Lead Coordinator Early Intervention and Prevention Youth Justice Service

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Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CV’s (unless specified on the advert).

Please fully complete the online application form.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership funded project, located in the Youth Justice Service. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the project aims are delivered within budget and meet the needs of children and families. You will manage a small team of workers who will directly deliver interventions with children and families. You will be required to deliver line management responsibilities, manage budgets, document and report outcomes and provide assurance to senior leaders as well as funders. This is a unique opportunity to lead an innovative project and develop leadership skills.

You will also ensure that external providers meet the requirements of their contract.

The key responsibilities include:

• Provide effective support with direct reports through coaching, mentoring, case supervision, support Performance Development Reviews and training as required.
• Support and contribute to other Council plans and strategies such as the Serious Violence Strategy, Youth Justice Priorities and Early Help Strategies for example.
• To ensure the delivery of innovative high quality interventions that safeguard, and promote positive outcomes of children, diverting them away from offending behaviours.
• Oversee and sign off the quality of assessments, plans and interventions delivered with children that allocated workers are supporting
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office package including Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc.

This role is suited someone who is ambitious for children and families; committed to maintaining high standards and supporting others to deliver high quality services that really make a difference.

Please see Appendix A (page 10) in the recruitment pack for a full copy of the Job Description and Person Specification.

The closing date for this vacancy is Thursday 28th May (or earlier in the event of high volume of applications being received).

Provisional interview dates are Tuesday 9th June.