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Children and Families Practitioner
Children and Families Practitioner £37,288 fte, pro rata for part time. 3-year fixed term contract, full or part time hours available 30-37 hours per week, hybrid working.
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join a small, committed and experienced team supporting children, young people and families before and after the death of a parent or sibling. SeeSaw is a local award-winning charity, established in 1999 and providing grief support for Oxfordshire families since 2000.
We are expanding our team to respond to demand for our service, and we are looking for candidates who have gained experience of working with children and young people in a range of settings. You are a good communicator and skilled at making and sustaining supportive relationships with children and young people to effect change.
Our practitioners have a caseload of individual children and their families, and liaise with professionals from schools, health, social care and children and young people’s mental health services, as well as with our team of Volunteer Support Workers. You will be able to work collaboratively and on your own initiative, ideally have a qualification in health care, social work, counselling, psychological services or education; knowledge of therapeutic interventions in grief work would be helpful but not essential as training will be given.
Men, younger people, and individuals from minoritised communities are underrepresented in our workforce and we are particularly keen to encourage applications from these groups.
Please note, this is a readvertisement but with changes to the hours and contract length, as our previous recruitment was unsuccessful.
We will be reviewing applications as we receive them so would encourage applicants not to wait to apply as we may close applications early. Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification to director@seesaw.org.uk
If you would like to discuss any adaptations you need to make an application, please send requests to the email above.
Interviews will be held on: 9th June 2026
