Youth Offending Officer

My local authority client are looking for a Youth Offending Officer to join their team on a full time, temporary basis. Starting at the beginning of May until the end of June 2020 unless extended. My client are looking to pay £13.64ph. Job Purpose: To reduce offending by working within national and local guidance and through undertaking a range of tasks within and on behalf of the Service. Main Duties and Responsibilities: 1. To undertake all duties and responsibilities within the framework of National Standards for Youth Justice, Team and Policy and Procedures and inter-agency Protocols. 2. To be involved in the effective delivery of the service during and outside of office hours and at Bank Holidays and weekends as required, including one to one work and group work in the office and at external venues including court and home visits. 3. To undertake assessments and plan interventions with all young people, their parents and carers which take account of (a) risk to victim(s), the public and self; (b) of offending; (c) of individual development needs (personal/social, family, health, education/employment). 4.To ensure they are familiar with relevant legislation and national and local policies relating to Youth Justice and to effective practice developments. 5. To work cooperatively with colleagues from own and other disciplines and in partnership arrangements. 6. To meet all requirements relating to the maintenance of formal records of assessments, work with young people and case management supervision. 7. To partici pat e fully in individual supervision, team meetings, training opportunities, Inter-agency meetings and in opportunities to contribute to the strategic development of Youth Offending Services. 8. To share information and meet confidentiality requirements, as agreed within the Service and in protocol arrangements with other departments and agencies. 9. Any other duties and responsibilities within the range of the salary grade Candidate criteria: · K nowledge of current Youth Justice and Children’s legislation including Safeguarding policy and Offender Management principles. · Knowledge of child development and behaviour including the risk factors relating to young people involved in crime. · Knowledge of issues faced by young people, particularly in relation to race, gender, sexuality and disability, and of how to challenge inequalities professionally. · Knowledge of methods and models of intervention and anti-oppressive practice. · Effective communication skills: high standard of written English; confident and professional verbal skills; ability to listen, and to accurately interpret body language. · Able to use computer-based programs: to write reports; to complete case management recording; and to provide monitoring and evaluation information. · Confident and able to interact in a wide range of professional settings, including with children and young people, family and carers, multi-agency settings, communities, and the formal Court process. · Able to engage resistant children, young people and families, to deal with a range of challenging behaviours, and to provide an appropriate role model. · Able to undertake assessment and analysis of risk of harm, vulnerability and factors relating to offending for the preparation of a variety of reports and subsequent interventions. · To have organisation and planning skills in relation to managing individual workload and to have a flexible approach working within a team, whilst dealing with conflicting demands and coping with stressful situations. · To be able to effectively engage with both offenders and their families and the victims of crime to facilitate positive change. To apply, please send your CV to Rebekka This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89957662