Youth Justice Officer

7 months ago


Dorchester, United Kingdom Dorset Councils Full time

**Role Purpose**

The Dorset Combined Youth Justice Service (YJS) is looking for a full time Youth Justice Officer to join our stable and supportive team.

The ethos of the team is "child first" and all staff have been trained in trauma informed practice and working restoratively.

**Main Responsibilities**

The role of the Youth Justice Officer is to listen to, assess the needs of children and their families / carers and come up with creative plans to help them get back on the right track. As a Youth Justice Officer you will also represent the team in Court.

You will be a qualified Social Worker or have an equivalent qualification with an assessed level of practice. You will bring a wealth of experience working with children and teenagers, you will have a clear idea of “what good looks like” for a Youth Justice Service and you will set high standards for your own work.

The Dorset Combined Youth Justice Service is a multi-agency team of skilled and motivated professionals, we are committed to diversifying our workforce and actively welcome a diverse range of applicants.

Based in Dorchester you will join a multi-agency team of skilled and motivated professionals. We are a county wide service and cover the whole of Dorset, the post is based in Dorset County Hall, although there may be an opportunity to work from our office in North Bournemouth.

**For an informal discussion about the post, please contact: Nicola Denny (Team Manager) or Jodie Dean (Practice Manager) on 01202 128746


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