Male Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Case Work Practitioner

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Male Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Case Work Practitioner, Sussex and Surrey, £32,565.00

Employment Type

Part Time, Fixed Term

Application Start Date

12-02-2026

Application End Date

20-02-2026

Location

Sussex and Surrey

State/County

East Sussex

Zip Code

BN3 2BE

Country

United Kingdom

Work Style

On-site

Description

18.5 hours per week / £32,565 per annum pro rata / fixed term until 31 December 2026 / working two days per week on front line case work and half day per week co-ordinating from office or home.

At YMCA DownsLink Group,  our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, building life skills and self-confidence, and supporting emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Our Values - we do what’s right, we work with heart, and we build real connections - guide and shape how we show up for children and young people we support and for each other.

YMCA What is Sexual Exploitation (WiSE) is our child sexual exploitation project which works with children and young people across Sussex and Surrey. Our primary focus of work is supporting young people affected by exploitation through raising awareness, education and empowerment.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Male Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Case Work Practitioner to work across Sussex and Surrey, providing specialist support to boys and young men who are at risk of, or experiencing, child sexual exploitation (CSE), including those displaying harmful sexual behaviour. You will provide direct, trauma-informed casework to boys and young men, helping them to build resilience, improve safety, and reduce risk. You will also deliver outreach sessions in education, youth, and health settings to raise awareness and provide early intervention.

Working collaboratively with multi-agency partners, you will contribute to safeguarding processes and support interventions that lead to the disruption of perpetrators and, where appropriate, prosecutions. In addition, you will deliver training and raise professional awareness around the sexual exploitation of boys and young men.

Due to the sensitive nature of the client group and in order to ensure that the young people feel safe, supported and understood, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be male, as permitted under the Equality Act 2010.

A full driving licence and access to a car are essential due to the wide geographic area covered by the service. You will be required to visit head office in Hove once a week for an anchor half day. The other days will be across Sussex and Surrey in the community.

Key responsibilities are:

• Manage a caseload of boys and young men exhibiting harmful sexual behaviours and/or at risk of or experiencing sexual exploitation, promoting safety and protective behaviours.
• Deliver intensive, person-centred support in partnership with multi-agency professionals, including attendance at strategy meetings, case conferences, and CSE panels.
• Work closely with Children’s Social Care and Police to support intelligence sharing, disruption of exploitation, and prosecutions, including providing court evidence where required.
• Deliver outreach and detached sessions in schools, youth, and health settings to engage and support at-risk young people.
• Maintain accurate case records and contribute to monitoring, reporting, training delivery, and awareness-raising activities as part of the WiSE project.

About You – If you are enthusiastic about this opportunity but don’t meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Your skills and experiences may be more transferable than you think, and you could be exactly the person we are looking for.

Experience, q ualifications, and knowledge:

• Qualification in Youth Work/Social Work or equivalent, or comparable experience working with vulnerable young people
• Proven experience in safeguarding young children
• Experience providing casework support to boys and young men
• Group work experience with young people
• Safeguarding children and young people at risk of serious harm
• Delivering and risk assessing outreach work with young people
• Knowledge of risks posed to vulnerable young people through sexual exploitation and harmful sexual behaviour
• Significant knowledge and understanding of boys and young men and their lives

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion about this secondment opportunity, please contact Emma.Kester@ymcadlg.org . Should you require any assistance with our application process, please email us at Recruitment@ymcadlg.org

CLOSING DATE: Friday 20 February at midnight.

TO APPLY: Please scroll down the page to submit an expression of interest. Please also download the job profile (below), which includes the full role description and person specification.

Successful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK without restrictions. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

An inclusive workplace We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment. 

Accessibility If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the Children’s and Adults’ barred lists) check, along with a reference and background check carried out by a third-party service provider.