Youth Justice Officer
| Job Title: | Youth Justice Officer |
| Contract Type: | Contract |
| Location: | North East London |
| Industry: | |
| Salary: | Manchester, £30 per hour |
| REF: | BSMANCYOUTHOFF |
| Job Published: | 8 days ago |
Job Description
The role holder will:
- deliver high quality services to young people and their families aimed at preventing and reducing offending.
- make clear assessments in relation to risk of harm to the public, risk of re -offending and of offence related needs in order to allocate appropriate and targeted resources to the reduction and prevention of youth offending.
- develop and implement programmes/interventions based on principles of effective practice for all children and young people and their families in contact with the team.
- manage a caseload and ensure that information systems are maintained in order that national and other standards can be effectively assessed.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Prepare reports for court and other agencies in line with national, and other relevant standards.
- Make appropriate assessments and supervise and/or manage pre-sentence interventions and enforce all sentences and Orders as appropriate.
- Provide thorough care for young people serving Detention and Training Orders and other custodial sentences, and post release supervision in line with national and other relevant standards.
- Work in partnership with other agencies to reduce and prevent youth offending.
Ensure that all tasks are carried out to National Standards requirements and performance meets locally agreed targets and outcomes. - Adhere to the Working Together guidance as well as locally agreed structures and policies to improve the safeguarding of children and young people who are on the caseload.
- Ensure case recording is timely, accurate and complete and to take responsibility for the quality of data input, extracted and/or analysed from electronic or hard copy systems, to comply with MCC Data Quality Strategy.
- Possess relevant qualification or equivalent relevant experience - DipSW, Degree in Social Work, Qualified Probation Officer PCEP (Professional Certificate in Effective Practice), NVQ Level 4 in Community Justice.
- Enhanced DBS check
- 24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
- 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
- Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment
To discuss this vacancy in further detail or any other vacancies, please contact our Team on 0800 988 6307 or email gpadmin@4recruitmentservices.com.
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