Thank you for your interest in working with The Separated Child Foundation. We are currently recruiting for the following roles:-

Freelance Lead Youth Worker for Club Class in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham

Role: Lead Youth Worker – Club Class in Stockton-on-Tees
Salary: £20 per hour
Hours: Six hours a week (three hours on a Wednesday and three hours a week for planning/prep/meetings) throughout the year
Contract: Freelance
Location: Club Class sessions are held in Stockton-on-Tees
Reports to: Programme Manager

We’re looking for a lead youth worker to plan, deliver and facilitate educational and social activities for separated children (up to 21 years old) in the context of an interactive youth club to be held weekly in partnership with Corner House Youth Project in Stockton-on Tees. Although you will prepare and deliver the materials, you will be supported by our Support Youth Worker, a  Support Worker from Corner House and a social work or personal advisor from Stockton-on-Tees Council.  

Club Class is a long-standing project for The Separated Child Foundation, and Club Class in Stockton-on-Tees is a new location for us, launching as a 1-year pilot in September 2026.

To find out more and how to apply, please download the full candidate pack: Lead Youth Worker Candidate Pack for Stockton July 2026

The deadline for applications is 12pm on Friday 31 July. Interviews will be held on Zoom in week commencing 10 August and we would like the successful candidate to begin the role in September 2026.

Freelance Support Youth Worker for Club Class in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham

Role: Support Youth Worker – Club Class in Stockton-on-Tees
Salary: £16 per hour
Hours: Three hours on a Wednesday, throughout the year
Contract: Freelance
Location: Club Class sessions are held in Stockton-on-Tees
Reports to: Programme Manager

Freelance Support Youth Worker for Club Class in Bournemouth

Role: Support Youth Worker – Club Class in Bournemouth
Salary: £16 per hour
Hours: Three hours on a Wednesday, throughout the year
Contract: Freelance
Location: Club Class sessions are held in Bournemouth
Reports to: Programme Manager

Volunteers for our packing project

Volunteers play a vital role in the delivery of our packing project, preparing packs that will be distributed to unaccompanied child refugees around the UK. Every month a team meets at the Big Yellow at Staples Corner to create arrival packs and sleep packs, giving dignity and comfort to separated children after their traumatic experiences. We have seen unprecedented demand for packs over the past year and only expect the need to increase.

We would love to hear from potential packing volunteers and Pack Leaders. To find out more about these roles, please visit our volunteering page.

Your personal data

What personal data do we collect about you if you apply for a role at The Separated Child Foundation?

Personal data is information that can identify you, directly or indirectly, as an individual – on its own or in combination with other information.

When you apply for a role (directly to us or through the CharityJob website) we collect some basic contact details initially (name and email address). As our recruitment approach is CV based with a covering statement, we will hold any other information that you disclose within those documents e.g. your employment history.

We do not carry out any activities involving automated decisions being made about you e.g. CV review by an algorithm.

As you progress through the recruitment process, we may collect details of referees that we can contact prior to offering you a role.

Please note that all our staff roles are DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checked at the time we make a role offer. We may also undertake Right to Work checks including confirmation of visa criteria, a passport or driving licence check.

If you are unsuccessful in your application, we will keep your application and details for 12 months after role closure.