Casual Worker

**Casual/Sessional Junior Attendance Centre Officer (Groupwork Facilitator)**

Salary**:£14.15 **per hour

Contract**:Casual**

Closing date**:Sunday 19 May 2024 **, 23:59

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

**The Service**:
Portsmouth Youth Justice Services (PYJS) work with the overall aim of preventing and reducing youth crime. The Junior Attendance Centre (JAC) provides specific group work interventions for children who are known to, and referred by, the overall Youth Justice Service. A programme of pre-planned sessions is co-ordinated by the JAC Officer In Charge, and delivered by JAC Officers who engage directly with children under PYJS supervision.

**Your New Role**:
You will plan, deliver and review group work for children known to Portsmouth Youth Justice Service (PYJS), and assist the Junior Attendance Centre (JAC) Officer In Charge with the operational running of the JAC. You will work directly with children aged 10-17 years old to deliver interventions to reduce likelihood of reoffending and support desistance from crime. You will challenge anti-social behaviour and pro-offending beliefs, and communicate with children, parents/carers and YJS staff. You will carry out reviews/evaluations with children and collect information to identify motivation, risk factors and diversity needs. You will manage practical issues, assess and manage risks, assist enforcement of orders, and produce accurate records and reports. You will assess your own performance, attend training courses and contribute to personal and team development.

**What you'll need to succeed**:
You have recent and relevant experience in working with children who may have experienced trauma, abuse, or other adverse experiences and/or demonstrate challenging behaviour. You have excellent communication skills and the ability to relate to children who have offended or may have pro-offending attitudes and beliefs. You can deliver groupwork intervention sessions, manage group dynamics, motivate groups and individuals, and challenge children appropriately. You celebrate children's successes, manage your own emotions when dealing with difficult behaviour, are organised and can meet deadlines. You have good literacy, numeracy and IT skills, and have a positive attitude to your work.

**You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.**

**Additional Information**:

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success. We look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, and offer a fantastic pension and extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme.

**Contact Details for an Informal Discussion**:
**A commitment to our values**:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

**Application process**:
Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the **'Who is the Person' **points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Please upload a detailed cover letter/statement as well as your CV.

Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body.

Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.