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South Gloucestershire Council
Youth Justice Worker
Patchway On-site 2-5 yrs exp Government Administration 1,904 employees
Youth Justice AssessmentIntervention Planning And DeliveryYouth Offending PreventionMulti-Agency CoordinationCase Management
Requirements
A relevant professional qualification and recent experience working with children and young people, including experience in a Youth Justice Service, are essential. Applicants must understand relevant legislation and procedures, be able to assess safety, wellbeing, harm, and desistance factors, communicate sensitively, work effectively under pressure, and have a valid driving licence with vehicle access or another means of travel.
Job Description
How You'll Make a Difference
The Youth Justice team works together with children, young people and families to support through youth justice interventions and prevent harm to the wider community. You will work to prevent youth offending by providing an effective service to children, parents/carers and victims.
What You Will Be Doing
How a Career At South Gloucestershire Council Is Different
We’re making a difference, be part of it!
To view the full job description, please click this link: Youth Justice Worker - Job Description
The Youth Justice team works together with children, young people and families to support through youth justice interventions and prevent harm to the wider community. You will work to prevent youth offending by providing an effective service to children, parents/carers and victims.
What You Will Be Doing
- Using specialist Youth Justice assessment tools, you will assess, plan and deliver interventions for both out of court and court outcomes.
- Working in partnership with colleagues from other agencies, you will coordinate services aimed at reducing and preventing youth crime.
- You will provide practical focused programmes for children and their families, building a more positive future and reducing harm to communities.
- Liaising with social workers and other professionals, you will support children in their desistance from offending.
- You may chair and participate in reviews, case conferences and other meetings, providing reports as required.
- You must hold a professional qualification relevant to the Youth Justice Service such as services to children and young people, education, police, probation or health.
- It is essential that you have recent experience of working with children and young people, including experience of working in a Youth Justice Service.
- You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, processes and procedures.
- Given the nature of role, you must have strong interpersonal and communication skills to sensitively build relationships and engage successfully with colleagues, children, their families and partner organisations.
- You will be able to carry out assessments to determine safety and well-being concerns, harm to others and identify desistance factors.
- We require you to be self motivated, with the ability to work effectively under pressure and to deadlines.
- This is a limited term contract, ending 1st June 2027.
- Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained.
- You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.
- We are offering this as an internal secondment opportunity, you should first seek your line managers permission before applying.
How a Career At South Gloucestershire Council Is Different
- As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
- We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
- We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
- We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
- We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
- We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
We’re making a difference, be part of it!
To view the full job description, please click this link: Youth Justice Worker - Job Description
Education
Professional Certificate
Skills
Youth Justice AssessmentIntervention Planning And DeliveryYouth Offending PreventionMulti-Agency CoordinationCase ManagementRisk AssessmentSafeguardingDesistance SupportReport WritingChairing Case ReviewsInterpersonal CommunicationRelationship BuildingKnowledge Of Youth Justice LegislationWorking Under PressureTime Management
About South Gloucestershire Council
South Gloucestershire has a rich natural and cultural heritage. It is a mixed urban and rural authority of great diversity located in the South West of England which covers 53,665 hectares. It is an area of diversity and contrast with a variety of communities, characterised by the special relationship between town and country. Residents are fortunate to have a high quality local environment which they greatly value. Attractive and historic landscapes link unspoilt market towns, villages and established rural and urban communities with major new residential areas, industrial and commercial developments.
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