YOS Court Officer – Birmingham

Job Description

YOS Court Officer
Birmingham
02/06/2025 – 2.5 months initially
Monday to Friday, 8.45am – 5.15pm, 37 hrs/week – Office based (Bank Holidays and Saturdays are worked on a rota basis)

• Undertake OOC assessment and case management
• Effectively manage and monitor young people going through the court process and referral order panels
• Helping children with the consequences of their offending, for their victim(s), for themselves, their families and their communities
• Ensure that work with young offenders has at its’ core a ‘restorative’ approach that addresses the needs of victims of crime, through the provision of a rehabilitation programme to change young people’s behaviour
• Participate in the provision and use of information in relation to identifying the needs of young people and families and in measuring effective outcomes
• Contribute to the delivery of the Youth Justice Plan and performance measures within
• Deliver a range of interventions and group work which tackle the factors which place a child at risk of offending
• Contribute to the efficient and effective use of resources within the Youth Offending Service
• Plan and implement diversion from court programmes where appropriate
• Contribute to the remand and provision of Bail Support Services
• Work in co-operation with other agencies and partners and key stakeholders in the local community
• Act as Case Managers for court orders where appropriate
• Compile and present Pre-Sentence Reports and other reports
• Build effective local strategies to reduce crime by children by working collaboratively with partner agencies
• Attend meetings reviews and conferences where necessary

Requirements

• Significant Youth Justice experience 
• Experience of working in a multi-agency setting with young people involved in the Criminal Justice System and knowledge of the criminal legislation as it affects youths
• Experience of using Care Director and completing Asset +’s
• Experience of assessment, planning and delivering intervention/programmes
• Experience of preparing formal reports, carrying out safeguarding assessments, evaluating risk, and dealing with safeguarding issues
• Ability to work on your own initiative is essential
• Enhanced Child and Adult DBS registered the update service

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services in an equal opportunities employer.
Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call 02085149110 mobile 07570 819 831