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Location: Knowsley, Merseyside

Salary: £30,451 – £36,922 per annum [Social Work Framework Progression]

Position Type: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 28th November 2021

Details:
The role: as a quality Case Manager you will be responsible for ensuring the safeguarding of children and families, completing assessments and reports. With the child and family, you will build strength-based plans and interventions to best support them to support their needs and make changes to their lives, in both community and custodial settings. You will also be responsible for managing risk of serious harm, re-offending and the safety and well-being of the child. You will need to be creative in the way that you work with complex families, engaging them to build on the positives whilst having a strong understanding of the impact of exploitation, trauma and adverse childhood experiences.

We work under Youth Justice Board Case Management Guidelines including performance measures, local standards and Inspectorate frameworks. We ensure we are flexible in meeting the needs of the children and families we work with, focusing on building positive professional working relationships to help facilitate and maintain change. The role will require you to balance Child First methodology with public protection and understand restorative practice and contextual safeguarding.

You will need to have knowledge of current children’s and youth justice legislation. Applicants must also demonstrate experience of working with partner agencies to support vulnerable children and their families, preferably in a statutory setting, to achieve sustainable outcomes for children, families and victims.

A key aspect to the job is being confident in your communication skills and being able to understand your audience, whether that be in a Court setting or to children. You will be required to engage with children in a variety of ways from support to enforcement so the ability to develop positive trusting relationships is essential to affect change.

We support Social Workers in their progression, affording opportunities to grow skill sets. Staff have regular supervision with their line manager, frequent professional development sessions and access to group or specialist supervisions for those complex cases discussions and reflection

Applicants must be qualified, and Social Work England registered at the point of commencement in role, however all applicants must fully evidence how they meet each essential criteria to progress to the interview stage. It is really important that you are aware that applicants will not be selected for interview if they do not meet all required criteria.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Fleur Hann (0151 443 2872) or Cat Johnson (0151 443 3858) Operational Managers, Youth Offending Service

For further information about our Children’s Social Services, please visit https://www.knowsleysocialworkacademy.co.uk/

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Location: Across Kirklees

Salary: £43,857 – £45,859 – plus market rate supplement of £4,500

Position Type: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 28th November 2021

For more information or to apply, please click here

Location: John Kane Centre, Cardiff.

Salary: £37,890 – £40,876

Position Type: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 17th November 2021

Details:

About The Service
Cardiff Youth Justice Service (YJS) is a multi-agency partnership, working with children and young people aged 10-17; their families; and victims of their behaviour in order to reduce risk of offending and reoffending, protect the public and repair harm.

We are currently undergoing a period of significant change as we continue upon our successful improvement journey.

As we venture upon our next steps of progression, we have created an exciting opportunity to be part of the leadership and management team within the service, driving forward all aspects of excellent practice in prevention and partnership working.

About the job
The successful candidate will manage the Youth Justice Service Prevention team consisting of Local Authority staff and seconded partners within the service responsible for assessment and creation of co-ordinated intervention plans of support to young people open to the YJS via Prevention interventions.

You will contribute to the implementation of the re-structure of the service and a challenging action plan for overall improvements in service delivery, with a specific focus to ensure assessment, planning, development of interventions and involvement of young people in contributing to their own plans within the service is of the highest standards. You will also provide that important wider link to partners outside of the YJS in the creation and development of evidence-based Prevention work

We aim to be a strengths based responsive service that works in partnership with children and young people, their families, victims and partners across the Local Authority to provide the very best support, challenge and growth opportunities for young people within our service

What We Are Looking For From You
The successful candidate will be suitably qualified to degree level or equivalent with significant experience and knowledge of Youth Justice and the daily complex issues that can arise.

Proven supervisory or management experience within a Youth Justice Service or a closely related field is highly desirable.

For more information or to apply, please click here

Location: John Kane Centre, Cardiff.

Salary: £37,890- £40,876

Position Type: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 17th November 2021

Details:

About The Service
Cardiff Youth Justice Service (YJS) is a multi-agency partnership, working with children and young people aged 10-17; their families; and victims of their behaviour in order to reduce risk of offending and reoffending, protect the public and repair harm.
We are currently undergoing a period of significant change as we continue upon our successful improvement journey.

As we venture upon our next steps of progression, we have created an exciting opportunity to be part of the leadership and management team within the service, driving forward all aspects of excellent practice in planning, intervention and participation.

About the job
The successful candidate will manage the interventions team consisting of Local Authority staff and seconded partners within the service responsible for contribution to co-ordinated intervention plans of support to young people open to the YJS via Prevention interventions, Out of Court disposals (Bureau) through to Court Orders and those subject to resettlement from the Secure Estate.

You will contribute to the implementation of the re-structure of the service and a challenging action plan for overall improvements in service delivery, with a specific focus to ensure planning, development of interventions and involvement of young people in contributing to their own plans within the service is of the highest standards.

We aim to be a strengths based responsive service that works in partnership with children and young people, their families, victims and partners across the Local Authority to provide the very best support, challenge and growth opportunities for young people within our service.

What We Are Looking For From You
The successful candidate will be suitably qualified to degree level or equivalent with significant experience and knowledge of Youth Justice and the daily complex issues that can arise.

Proven supervisory or management experience within a Youth Justice Service or a closely related field is highly desirable.

For more information or to apply, please click here

Location: Preston, Lancashire

Salary: £38,890 – £43,857

Position Type: Full Time (37 hours)

Contract Type: Fixed Term until 9 January 2025

Closing Date: 14th November 2021

Details:

Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Service work with children aged 10-18 either involved in, or at risk of, offending or anti-social behaviour. The service provides support to children, their families, victims and communities through promoting a strength-based approach, enhancing the safety of children, families and victims and supporting opportunities for them to achieve positive futures.

We are looking to develop our Harmful Sexual Behaviour (hsb) work and we are looking for an experienced practitioner to lead on the developments in this area of work. This is a brand-new post which combines developmental and operational work at a senior social work level. You will provide support, guidance and consultation to staff and partners as well as having a small caseload.

This is therefore this is an exciting opportunity to help to shape and develop the hsb work within the CYJS and the wider prevention and diversion services and a chance to make a real difference to children and families.

We are committed to delivering a child first approach, focussing on restorative and trauma informed practice. Our staff are our key asset, and you will benefit from having a thorough supportive induction; a supportive management structure; an impressive training offer and colleagues who are friendly, dynamic and passionate about their work.

We are looking for a practitioner who is:

passionate, motivated and enthusiastic about delivering high quality services to children, families and victims
committed to positive partnership working and restorative approaches
experienced and skilled in hsb work
has a desire to work with and alongside others, to learn, innovate and deliver improvements

The main office base is in Preston however, the service is countywide so there will be expectation to travel to meet service need. There are office bases located across the County.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Cath Cheshire, Team Manager on 01772 532047.

Interviews will be held on 29th November 2021.

For more information or to apply, please click here

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Salary: £25,481 – £37,890

Position Type: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 19th November 2021

Details:

We are looking for Youth Justice Officers who want to improve outcomes for children and young people, within the context of Leeds’ aim to be a Child Friendly and Restorative City. The role is a challenging one, and requires individuals who are prepared to work hard, collaborate with other agencies and listen and respond to children and young people, focussing on their strengths and building their resilience.

You will need show that you can work restoratively and holistically and demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to child-first principles. We are looking for Youth Justice Officers who understand what good practice looks like and who can work effectively with others in a culture of high support and high challenge. Specifically, you will need:

• A CQSW/DipSW/Diploma in Probation Studies/Diploma in Youth and Community Work/Foundation Degree in Youth Justice or equivalent
• A commitment to multi-agency, restorative working and a flexible approach, which will include working weekends and evenings on occasion
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system and court processes
• Experience of working with young people and their families
• Excellent communication, assessment and report writing skills
• A positive, professional approach with excellent IT skills
• Proven commitment to equality and diversity

In return we offer:

• The chance to be part of an energetic, creative and ambitious Service, which is passionate about making a difference to young people, families and communities
• The opportunity to become part of an ‘outstanding’ Children and Families Directorate
• Excellent terms and conditions, including access to the local government pension scheme, generous annual leave entitlements and other employee benefits
• An excellent support and professional development offer
• The opportunity to work flexibly, including hybrid working

For an informal discussion about this post please contact our Youth Justice Centre reception on 0113 3782055 or email leeds.yos.admin@leeds.gov.uk.

Leeds YJS has a commitment to safeguarding children and young people which is reflected in staff selection. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. If you hold a DipSW or CQSW your appointment as a Youth Justice Officer is subject to you being registered with Social Work England as eligible to practice.

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