Senior Youth Justice Officer - Social Care & Health Non-Qualified - Peterborough City Council - PE2 8TY
3 – 6 Months Contract
37 Hours Per Week
Hybrid – 3 Days in Office
UK Driving License RequiredWe are looking for Senior Youth Justice Officer based at : Sand Martin House, Cambridgeshire, PE2 8TY
Key Accountabilities:
To perform tasks as a Senior Youth Justice Officer managing cases in or at risk of entering the Youth Justice System.
To take responsibility for assessing, planning, intervening, supervising and enforcing disposals for vulnerable children/young people as laid down by relevant national youth justice, social work and health care legislation, standards, guidance, and local policies and procedures.
To take the role of lead professional when it is in the best interest of the child/young person and family, delivering interventions in a whole family approach
To take a lead in specific areas of service development and delivery to support the management team to promote service development and performance improvement. Provide mentoring, support, guidance, supervision to staff and students, and support the induction of new YJS staff.
To manage a caseload of service users with varied levels of need in accordance with National Standards for Youth Justice, departmental policies and procedures, relevant legislation, guidance, and regulations.
To complete risk of re-offending, risk of serious harm and safety and well-being assessments on young people engaged in the criminal justice system using the nationally recognised evidence-based specialist Assessment tool AssetPlus as required. Make clear and defensible assessments in relation to young people’s risk of re-offending, risk to others and risk to the young person and develop associated management plans.
To prepare high quality pre-sentence reports, referral order reports and parenting assessments and reports for other agencies within required deadlines. To prepare, agree and review Intervention plans with young people and parents/ carers subject to prevention, pre-court outcomes, court orders, bail, or remand, sentenced to custody or on licence.
To deliver and / or co-ordinate interventions that focus upon reducing the risk of re-offending, risk to others and risk to the young person, including complex interventions with high-risk young people.
To effectively manage and maintain local and national standard contacts for young people subject to community and custodial based penalties, out of court disposals, prevention work and parents/carers subject to parenting orders.
To adopt a ‘whole family approach’ and take a Lead Professional Role for the family when in the best interests of the child/young person. To lead on Contextual Safeguarding Plans where in the best interests of the child/young person.
To manage complex situations and challenging behaviours associated with working with vulnerable adults and / or young people.
To use the designate case management systems for the recording of confidential information, case records and data and ensure that all relevant records and documents are managed in accordance with policy and procedure.
To access other partner case management systems to ensure that up to date relevant information forms part of your ongoing risk assessment.
To provide advice and support in respect of complex vulnerable young people and their families across the wider Targeted Support Service.
To work to achieve the specific aims and objectives of the Youth Justice and other Service’s Business Plans.
To work in partnership with wider children’s services, local authority teams and other partnership agencies, which may include Police, Probation, education, Mental Health Professionals, Substance Misuse Professionals, and other relevant bodies.
To be fully aware of the principles of safeguarding a range of vulnerable service
To manage a caseload of service users with varied levels of need in accordance with National Standards for Youth Justice, departmental policies and procedures, relevant legislation, guidance, and regulations.
To complete risk of re-offending, risk of serious harm and safety and well-being assessments on young people engaged in the criminal justice system using the nationally recognised evidence-based specialist Assessment tool AssetPlus as required. Make clear and defensible assessments in relation to young people’s risk of re-offending, risk to others and risk to the young person and develop associated management plans.
To prepare high quality pre-sentence reports, referral order reports and parenting assessments and reports for other agencies within required deadlines. To prepare, agree and review Intervention plans with young people and parents/ carers subject to prevention, pre-court outcomes, court orders, bail, or remand, sentenced to custody or on licence.
To deliver and / or co-ordinate interventions that focus upon reducing the risk of re-offending, risk to others and risk to the young person, including complex interventions with high-risk young people.
To effectively manage and maintain local and national standard contacts for young people subject to community and custodial based penalties, out of court disposals, prevention work and parents/carers subject to parenting orders.
To adopt a ‘whole family approach’ and take a Lead Professional Role for the family when in the best interests of the child/young person. To lead on Contextual Safeguarding Plans where in the best interests of the child/young person.
To manage complex situations and challenging behaviours associated with working with vulnerable adults and / or young people.
To use the designate case management systems for the recording of confidential information, case records and data and ensure that all relevant records and documents are managed in accordance with policy and procedure.
To access other partner case management systems to ensure that up to date relevant information forms part of your ongoing risk assessment.
To provide advice and support in respect of complex vulnerable young people and their families across the wider Targeted Support Service.
To work to achieve the specific aims and objectives of the Youth Justice and other Service’s Business Plans.
To work in partnership with wider children’s services, local authority teams and other partnership agencies, which may include Police, Probation, education, Mental Health Professionals, Substance Misuse Professionals, and other relevant bodies.
To be fully aware of the principles of safeguarding a range of vulnerable service users and ensure that your line manager is kept fully informed of any concerns and escalations.
To promote young people’s voices and collaboration through feeding back on service delivery, influencing change and developing future services.
To support managers to develop partnership delivery guidance and practice to enhance multi-agency working and transitions.
To support the delivery of Youth Justice services by attending Courts to present reports, to prosecute breaches and advise the judiciary on matters of bail or remand or other Youth Justice issues.
To provide mentoring and support to colleagues through constructive and supportive gatekeeping and countersigning of reports and assessments.
To support the recruitment and appointment of YJS staff. To provide advice, support and guidance to new staff to assist effective induction.
To support other YJS staff to conduct assessments and deliver interventions, including co-working complex cases.
To undertake professional supervision and development of staff and students.
To assist in the identification, development and delivery of training to varying audiences and staff groups. To promote and encourage the professional development of YJS staff.
In absence of Youth Justice Team Manager allocate work to staff that demonstrates a fair and equitable distribution of workload and considers staff experience and skill levels.
Requirements:
* Ability to demonstrate excellent communication effectively at all levels and through all mediums.
* Ability to use professional judgement to reach assessment conclusions and apply the concept of ‘defensible decision-making’ based on detailed, analytical, and objective assessments using standardised assessment tools.
* Ability to manage workload effectively in consultation with the Team.
* Commitment to best outcomes for young people and implementing evidenced based effective practice programmes.
* Commitment to working in partnership with other agencies and demonstrate skills in engaging young people.
* Effective use of IT and Electronic case management.
* Adaptable, imaginative, creative, and flexible in approach to the work.
* Able to work evenings and some Saturday and Bank Holidays to cover Court duty.
* Ability and willingness to travel across the county.
* Experience of caseload management, management of risk and taking a lead professional role.
* Recognised Professional Qualification in either Social Work, Probation, or Youth Justice.
* Experience of holding responsibility for work and of demonstrating initiative and self-motivation.
* Experience of multi-agency work and the ability to coordinate a multi-agency package of support for young people.
* Experience of undertaking holistic assessment including analysis of risk and protective factors.
* Recognised Professional Qualification in either Social Work, Probation, or Youth Justice.
* Substantial relevant experience in the field of the post applied for.
* Full UK driving licence, with Business Insurance.
* Enhanced DBS