Advanced Youth Offending Service Officer
Salary: £32 - £35 / Hour
Job type: Day to Day Cover
Location: Redbridge
Save Share Apply now We are looking to recruit an Advanced Youth Justice Officer in the Youth Justice Team within Redbridge. The successful candidate will be working in a well-structured, organised team who are growing their youth justice staffing levels.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stable working environment with experienced leadership, whilst receiving regular supervision and training opportunities. London Borough of Redbridge ensure that their workers have as much support as possible, helping them to keep a really good work life balance!
The responsibilities of the Advanced Youth Justice Officer includes:
1. To manage a caseload of youth justice cases, both out of court disposals and statutory court orders, according to the National Standards and the HMIP Inspection Framework.
2. With the Child First, Offender Second approach, to provide effective support and interventions to children and young people to complete their disposals / orders and live a crime-free life.
3. Provide effective communication with children and young people, their families and relevant internal and external partners so as to secure the best outcome for children and young people.
4. To ensure that equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice are a priority throughout all areas of the work.
5. Using AssetPlus as Assessment and Planning tool to undertake case management with specific focus on trauma informed practice building foundations for change and desistance factors in order to support children and young people to refrain from offending and re-offending.
6. To work collaboratively with children and young people, their families and partner agencies to deliver effective evidence based group and/or individual interventions/programmes to reduce the risk of offending, re-offending and disengagement from education, employment and training.
7. To prepare Pre-Sentence Reports or Stand-Down Reports for the Court and Panel Reports for Referral Order Panel and other forums as required.
8. To represent YJTPS and present information to Courts.
9. To provide effective engagement and deliver interventions based on the analysis of the assessment to keep the child or young person safe and keep other people safe.
The ideal candidate will have:
10. Eligibility to work in the UK
11. Previous Youth Justice experience
12. AssetPlus experience
Working with Ackerman Pierce you will be guaranteed weekly payment and access to continued profession development, including a dedicated consultant to support you through the interview and on boarding process. The position offers a long contract within a stable supportive team with a great location and excellent transport links as well as being close to central London.