Youth Engagement Officer

Youth Engagement Officer

Salary: £30- £33 / Hour Job type:
Day to Day Cover

Location:

Tower Hamlets

We are looking to recruit a Youth Engagement Officer in the Youth Justice Team within Tower Hamlets. The successful candidate will be working in a well‑structured, organised team that is growing its youth justice staffing levels.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stable working environment with experienced leadership, whilst receiving regular supervision and training opportunities. Tower Hamlets ensures that workers have as much support as possible, helping them maintain a good work‑life balance.

• Lead the planning and delivery of one‑to‑one support for children and young people allocated in the youth justice services assessed as high risk and meeting Intensive Supervision and Surveillance (ISS) criteria.
• Engage with vulnerable young people subject to statutory intervention from the youth justice service as part of a Court order.
• Create, alongside the Youth Justice Service Case Manager, a weekly Intensive ISS timetable.
• Plan, deliver and review support packages designed to ensure a high standard, smooth and consistent delivery of timetabled activities for young people and their families, including services of other agencies.
• Deliver specific interventions with children and young people on a one‑to‑one and group basis, contributing towards supporting children's desistance from offending, safety and wellbeing and risk of harm to others.
• Develop, organise and facilitate community reparation placements; supervise children/young people attending these placements and monitor attendance to support Youth Justice Service practitioners to manage interventions. Keep records up‑to‑date and ensure compliance and enforcement in line with the Youth Justice Service breach procedure and through the Court process when necessary.
• Lead the planning, facilitation and evaluation of the Youth Justice Service “youth forum.”
• Work 35 hours per week; this may include early evening hours and occasional cover for appointments or reparation on Sundays.

• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Previous Youth Justice experience.

Working with Ackerman Pierce will guarantee weekly payment and access to continued professional development, including a dedicated consultant to support you through the interview and onboarding process. The position offers a long contract within a stable supportive team with a great location and excellent transport links, close to central London.

To discuss this vacancy or any similar vacancies we currently have available in London, please email your updated CV or contact Carmen Thong for more information.