We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Islington to assist with the appointment of a Youth Justice Officer, on a 3-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £23.08 - £31.71 per hour

Responsibilities:

• To take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons in your care and those who you come into contact with.
• Undertaking and co-ordinating assessments which accurately identify the risk of reoffending, harm, dangerousness and vulnerability of children and young people involved in the CJS by utilising assessment tools such as Child View/Asset Plus and CAF.
• To work creatively in developing and delivering targeted interventions to address the needs of and underlying causes of children and young people offending. This will involve developing innovative and imaginative approaches to address offending. This could include one-to-one and group work programmes which evidence a creative and imaginative approach in addressing criminogenic needs.
• To engage children and young peoplewith a range of complex needs and behaviours in a meaningful and creative way which promotes compliancewith their Order and allows for the development of a trusting professional relationship that can support building on protective factors and strengths.
• To effectively manage a pre court and statutory caseload and undertake direct work to reduce reoffending and ham1by reference to YOS assessment tools, producing a targeted, 'SMART' intervention plans focused on the triggers to offending, strengthening factors for desistence and utilising the network to support delivery of the plan.
  

Qualifications:

• A recognised qualification in social work, probation, teaching, youth and community, health or the PCEP. In exceptional circumstances candidates without these qualifications but can evidence the experience /skills below may be considered for posts PO1/P02.
• Direct experience of managing a diverse statutory caseload within the youth justice system
• Experience of assessing risk, analysing information from a range of sources and create plans to manage risk and safeguard children and young people and support them into meducation, employment, training and other positive activities

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. 

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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