Youth Justice Service Worker

Job Introduction

Youth Justice Service Worker – Dudley YJS (Part time, 18.5 Hours Per Week)

A vacancy has arisen resulting in us being able to offer you to join our team. You will be joining a team working towards offering young people an alternative approach to engagement, focussed on attempting to enable them to desist from offending & anti-social behaviour through therapeutic interventions – including through art and music. We are a service keen to embed a Child First approach to working with all children and believe that championing the positive factors which may already be present in their lives will give us the best chance of achieving this.

We are seeking to recruit a Youth Justice Service Worker to our team, to support children and young people who attend Court. Ideal candidates will possess specialist working knowledge of Youth Justice Court work, social work and youth justice practice in children's services, experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and their families.

As a YJS Worker you will demonstrate qualities that will assist the management team in providing an effective service that meets the individual needs of young people and families to reduce and prevent further offending. You will also assist with specific functions of the YJS, such as groupwork delivery and casework.

You must be able to demonstrate a pro-active approach to engaging and supporting children and young people who are subject to out of court disposals and statutory court orders; both within the community and custodial settings; in accordance with legal requirements, national standards and local policies.

Being a reflective practitioner will enable you to demonstrate an efficient approach to time and task management, possess key skills to produce work in a timely manner and show competency in representing the service within a variety of settings including risk management forums.

You must hold a recognised Youth Justice, Social Care or Social Work qualification, or a degree level qualification in a related area of expertise.

If you are interested, please get in touch so we can inform you of the weekly working pattern. Please call Gurpreeth Singh Aujla on 01384 813060 / 07980 769826 or email Gurpreeth.aujla@dudley.gov.uk

Workplace Attendance: Working in the office 3+ days a week (pro-rata) or Onsite full time

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