Youth Justice Case Responsible Officer, Fixed Term

Youth Justice Case Responsible Officer - Fixed Term This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.   Job Title:                           Youth Justice Case Responsible Officer Job Location:                     Gloucester  Salary:                              £37,280 - £40,777  Hours per Week:                37.00  Contract Type:                   Fixed term and permanent Duration:                          12 months for the fixed term Closing Date:                    07/12/2025  Job Requisition Number:    12638  This post is open to job share We are currently recruting for two Youth Justice Worker to join our Gloucestershire Youth Justice team on a fixed term contract and permanent  basis. About us For all your hard work, you will receive the following: £37,280 - £40,777 per annum subject to experience flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave pro rata family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone. an in-house Occupational Health service employee discount scheme cycle to work scheme links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network career development and qualification opportunities Right child, right support, right time, every time In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements . Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce.We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About our teams At Gloucestershire YJS, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to thrive. Our vision is to build a county where children on the edge of or within the youth justice system receive the right support at the right time—without stigma—so they can grow up healthy, resilient, and connected to nurturing communities where they can reach their potential.  We want a youth justice system that is fair and inclusive, reduces social disadvantage, and ensures that victims of crime, and the communities of Gloucestershire feel supported and safe. As a multi-disciplinary service, the YJS endeavours to deliver high-quality support to children through the operationalisation of the ‘Child First’ framework’, one that recognises each child’s stories, needs and unique strengths, and provides interventions that are constructive, future-focused, empowering children to move forward with a positive identity. About you Working within a challenging youth justice landscape, we’re looking for resilient, skilled, and compassionate professionals who are committed to making a real difference You will be joining an authority with a strong set of values that underpin the work we do: Accountability, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity and Respect. As a Youth Justice Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting children and families through complex challenges. You’ll work collaboratively with professionals across health, education, police, and social care to deliver tailored interventions that reduce offending and promote positive identity development.  You will ensure that we keep children at the heart of our assessments, interventions and decision making so that they, and their families, receive coordinated and appropriate support in order to create safer communities with fewer victims.  This will involve: managing a caseload of children involved in the youth justice system, often facing multiple and complex needs, in accordance with national and local standards conducting assessments using Youth Justice Board (YJB) approved tools to understand offending, risk, safety, and wellbeing; taking necessary measures to ensure that welfare needs are dealt with effectively and public protection considerations are appropriately managed ensuring that victims’ voices are considered and their views reflected in restorative approaches with children and families collaborating with children and families to create bespoke, evidence-based, intervention plans to address all areas of need, delivering direct work and regularly reviewing plans and interventions to ensure their suitability and effectiveness attendance at Youth Magistrates and Crown Court, preparing and presenting verbal and written reports to support bail and sentence planning support children in custody and facilitate effective resettlement into the community The ideal applicant will have significant experience of working directly with vulnerable children, young people and families, a strong understanding of the complex issues that affect children and in the youth justice system, knowledge of trauma-informed practice and restorative approaches, experience of multi-agency working and collaborative planning.   To be successful for the post we also need you to have: graduate or equivalent professional qualification (Social Care, Education, Youth Work, Criminal Justice, Health) a full driving licence and willingness to drive DBS clearance  Interview date is set for 15th and 16th December 2025. If you would like to discuss this role further please contact  Please note we may close the advert a week early depending on the amount of applications we recieve. The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.  Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application. Additional Information To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:- Youth Justice Job Profile This position is subject to a DBS check.  Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.