Job Description
* Suffolk County Council
* Address: Ipswich IP1 2DN, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3YU or Lowestoft NR33 0EQ - Hybrid
* Salary: £34,434 - £40,777 per annum (pro rata if part time)
* Hours: 37 hours per week, flexible working options available
* Contract: Fixed term for two years
This is a County wide post, based at one of the following:
* Infobar, Constantine House, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2DN
* West Suffolk House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YU
* Riverside, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0EQ
We are passionate about improving the future for our customers, our communities and the environment. If you are too, join us as a Senior Reparation Coordinator as your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving.
Your role and responsibilities
* Demonstrate resilience, flexibility, and a belief in the power of rehabilitation
* Understand and apply restorative principles
* Work as part of a close-knit, motivated, and supportive team, managing reparation co‑ordinators in line with evidence‑informed practice
* Develop the offer of reparation placements to support children to achieve positive change through undertaking reparation activities within their local communities
* Undertake risk assessments
* Have oversight of safeguarding
* Build on existing quality assurance processes including data collection
You will need
* Excellent information‑gathering and analytical skills
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* An ability to network with community organisations
The Suffolk Youth Justice Service (SYJS) works with children and young people who are in, or at risk of entering, the Youth Justice System. We also support parents, carers, and victims of youth crime, operating as a multi‑agency partnership hosted by Suffolk County Council.
Our core aim is to:
* Prevent offending by children and young people
* Protect the public from harm caused by youth offending
* Promote the safety, wellbeing, and future aspirations of the children we work with
SYJS operates 7 days a week, including evenings until 9pm, and conducts home visits to meet national standards and legislative requirements.
As part of the role, you will be expected to occasionally work evenings and weekends, for which you will be entitled to flexi time or Time Off in Lieu (TOIL).
Benefits
In return, you'll enjoy:
* Up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
* Membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
* Travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
* Performance‑related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost‑of‑living pay increase
* Training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
* A variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
* Diverse and active staff networks
* Flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Closing date: 11.30pm, 25 May 2026
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
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