The Senior Practitioner roles within Oxfordshire's Youth Justice Service hold a reduced caseload with higher levels of complexity and public protection/safety concerns. This allows capacity for Senior Practitioners to play a crucial function in the learning and development of the team; supporting management with training, workshops, practice development and quality assurance. Senior Practitioners also have lead areas of practice, and this role has lead responsibility for restorative justice and victims within the Youth Justice Service. This Senior Practitioner role supervises the Restorative Justice Worker and provides monthly reflective case supervision and effective managerial oversight of victim case-work and restorative justice performance. You will be responsible for driving effective practice around restorative justice and victims and providing guidance and support for staff across the service and wider directorate on issues linked to youth justice and victims within the justice system. You will provide performance reporting to the Team Manager and Service Manager and support the preparation of information shared with the Youth Justice Partnership Management Board, which plays a lead role in the strategic governance and oversight of work with victims. You will be required to maintain excellent knowledge of the current challenges facing our children and victims of crime and be a strong advocate for their rights in line with the YJB Child First principles and Victim's Code. You will be expected to maintain your knowledge of the youth justice agenda including key issues at a national level and support management to translate practice change/development at a local level in a way that meets the needs of Oxfordshire children and those harmed by their offending. You will help to ensure that services are planned and delivered in a way that maximises participation with children and victims and is responsive to individual needs and backgrounds.
Role context
Oxfordshire Youth Justice Service (YJS) is going through an exciting change as we integrate into a new Adolescence & Prevention Service. The Youth Justice service sits as a distinct team alongside Targeted Youth Work and the SAFER team (harm outside the home). The YJS is led by a Service Manager and a dedicated Team Manager, supported by two Assistant Team Managers and three Senior Practitioners. This is a very exciting time to be part of a developing offer for adolescents and victims in Oxfordshire in line with evidence and innovation regionally and nationally. Oxfordshire Youth Justice Service is a dynamic and forward-thinking team, committed to continuous learning and holding ourselves to the highest standards for our children, families and victims in line with our Child First principles and the Victim's Code. We are a county-wide service located within Children’s Services.
Responsibilities
* Lead responsibility for restorative justice and victims within the Youth Justice Service
* Supervise the Restorative Justice Worker and provide monthly reflective case supervision
* Provide managerial oversight of victim case-work and restorative justice performance
* Drive effective practice around restorative justice and victims
* Provide guidance and support for staff across the service and wider directorate on youth justice and victims issues
* Provide performance reporting to the Team Manager and Service Manager
* Support preparation of information for the Youth Justice Partnership Management Board
* Maintain knowledge of challenges facing children and victims of crime and advocate for their rights (YJB Child First principles and Victim's Code)
* Stay informed on the youth justice agenda and translate practice change to local delivery
* Support participation and responsiveness to individual needs and backgrounds
Qualifications/Experience
* Experience in the criminal justice system (Probation or Youth Justice) or an organisation predicated on restorative justice approaches
* Sound understanding of Restorative Justice; willingness to learn and develop
* Experience in management and supervision; line-management responsibilities
* Strong organisational and self-motivation to achieve outcomes for children who offend and victims of crime
Disability Confident: This employer will generally offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the minimum criteria. See details for recruitment situations and guarantees. Oxfordshire County Council is a Disability Confident employer.
Oxfordshire Youth Justice Service (YJS) is going through an exciting change as we integrate into a new Adolescence & Prevention Service. The Youth Justice service sits as a distinct team alongside Targeted Youth Work and the SAFER team (harm outside the home). The YJS is led by a Service Manager and a dedicated Team Manager, supported by two Assistant Team Managers and three Senior Practitioners. This is a very exciting time to be part of a developing offer for adolescents and victims in Oxfordshire in line with evidence and innovation regionally and nationally. Oxfordshire Youth Justice Service is a dynamic and forward-thinking team, committed to continuous learning and holding ourselves to the highest standards for our children, families and victims in line with our Child First principles and the Victim's Code. We are a county-wide service located within Children’s Services.
* Culture of flexible working
* Technology to support agile working where role permits
* Upto 33 days holiday p.a plus bank holidays
* Option to 'buy' additional holiday
* Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
* Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer's contribution of upto 19.9%
* Enhanced family friendly policies
* Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
* Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development
Commitment and policies
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Oxfordshire County Council values a diverse workforce and places importance on inclusion across age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and maternity or family leave. We have staff networks to support inclusion. We guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet essential criteria, and for care leavers and certain other groups as defined by our policy.
Safeguarding: Oxfordshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
Flexible Working: We are open to flexible working arrangements, including flexi-time, part-time, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours where the service allows.
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