Senior Youth Justice Officer

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. About the role The overall purpose of the Senior Youth Justice Officer role is to assess and manage a case load of children and young people who are subject to youth justice assessment and interventions. The postholder will assess, plan and deliver quality interventions with children and families, and will creatively engage and support them to move forwards positively. As a Senior, the postholder will be expected to assist the management team in service development through quality assurance and the support and mentoring of YJS staff and students. What will you be doing? Main accountabilities: To work within a multi-disciplinary team and be responsible for all aspects of case management of a complex and challenging caseload of children, young people and their families with the Youth Justice Service. To gather information, analyse and assess to manage risk, re-offending and safety/wellbeing accurately using appropriate screening and assessment tools; taking necessary measures to ensure welfare needs are dealt with effectively and public protection considerations are appropriately managed. To establish and develop collaborative working arrangements with key partner agencies such as Targeted Support, Children's Social Care, Education, Health, Police, Probation, Youth Custody Services, Courts and voluntary sector organisations and to represent the Youth Justice Service in a professional manner at meetings and in all communication with partners. To support children/young people to make positive changes in their lives and help them to engage positively with opportunities within their communities and encourage them to be as successful as possible whilst reducing concerns for harm to others and increasing their safety and wellbeing. To collaborate with children, young people and families and create bespoke intervention plans to promote strength-based practice methods that address areas of need and to regularly review these plans to ensure their suitability and effectiveness. When necessary to enforce Court Orders and Notices of Supervision in line with court and service expectations and prepare breach evidence for prosecution as required. Demonstrate an up to date understanding of youth justice legislation, local guidance and procedures relevant to children/young people including safeguarding and child care law. To ensure that relevant information, interactions with colleagues, face to face contacts, meetings and decision making is recorded accurately and to a high standard on the YJ database within agreed timescales. To play a supporting role in improving practice and the quality of assessments and plans, assisting Team Managers including facilitating team meetings, taking responsibility for dissemination of new legislation and developments in practice. To chair Safety Planning Meetings and ensure accurate and complete records of these discussions. To ensure that children and young people's diversity is recognised and responded to and seek to identify and challenge structural barriers within systems, processes and practice. As part of a Duty System to represent the Youth Justice Service in Youth and Crown Court as an advocate on behalf of young people and the service including representing the YJS at Saturday and Bank Holiday Emergency Youth Court as required (up to 7 times a year). To sit on Referral Order Panels as an experienced designated Youth Justice Service Representative offering support and guidance to panel members as needed. To take a supportive role in recruitment and a lead role in the induction of new staff. To maintain own professional development through training and keeping up to date with current theory, legislation, guidance and youth justice practice. To demonstrate an awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion. About you You will hold a level 6 professional qualification in social work or probation or a degree level qualification in a relevant subject (e.g., psychology, criminology) and have substantial youth justice experience. You will be expected to engage, assess and work directly and creatively with children and young people who are at risk of offending or who have offended. You will visit young people at their home, in schools or other community venues. This is a varied job, and you will also need to be able to effectively support parents/carers and work in partnership with other agencies to keep young people and others safe. You will also have statutory duties and be required to attend court and undertake comprehensive assessments and written reports. You will possess a detailed knowledge of the legislation, guidance and standards relevant to youth justice practice. The role can be fast paced and is ideally suited to someone with excellent communication skills, who has experience in engaging children and young people positively and effectively and who has the necessary skills to case manage and meet competing demands within agreed timescales. You will also take a lead in specific areas of specialist service development and delivery and support the management team with performance improvement and team morale. You will provide mentoring, support, guidance, supervision and appraisal to students and YJS staff. Our benefits A comprehensive

wellbeing package

to cover

all aspects of wellbeing , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family. Buy up to

4 weeks additional annual leave

(pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme. Take your bank holidays

flexibly

to better suit

your personal circumstances . Access to

development opportunities , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support

your personal and professional growth . Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a

positive impact on our community

during your normal working day. Access to

Peer Support Groups

through our IDEAL staff

equality, diversity and inclusion

network. Opportunities to nominate and receive

Employee Recognition Awards . Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more. About us Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes. We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions. Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion. https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers Attached documents

CCC Employment Benefits Brochure [November 2024].pdf Job Description and Person Specification

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