RQ– ASPIRE Restorative Youth Practitioner

• £33.97 an hour Umbrella rate

This period closes on Friday November 28 2025 at 9:30.

ASPIRE stands for Adolescent Support in Prevention, Inclusion and Restorative Engagement. The team sits within the Specialist Adolescent Service as part of the Family and Adolescents Directorate. The Service acts as the statutory Youth Justice Service and has a key role to play in diverting children away from the youth justice system; helping prevent offending and re-offending; reducing the use of custody;

contributing to multi‑agency public protection and safeguarding, and adopting Signs of Safety, trauma‑informed, identity development and whole‑family approaches to youth justice. Within the service we have the following vision: ʻWe take a child first, offender second approach and always seek to work in partnership with children and families to build resilience and sustain positive changeʼ.

This role will lead on delivering 1: 1 work with young people that have been a victim of peer on peer violence or bullying to reduce the likelihood of entering the cycle of crime. The work could include targeted group work where this is appropriate, working alongside the youth service and Project X groups to support young people to increase their confidence and social skills and outlook.

You will manage and facilitate restorative work with victims and those children who offend in accordance with the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime ensuring the work with victims is high quality, individualised and responsive driving positive outcomes and safety for victims. You will be responsible to provide a range of restorative justice interventions to those who have been harmed by youth crime and to those children that have committed the harm.

You will provide high‑quality support and advocacy to victims of youth crime. To facilitate restorative justice processes where appropriate, ensuring that victims are fully informed, supported, and empowered to engage in the youth justice process in a safe and meaningful way.

The role can support parents / carers who experience violence from their children and offer restorative processes and mediation with the parent and child to reduce cycles of violence or breakdown in relationship.

All work will be recorded in a timely manner on the Youth Justice case management system and on the social care system if the victim is also open to social care and the work is part of their plan.

• Educated at level 4 or above professional qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. Probation, Youth work Children and Youth, Social Care)
• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Experience of developing and coordinating work with victims in line with Victims Code of Practice ensuring and enabling effective engagement and satisfaction of victims and engagement of children who offend
• Experience of undertaking risk assessments on the victims readiness to engage in a restorative process
• Experience of effective partnership working and working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of addressing specific equality or diversity issues within your practice with colleagues/service users and taking action to solve them
• Good knowledge and understanding of the Youth Justice landscape, including best practice in regard to Good Lives Model, Desistance Theory, Child first and Trauma Informed Practice and Transitions
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of Restorative Justice particularly in relation to young people and victims
• The ability to provide emotional and practical support to victims affected by youth crime
• Maintain accurate and confidential case records in line with data protection legislation

• A passion for Achieving for Childrenʼs vision, mission and values (trust, value. respect) to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives.
• Able to use a range of digital hardware or software to support your work effectively i.e. microsoft or Google software.
• Good organisational abilities including: time management, problem-solving and prioritisation including ability to negotiate and influence.
• Able to work flexibly and independently with limited management oversight.
• Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children using a strength based approach.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills that are open, honest, persuasive and pragmatic, including excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability to work with both victims and young people professionally and impartially

If you think this job role is for you, please send your CV to rebeccabentum@c