will automatically be closed.
Additional Requirements:
- Successful post-holders will need to have a full UK Driving License and access to a personal vehicle for work purposes.
- The NPPV (non-police personnel vetting) check also requires that the post-holder has lived in the UK for the past 3 years with a few exceptions.
Contract: (Maternity Cover) Fixed term until October 31st 2027.
Hours & work pattern: Full time, 37.5 hours per week. (4 day post/30 hours could also be explored at interview stage)
Salary: £29,000
Career Family & Scale: Operations – Practitioner, National
Location: Hertfordshire Police Headquarters, Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 6XF
Closing Date: 28th August 2026. Catch22 reserves the right to withdraw the vacancy at any time, for any reason before the stated closing date.
We aim to review applications as quickly as possible. However, due to the volume of interest we receive, we may not be able to contact all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful this time.
Screening
Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, police vetting check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas but please see this register to see those that do.
To Apply
Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Please note, in the interest of safer recruitment and ensuring that applicants are a right fit for the role, submitted applications must contain a CV, satisfactory responses to the screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role, to be considered for this position.
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Catch22’s Commitment to Opportunity & Progression
At Catch22 we are proud of our commitment in supporting people develop in their careers and progress in our organisation. In 2024, within our Justice Hub, we have 68% of those in management roles that originally joined Catch22 in the frontline workforce and some worked across a number of roles and Leadership positions before joining management. This allows us to have a highly experienced management group and provides development opportunities for those in our much valued front-line.
Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box
Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.
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Vetting Requirements
This role is subject to the satisfactory completion of relevant pre-employment checks, which may include HMPPS vetting, NPPV, or other role-specific security clearances.
Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful outcome of these checks. Where clearance is not granted, or is subsequently withdrawn, Catch22 reserves the right to withdraw the offer of employment.
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