Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Youth Justice Team to work full-time based in Haringey.
The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £49,890 per annum.
Responsibilities:
* To provide direct line management to a team of youth justice support workers with specific areas of responsibility, ensuring effective service delivery and high levels of performance.
* To lead on the development of specialist interventions across the youth justice service in conjunction with partner agencies.
* To model high-quality professional behaviour and to develop and promote notions of authoritative practice within the service.
* To carry a small, highly complex caseload of young people and families subject to formal youth justice disposals.
* To undertake regular quality assurance processes in relation to case work and other youth justice areas of practice.
* To undertake duty manager responsibilities on a rota basis.
* To maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic case records in line with Departmental policies and procedures.
* To offer case advice, mentoring, coaching, and guidance to others in the service as required, including co-working, joint visiting, assistance with assessment, planning, and delivery processes, and court reports.
* To support the development of a service consistent with models of partnership working with other agencies and children and their families, and to work with an emphasis on reducing first-time entrants, reoffending, and the use of custody.
* To ensure that protection and safeguarding concerns are central to all youth justice practice and service development initiatives.
* To take responsibility for your personal professional development by maintaining and developing relevant skills and knowledge of current legislation, policy, and social work practice through self-directed learning and via formal PQ route.
* To work with the Head of Service, Service, and Team Managers in managing the development of the service, ensuring it continues to improve and responds to changing need.
* To undertake any other temporary duties consistent with the basic duties and/or objectives of the post.
Requirements:
* A social work qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Registered or eligible for registration.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity.
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