Youth Justice Officer

• Assessment of young people who offend, including specialist assessments, e.g. Sexually harmful behaviour, Speech language and communication needs etc..

• Managing bail and remand cases

• Managing cases subject to the YOTs Multi-Agency Risk Management Procedure (high and very high risk) – child protection, MAPPA, child sexual exploitation (CSE) and sexually harmful behaviour cases.

• Planning and sequencing of community and custodial sentences

• Delivery of interventions to address offending behaviour and ‘keep safe’ work with young people at risk of CSE.

• Enforcement of statutory court orders to maintain compliance

• Writing Pre-Sentence and Referral Order Panel Reports based on assessments

• Court Officer duties (including weekend and bank holidays on a rota basis)

• Multi-Agency working to negotiate and co-ordinate information sharing and services provided by partner agencies.

• Diversity awareness and anti-discrimination practice

• Acting as Duty Officer

• Transport of service users. A full driving licence and access to own transport is essential to meet the requirements of this role.

• A strong background in youth justice

• Experience in providing advocacy, guidance, and emotional support to children appearing in court

• Excellent communication skills, a trauma-informed approach, and the ability to work collaboratively with legal professionals and partner agencies to ensure the best outcomes for children.

• Full UK Driving Licence, access to a vehicle, business insurance

• One of: CQSW, Diploma / BA in Social Work; Diploma in Probation Studies; Foundation Degree in Youth Justice; NVQ 4 in Community Justice

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