Job Title: Youth Justice Practitioner
Location: Somerset, UK
Pay: £27.78 per hour PAYE | £38 per hour via umbrella
Are you a skilled professional ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people? Somerset Council is seeking an experienced Youth Justice Practitioner to join the Children and Families Directorate. This locum role offers an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality supervision, assessment, and interventions, while working in a supportive, dynamic environment. With flexible working arrangements and competitive pay rates, this is a chance to contribute to vital services while growing your professional expertise.
Perks and Benefits:
* Competitive Pay: Choose between £27.78 per hour PAYE or £38 per hour via umbrella, ensuring your skills are rewarded fairly.
* Flexible Working: Benefit from a hybrid working model, balancing time between home and your contracted work base, supporting a healthy work-life balance.
* Professional Growth: Gain experience across a range of complex cases, enhancing your knowledge of youth justice, safeguarding, and family support services.
* Dynamic Environment: Join a dedicated team within Somerset Council, contributing to impactful work that helps children and families reach their full potential.
What you will do:
* Deliver assessments, interventions, and ongoing support for allocated cases, considering individual needs including mental health and speech and language requirements.
* Evaluate and manage risk, harm, and vulnerability, ensuring children and young people are supervised safely and effectively.
* Produce accurate, evidence-based reports, statements, and records to support service managers, courts, and other professionals.
* Build professional relationships with children, families, carers, and other agencies to facilitate effective service delivery.
* Lead and manage Intervention Workers, ensuring services meet National Standards, statutory requirements, and best practice.
* Contribute to service development by embedding new approaches, research findings, and quality improvements.
* Maintain a child-centred approach and uphold Somerset Council’s commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Your Skills and Experience:
* Extensive experience in youth justice or children and families services, including high-risk and high-vulnerability cases.
* Strong assessment, planning, intervention, and review skills.
* Experience leading and managing staff, with a commitment to high-quality service delivery.
* Knowledge of safeguarding, equality and diversity, and performance management frameworks.
* Ability to work creatively, independently, and collaboratively, balancing challenging cases with the needs of children and young people.
* Relevant professional qualification, e.g., DipSW, SW Degree, Youth Justice qualification, or equivalent experience.
Working Conditions:
* Standard hours: 37 per week, with occasional evening or weekend work.
* Travel: Countywide travel may be required, including to areas with limited public transport.
* Flexible and hybrid working available to support both home-based and office-based activities.
About Somerset Council:
Somerset Council is committed to delivering high-quality, child-focused services that support children, families, and communities. Join a dedicated team in a dynamic local authority environment, and play a key role in helping children and young people reach their full potential.
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