Job Description

Youth Inclusion Panel Coordinator
Salary: £32,600 per annum
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Contract/Hours: Permanent / Full Time – 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm)

Closing date for applications is midnight of Thursday 30th July and interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 10th August

Benefits:

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
• Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
• Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers

At Action for Children, we offer more than just a job. Join us and you’ll be part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy childhoods. See how your skills can make a real difference, helping solve the problems children and young people face every day.

A bit about the role

As a Youth Inclusion Panel Co-ordinator, you'll play a key role in improving outcomes for children and young people by coordinating effective, multi-agency support. Working closely with families, professionals and partner organisations, you'll help ensure young people receive the right support at the right time, facilitating panel meetings, managing referrals, and driving positive outcomes through collaborative planning and intervention.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting young people, building strong professional relationships, and making a real difference within their community.

About the Service

Our Early Help and Youth Inclusion service is dedicated to supporting children, young people and families at the earliest opportunity, helping to prevent challenges from escalating and ensuring they receive the right support at the right time. Working collaboratively with schools, health professionals, children's services, community organisations and other partners, we focus on building resilience, reducing risk and improving outcomes for young people.

The Youth Inclusion Panel brings together a range of agencies to identify and support young people who may be vulnerable to social exclusion, poor educational outcomes, exploitation, offending behaviour or other complex challenges. Through coordinated planning and targeted interventions, the service helps young people stay safe, engaged and connected to positive opportunities within their communities.

As part of a values-led organisation, you'll join a passionate and supportive team committed to empowering young people, strengthening families and creating lasting positive change.

What you do could make a difference

Some key responsibilities of the Youth Inclusion Panel Coordinator are;

• Co-ordinating Youth Inclusion Panel referrals, assessments and meetings, ensuring effective multi-agency decision-making and support planning.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with children, families, schools and partner agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes.
• Preparing and monitoring case records, reports and management information, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
• Representing the service at meetings and reviews, providing professional advice and ensuring actions are followed through.
• Supporting continuous service improvement through data analysis, reporting and engagement in training and partnership activities.

Let’s talk about you

• A qualification in Social Care, Health, Youth Work or a related field.
• Experience working with children, young people and families, ideally within a multi-agency or safeguarding environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong report-writing, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with confidence using databases and Microsoft Office applications.

Why Action for Children?

Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life’s challenges. But too many children don’t. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you’ll help us change that where it really matters.

We've been driven by love to take action for children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lot’s changed since 1869. But what children really need, hasn’t. So as long as children need us, we’ll be here.

Will you join us?

Contact: Please submit an application via our careers page. If you have any further questions, you can contact Laura McCarthy at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13418

Diversity, equality and inclusion

We work hard to create an inclusive environment. One where individuality is celebrated and where everyone feels valued and supported. Because when we come together, with skills like yours, we’re capable of amazing things.

We actively encourage applications from people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with a disability, as these groups are under-represented within Action for Children.

Want to know more about Action for Children?

Action for Children Employee Benefits

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Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.