Welcome to Team NPT

Temporary Materinity Leave cover to the 30.9.2026

Job Title: Senior Practitioner

Location of post: Youth Justice & Early Intervention Service, Base 15, Neath Abbey, Business Park Road, Neath Abbey, SA10 7DR

Your workstyle will be a mobile hybrid worker in this role which gives you the flexibility to work from home and from a variety of Council workplaces.

About the role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right person to join Neath Port Talbot Youth Justice Service as a Senior Practitioner to cover a period of maternity leave.  We are a multi-agency team committed to preventing and reducing youth crime across the county of Neath Port Talbot. Aligned with Children’s Services, the Youth Justice Service works closely with area-based teams and other key partner agencies to safeguard and prevent the exploitation of young people.

This role provides the opportunity to work with a skilled, motivated and dedicated workforce, who are passionate about improving outcomes for children, families and victims of crime and working according to the Child First principles. As a valued member of the service, you will have a key role in supporting continued improvements to practice, contributing to the setting and delivery of strategic priorities, and ensuring the smooth and     efficient delivery of services.

You are the right person for this role if you:

• Can see beyond the offence and see the child.
• Want to tackle head on disproportionality and inequality across youth justice.
• Believe that behaviour is a form of communication and offending is symptomatic of their experiences.
• Are committed to hearing the voice of the child, their families/carers and their victims and bringing this into the centre of what we do.  
• Want to work withchildren to build on their strengths and promote a childhood removed from the justice system. 
• Are passionate, motivated, and enthusiastic about delivering high quality services to children, victims, caregivers, and communities.
• Have experience and skills relevant to the job description and person specification.
• Have a desire to work with and alongside others, to learn, innovate and deliver improvements.

The post requires a Degree in Social Work or equivalent e.g. DipSW, CQSW and you must be registered with Social Care Wales.

About us:

We believe in rewarding and recognising our colleagues’ efforts and achievements. We also believe that there’s life at work and life outside of work. We want everyone to be healthy and happy and have the financial resources and support they need.

Choose to work for us and you’ll be rewarded with a range of attractive benefits and support to help you live your best life.

• Hybrid working (in some roles) and flexible working schemes to improve your work life balance
• Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 22.4% employer pension contribution
• Enjoy a holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ service (not forgetting the additional 8 bank holidays too)
• Access discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure
• Utilise the cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment
• Purchase a new car through Tusker salary sacrifice scheme
• Enjoy exclusive discounts at local and national retailers with the Smart Spend app through our staff wellbeing group.

If you would like to start a rewarding career with a company that values and invests in its employees and you have the necessary experience and qualifications, this could be your dream job and we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion and further information on the post or team, please contact Amanda Turner, Locality Manager on:

Phone: 01639 686844 or

Email: a.turner@npt.gov.uk or

Ruth Griffiths, Principal Officer on: r.griffiths3@npt.gov.uk

DBS requirements:

• This post is subject to an enhanced with both adult & child barred list DBS disclosure

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Our employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language Requirements:

Welsh Language skills are not required.

Additional Information:

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.  In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council.  Please note that applicants must meet all the essential criteria, as shown in the person specification, to qualify for a guaranteed interview.  If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you.  Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.