Advanced Social Worker​/Practitioner; Youth Justice

Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Advanced Social Worker or Youth Justice Practitioner to join our Youth Justice Service and play a key role in supporting children, young people, and families to achieve positive outcomes.

• Manage staff who hold complex caseloads requiring high levels of professional oversight, judgement, autonomy, and exemplary practice.
• Support the Team Manager in supervising staff, mentoring less experienced practitioners, and leading on safeguarding and risk management within the Youth Justice Service.
• Help achieve positive outcomes for children, young people, and families.

• The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
• Applicants must be able to declare any spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected.

Bedford Borough Council is a Level 2 Disability Confident employer and guarantees to interview any applicant with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role.

Bedford Borough Council is also a member of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant, pledging to interview any eligible applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for.

Bedford Borough Council has a sponsorship licence and may offer visa sponsorship to candidates based in the UK.

Closing date: 28th June 2026