Make a Real Difference in Your Community Portsmouth City Council’s Youth Justice Service (YJS) is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and dedicated Restorative Justice Practitioner to join our well‑resourced and innovative multi‑disciplinary team. The Role As a Restorative Justice Practitioner, you will: Deliver specialist restorative justice activities includingvictim contact, reparation, mediation, restorative conferences, and one‑to‑one work. Administer and coordinate restorative justice processes sensitively and efficiently to support effective planning and intervention. Arrange and oversee community placements for reparation and unpaid work, including evening/weekend opportunities. Work closely with our Community Engagement Coordinator torecruit, train, and support volunteers, promoting opportunities across media channels and community venues. Contribute to wider Youth Justice Service delivery, working collaboratively with professionals across health, police, social care, education and other statutory partners. Ensure all work adheres to required safeguarding, public protection, and GDPR standards. The ideal candidate We’re looking for someone who: Understands the Youth Justice System and the role of restorative justice within it. Has strong assessment skills and can use them effectively with young people, victims, and volunteers. Can work confidently within set timescales and adapt to changing service needs. Brings a professional, engaging approach that supports meaningful participation from service users. Can assess and manage risk (reoffending, harm, vulnerability) confidently. Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling positive relationships with young people, victims, volunteers, and partner agencies. Is self‑motivated, organised, calm under pressure, and able to use initiative while following policies and procedures. Has strong problem‑solving skills and a flexible, creative approach. Supports equality, diversity, and inclusive practice. Has competent IT skills, including use of Microsoft Office and case management databases. Can converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English (essential). Please ensure that you read the full job profile attached for the details and expectations of this role, paying particular attention the section 'Who is the person' as you will need to refer to this when completing your Personal statement. Hybrid working arrangements Attendance requirements to the designated workplace will be 2 days required in the office for full time post. Contact Details for an Informal Discussion If you have any questions, or would like an informal discussion about the role, please email: Kim Helme - kim.helme@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Interview date: 20th March 2026 About Portsmouth City Council Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act. We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours. Application process We anonymise applications during application & shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. As part of your application, we ask that you complete apersonal statement, this statement is crucial and is where you must demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the job against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person'points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills.This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience. We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal. We are committed to offering an interview to all those candidates that qualify under one of our commitments and meet the minimum criteria, however for roles that receive a large number of applications, this is not always possible, and we will select the candidates that best meet the minimum criteria You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role Safeguarding Roles Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) at Standard/Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please read the relevant DBS privacy notice before submitting any information. You will need to explain any gaps in your career history within the last 5 years - this is essential for all safeguarding roles. Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800