Senior Youth Justice Officer

Job Description

Salary range:
Grade 11 (£46,968 - £49,056 p.a.) plus fantastic benefits

Contract
:
Permanent

Hours of work
: 36 hours per week

Location
:
Croydon

• To work restoratively and contribute to the development and implementation of Court Orders and Interventions in line with the requirements under the powers of criminal courts (Sentencing Act 2000) as amended.
• To deliver services to young people who are remanded either on bail, in the Local Authority’s accommodation, in secure accommodation or in custody, prior to their being sentenced by local Courts.
• To prepare reports for the Court and Youth Offender Panels in accordance with National Standards on young offenders appearing before the Youth/Crown Court.

• Ability to undertake well‑informed, analytical and personalised assessments of young people who offend (ASSET Plus / Triage assessment) in a nondiscriminatory way.
• Ability to negotiate, develop and implement appropriate plans based on assessed desistance factors, risks and needs of young people, victims, and local communities, taking into account diversity issues.
• Ability to interpret advice/statute and to devise policy/practice in the light of these.
• Ability to build good working relationships and engage young people and their families in professional and, where appropriate, sustained relationships.
• Ability to work independently and consult on complex issues.
• Ability to plan and manage a caseload under pressure and apply a case management model to work with young people and their families.

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.