Youth Justice Worker

Youth Justice Worker (Norfolk Youth Justice Service) | 10513 | Secondment Opportunity / Temporary Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2028 | 37 hours per week | £34,434 to £36.363 per annum | Grade H | Norwich / Great Yarmouth

This is an exciting opportunity to join Norfolk Youth Justice Service. We have posts based in Norwich and Great Yarmouth until the 31st March 2028.

• Engage, assess, and work directly and creatively with children aged 10-17 who are at risk of offending or have offended, safeguarding their welfare, protecting the public and helping restore the damage caused to victims.
• Manage a caseload of low to medium risk cases within the Out of Court Diversion team.
• Develop, contribute to, and participate in interventions to prevent offending and re‑offending by children.
• Plan and deliver interventions, public protection measures and manage safeguarding concerns.
• Conduct assessments of children and families using YJB‑approved tools and other relevant frameworks to identify risks, needs and strengths, informing statutory and voluntary interventions.
• Produce written and verbal reports based on assessments for a wide range of audiences.
• Understand relevant criminal justice and childcare legislation, restorative justice principles, child and adolescent development and transition impacts.
• Communicate effectively with service users, colleagues, and other professionals.
• Participate in statutory duties, multi‑agency meetings, and produce formal written reports.
• Work flexibly, including evenings, weekends, bank holidays, court duty and intervention sessions.

• Passionate about working with children in a co‑productive way and advocating for children’s rights.
• Rooted in evidence‑based practice and continuously learning to improve.
• Strong work ethic, resilience, and ability to adapt to challenging situations.
• Creative with initiative to bring new ideas and fresh perspectives.
• Organised and able to prioritise work with the greatest impact.
• Child‑first approach, collaborative with children and their parents/carers.
• Knowledge of criminal justice and childcare legislation, and experience working with children with behavioural or emotional concerns.
• High organisational skills and ability to meet competing deadlines.

These posts are locality based but most of the working week involves community visits or remote work. You must have a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle to meet the post requirements. You will be expected to work from the office at least two days a week, in addition to team days.

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast‑track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi‑time, part‑time, remote, and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as Norfolk Rewards employee discount programme, helping you save on groceries, clothes, holidays, technology, gym memberships, cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
• Tax‑efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to a tax‑efficient car lease scheme for greener travel, enabling you to lease a brand‑new, ultra‑low‑emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard‑to‑fill job

Redeployment closing date: 20 May 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 15 June 2026 at 23:55