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Join us and be part of a passionate team shaping safer futures for children and young people.
If you’re driven to make a difference and want to be part of a culture that truly values its people, Safer London is your next step.
Whether you're working directly with young Londoners or supporting behind the scenes, you’ll be part of a team that’s driven by purpose. At Safer London, we’ll support you to grow, thrive and unlock your potential - because when you do, so do the children and young people we’re here for.
Why work with us?
- 4-day working week at full pay - giving you more time to recharge without compromising income or impact
- Remote-first culture - flexible working that fits around your life and helps you work at your best
- Inclusive environment - where every voice is heard, and diversity drives our strength
- Lower caseloads - caseworkers support up to 12 young people at a time, significantly fewer than other services
- Reflective practice sessions – safe, professional spaces to share, learn and grow together
Our benefits in full:
Safer London continually reviews its pay and offers a competitive benefits package to all employees, including the following benefits:
- 4-day/32-hour work week organisatyion - this means that you will have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Remote agile working - this means we have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces).
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- New modern offices.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- London Living Wage Employer.
- Enhanced family leave.
- Reduced caseloads compared to statutory services.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Free access to a confidential 24/7 helpline service with a specialist range of support and information.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of learning courses.
- Initial Annual Leave allowance of 28 days holiday, rising to 30 days after 3 years and 33 days after 5 years, plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays; part time employees receive a pro-rata entitlement. From April 1st, the annual leave benefit will be pro rata in line with a 32-hour working week.
Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion:
At Safer London we value diversity and we’re committed to creating an inclusive culture. That’s why we encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures. We welcome applications from minoritised communities, the LGBTQ+ community and individuals with disabilities (including hidden disabilities).
Our decisions are made by matching the skills and experience of applicants to roles, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Issues of racial justice are central to the work we do. We are fully committed to anti-racism and actively oppose systemic oppression of any form. We celebrate diversity and challenge inequality. As an organisation, we will proactively become part of the solution, since we are not prepared to sit back, do nothing, and be part of the problem.
Current Vacancies
Specialist Caseworker Criminal Violence
- Location: Face-to-face delivery pan-London, agile working for all other duties
- Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
- Hours: 32 hours per week
- Salary: £27,445
About the Role
In this impactful role, you will cultivate strong trusting relationships with parents and carers, offering personalised support on a one-to-one basis. Your responsibilities will encompass a diverse range of direct support and advocacy, with a focus on safeguarding and the wellbeing of parents and carers whose child/ren are affected by violence and exploitation.
In this role, you will work alongside children and young people who has been exposed to or are at risk of exploitation or violence. Within your role as a Specialist Caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoner to secure the safety and assessments that reflect the context within which harm has occurred, and to work collaboratively with partnership agencies to reduce risk and secure services and support.
Additional Information
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this role.
The successful candidate will be required to travel to different locations around London. Safer London Caseworkers sometimes work extended hours to meet the needs of young Londoners/parents/carers. Therefore, the successful candidate may occasionally be required to work evenings.
How to apply
How to apply To apply please complete the short online application form and upload your CV and cover letter. As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.As an agile working organisation, shortlisting will take place on a rolling basis and the closing date is subject to change at any time.
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Specialist Caseworker Families
- Location: Face-to-face delivery pan-London, agile working for all other duties
- Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)
- Hours: 32 hours per week (Safer London is a 4 day/32 hour (FTE) working
week organisation) - Starting salary: £27,445
In this impactful role, you will cultivate strong trusting relationships with parents and carers, offering personalised support on a one-to-one basis. Your responsibilities will encompass a diverse range of direct support and advocacy, with a focus on safeguarding and the wellbeing of parents and carers whose child/ren are affected by violence and exploitation.
Additional Information
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this role.
The successful candidate will be required to travel to different locations around London. Safer London Caseworkers sometimes work extended hours to meet the needs of young Londoners/parents/carers. Therefore, the successful candidate may occasionally be required to work evenings.
How to apply
To apply please complete the short online application form and upload your CV and cover letter. As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
As an agile working organisation, shortlisting will take place on a rolling basis and the closing date is subject to change at any time.
Peer Group Practitioner
- Location: Face-to-face delivery pan-London, agile working for all other duties
- Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)
- Hours: 32 hours per week (Safer London is a 4 day/32 hour (FTE) working
week organisation) - Starting salary: £33,545
About the role
In this role, you will be responsible for delivering peer group interventions to young Londoners and their peers who have been impacted by violence, exploitation and harm. The role combines direct delivery of peer-group interventions and some group work, alongside development activity to design, test, refine and embed safe, effective group‑based models aligned with Safer London’s values, contextual safeguarding framework and strategic priorities.
You will develop, plan and facilitate trauma-responsive peer interventions and group work sessions as well as adapt group content, informed by individual needs, strengths and identities of the young Londoners you are working with. You will also support with monitoring and evaluating the service, using these findings and feedback to inform service development.
Main purpose of the role
In this role within the advanced Peer Group Practitioner Service, you will be responsible for the development, piloting and delivery of trauma‑responsive peer group interventions for young Londoners affected by exploitation, violence and harm.
The role combines direct delivery of peer-group interventions and some group work, alongside development activity to design, test, refine and embed safe, effective group‑based models aligned with Safer London’s values, contextual safeguarding framework and strategic priorities.
The postholder will work closely with colleagues, managers, young Londoners, families and partner organisations to ensure peer group interventions are purposeful, responsive, well‑safeguarded and evidence‑informed, whilst ensuring that learning from delivery informs wider service development.
Additional Information
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this role.
The successful candidate will be required to travel to different locations around London. Safer London Caseworkers sometimes work extended hours to meet the needs of young Londoners/parents/carers. Therefore, the successful candidate may occasionally be required to work evenings.
How to apply
To apply please complete the short online application form and upload your CV and cover letter. As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
As an agile working organisation, shortlisting will take place on a rolling basis and the closing date is subject to change at any time.
Expert Development and Delivery Caseworker - Positive Relationships and Sexual Behaviours
- Location: Face-to-face delivery pan-London, agile working for all other duties
- Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)
- Hours: 32 hours per week (Safer London is a 4 day/32 hour (FTE) working
week organisation) - Starting salary: £33,545
About the Role
In this role, you will work alongside children and young people who have been exposed to or have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour. Within your role as an Expert Development and Delivery Caseworker - Positive Relationships and Sexual Behaviours, you will provide one to one support to young Londoners as well as develop the service with a focus of making it accessible to all needs.
You will also be required to share your knowledge and expertise with colleagues. You will be expected to provide robust risk and needs assessments that reflect the contexts within which harm has occurred, and to work collaboratively with partnership agencies to reduce risk and secure services and support.
Main purpose of the role
In this role within the Positive Relationships and Sexual Behaviour Service, you will provide one-to-one support to young Londoners who have engaged in concerning and harmful sexual behaviour. The role will also require developing the service focusing on meeting the needs of a diverse range of young Londoners.
You will support in creating resources; drawing on best practice, research and data to inform development. You will also be responsible for sharing your knowledge and expertise to support colleagues in adequately identifying, understanding and addressing the needs of young Londoners who engage in concerning and harmful sexual behaviours. This will be through facilitating a space to offer advice or consultations to the wider Safer London team.
At Safer London we see that young Londoners are often stigmatised for their behaviour and left without the space and support to address their feelings and behaviours. We aim to be changemakers; reframing language from harmful sexual behaviour to positive relationships and sexual behaviours; preventing it being victim-blaming and instead seeing the behaviours through a strengths-based lens.
Additional Information
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this role.
The successful candidate will be required to travel to different locations around London. Safer London Caseworkers sometimes work extended hours to meet the needs of young Londoners/parents/carers. Therefore, the successful candidate may occasionally be required to work evenings.
How to apply
To apply please complete the short online application form and upload your CV and cover letter. As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
As an agile working organisation, shortlisting will take place on a rolling basis and the closing date is subject to change at any time.
Our number one priority is keeping the young Londoners who use our services safe.
We’re committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for roles involving direct contact with Londoners who use our services.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, or experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete the online application form, please contact us at recruitment@saferlondon.org.uk
Please note we don’t accept CVs.
Due to the level of applications we receive we’re not able to respond to applicants who haven’t been shortlisted for interview. If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, then unfortunately you’ve not been shortlisted.