Youth Justice Practitioner

Youth Justice Practitioner

We're excited to collaborate with a Local Authority in the Twickenham area seeking a Youth Justice Practitioner to work within their Youth, Children's Centres, Early Help & Targeted Youth Support Services.

The position will hold both court orders and out of court work , undertake assessments, write reports, also will complete single assessments if the child is deemed to meet threshold for a section 17 assessment.

Offering a 3-6 month agency contract with potential for ongoing extension, this full-time position (36 hours) is based in TW1 (Twickenham).

The competitive rate of pay is 26+ per hour, negotiable based on experience.

Context Of The Role:

• The key objectives of the Youth Justice Service are to prevent and reduce offending by children and young people, working with high risk repeat offenders to prevent re-offending, promoting and maximising the welfare and the safeguarding of young people that have entered criminal youth justice system and increasing awareness and confidence in the youth justice system.
• You will be responsible for managing a caseload of young people who have been either referred by the Police or ordered by the court, ensuring that a holistic assessment of need supports a robust intervention.
• You will support children, young people and families with a range of needs and risks related primarily to offending behaviour, ensuring that any factors against desistance are addressed alongside the family and network and factors for desistance are fully promoted, particularly in regard to repairing harm, increasing social capital, education, emotional wellbeing and feeling safe.
• You will attend Youth court and act as court officer including occasional court. This will include being part of a rota to cover Saturday court.

Skills & Experience:

• Experience of working with children, young people and families with offending behaviour.
• Ability to work restoratively with all children, young people and victims of crime in line with the service restorative approach principles and standards.
• Experience of effective management of a caseload of young people in accordance with local policies/procedure and Youth Justice National Standards, and accurate recording.

Qualifications Needed:

• Educated at level 4 or above professional qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g Children and Youth, Social Care, Probation )
• Evidence of continuing professional development within Youth Justice.
• Local Authority / Public Sector.

We offer a market leading referral scheme of up to 250 so if you know of someone who may also be looking for an exciting career opportunity

To apply for this role please email & call Dane on (phone number removed).