Harmful Sexual Behaviour Practitioner (Fixed Term for 12 months) - Ref: CH01826
Grade G7; Salary Range: £35,412 - £38,220
About the role
As a Harmful Sexual Behaviour practitioner within the service, you will use tools such as AIM3 assessments to support in understanding children and young people’s presenting needs and sexually harmful behaviours to support identification of appropriate help, support and therapeutically informed interventions.
You will deliver individually tailored therapeutically informed interventions utilising best practice models and tools such as Toni Cavannagh-Johnson ‘Understanding Children’s Sexual Behaviours – what’s natural and Healthy chart’ and use of Hackett’s ‘Continuum of behaviour’ model, to explore areas such as sexual behaviours, knowledge of physical, emotional, social and sexual boundaries, exploring healthy sexual relationships, sex and sexuality, understanding of consent, improving of emotional regulation, self esteem, empathy-building, and making safer choices.
You will p rovide advice, consultation and support to families, carers and professionals in relation to harmful sexual behaviour and work alongside social workers, family support workers and multi-agency partners to develop and implement risk management and safety plans.
As a Harmful Sexualised Behaviour practitioner you will support parents and carers to increase their understanding of Harmful sexual behaviours and provide guidance around healthy sexual relationships, appropriate boundaries and support in devising achievable safety planning through delivery of the Weddell Family Programme.
You will contribute to service development and promote partnership learning and development in relation to Harmful Sexual Behaviours by contributing to the development of and delivering Harmful Sexual Behaviour training across the partnership.
About You
As a Harmful Sexual Behaviour practitioner, you will have exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal with excellent active listening skills.
We are looking for practitioners who have the ability to be creative, flexible and adaptable in supporting meaningful engagement with children, young people and their families.
Applicants are required to have substantial experience of working with children, young people and their families and experience of assessing the needs of children and young people and delivering tailored intervention.
A good understanding of healthy, problematic and harmful sexual behaviours and best practice guidance relating to these behaviours is preferable.
As a Harmful Sexual Behaviour Practitioner, you will be professionally reflective, aware and sensitive to the emotive topics in which you are working with such as sexual abuse and sexual offending, utilising reflective supervision and clinical supervision as required.
You will be supported to access role specific training and be supported with continuous professional development within the role.
Why work for us:
Our staff are our biggest resources, and we want to invest in them! We have a great range of benefits available to us as Council employees. These benefits include Discounts for holidays, groceries, clothes, electrics and gym membership; Financial benefits, Expenses, Flexible leave and Professional Development.
Our model of work is hybrid, you will work 2-3 days office based (or as required) and the ability to work from home. We also offer a 9 day per fortnight pattern of working.
You will be respected and valued and feel a part of a connected team and service.
For more information about the role or any queries, please contact Rebecca Warren, Group Manager at [email protected]
View Job Description and Employee Specification
This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.
Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.
For this role the successful candidates must undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. BPSS is the minimum standard to ensure the identity and integrity of an employee who has access to official information using secure networks linking central government and local authorities. A BPSS check involves four main elements; Identity Check, National and Immigration Status, Employment History (last 3 years) and Verification of Criminal Record (unspent convictions only).
Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time.
At Walsall Council, we appreciate that AI can be a useful tool for ideas or guidance. However, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and experiences. Over-reliance on AI can make responses feel less personal, and we really want to understand what makes you unique. Your experiences, skills, and perspective are what set you apart, so please ensure your application as a whole – particularly your ‘Supporting Information’ – reflects your own voice.
Closing Date: 14th June 2026
Interview Date: Week Commencing 22nd June 2026
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