Senior Youth Offending Service Officer Grade 10-11

3 weeks ago


Croydon, United Kingdom Croydon Council Full time

**Grade / Salary**: Grade 10-11; £38,607 - £43,815 dependant on experience

**Hours of work**: 36 per week / Monday - Friday, occasional evening and weekend work

**Role Purpose & Key Responsibilities**

The post holder will work in a multi-agency team of staff for the Youth Offending Service to prevent offending by children and young people by contributing to the following objectives:

- 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.

**Benefits of Working With Us**
- A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%
- 29 days’ annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays
- A range of CPD opportunities to support your development
- Investment into your staff well-being

**Why Join Us**
- Our teams consist of experienced workers at various levels
- Join a highly diverse workforce
- The team arrange regular meetings to ensure all colleagues have the support required to fulfil their duties, they will use this time to problem solve complex cases
- The ethos at Croydon is very much about working together to make positive change
- Caseloads of are very manageable enabling managers to know children well & ensure high standards of practice
- You will join an established team who can help you settle in and offer their expertise
- Will have the opportunity to work from home and work flexibly which provides you with more of a work-life balance.
- The council promotes a hybrid working where the role allows

**Requirements**:

- A relevant qualification in a discipline involving work with young people or Substantial recent experience of direct work with young people and their families involved in criminal justice system
- Knowledge of current practice and service development issues concerning young people who offend and their families
- Full working knowledge of legislation relevant to youth offending, eg Crime & Disorder Act 1998, Children’s Act 1998, LASPO 2012 etc
- Knowledge of the causes of crime and effective methods of reducing offending behaviour.
- Knowledge of Restorative Approaches within a Youth Justice context.
- Understanding of and commitment to implementation of anti-discriminatory practices and equal opportunities policy.
- Knowledge of diverse, multi-cultural communities and their needs

Full time 36 Hours

Shortlisting will take place WC 6 March 2023

Interviews will take place in person WC 13 March 2023

Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Statement

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



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