Youth Justice Officer

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Location: Hybrid (office, home, and community-based)
Hours: Flexible working, including evenings and weekends as part of a rota (8am–8pm, Monday to Saturday)

Are you passionate about supporting children to achieve their potential? Do you want to champion strengths-based and trauma-informed approaches that make a real difference for children and families in Sheffield?

Sheffield City Council’s Children and Families Service is seeking a Youth Justice Officer who is committed to child-centred practice, partnership working, and continuous learning.

• Champion Trauma-Informed and Restorative Practice: Build trusting relationships with children and families, recognising the impact of trauma and adversity, and supporting positive change through restorative approaches.
• Assess, Plan and Co-Produce Support: Complete high-quality assessments and work collaboratively with children, families and partner agencies to develop, implement and review plans that reflect each child’s strengths, needs, aspirations, risks, protective factors and responsibilities.
• Represent the Service in Court: Represent the Youth Justice Service in the criminal courts to support children and their parents/carers to understand legal processes and facilitate communication with court officials. This will also include preparing written reports to assist the court with sentencing, revocation and breach hearings.
• Promote Inclusion and Address Disproportionality: Actively address issues of disproportionality and support children with SEND, ensuring equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of your work.
• Multi-Agency Partnership: Work closely with a wide range of professionals and agencies to ensure children have access to the right support at the right time, and that risk, safety, and wellbeing are managed effectively.
• Promote Victim and Community Safety: Assess and respond to factors linked to offending behaviour, ensuring that interventions address risk, support the safety and needs of victims, and contribute to keeping communities safe.
• Reflective Practice and Professional Growth: Engage in regular supervision, reflective practice, and continuous professional development to maintain high standards of practice and improve outcomes for children, victims, and communities.

• Experience working with children and families in a professional setting, with a commitment to trauma-informed, strengths-based, and restorative practice.
• Experience of undertaking assessments, analysing information, and developing effective plans to support positive outcomes, manage risk, and promote safety.
• Strong understanding of the criminal justice system, child development, safeguarding, victim awareness, and effective interventions to reduce offending and keep communities safe.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and organisational skills.
• A positive, solution-focused attitude and a genuine commitment to empowering children while promoting the safety of victims and communities.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as part of a rota.

• Be part of a supportive, reflective, and passionate team dedicated to making a real difference for children in Sheffield.
• Access ongoing training, development, and opportunities to grow your career.
• Benefit from flexible, hybrid working arrangements.
• Experience the reward of seeing children achieve their goals and contribute positively to their communities.

Sheffield City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and…