Youth Justice Officer

Suffolk County Council - Lowestoft NR32 1HH
£36,298 to £38,083 per annum (pro rata if part-time)
37 hours per week
Permanent

We are committed to flexible working, so please read the Job and Person Profile to find out about the types of flexible working available for this role.

SYJS work to reduce the risk of offending, help children to fulfil their potential and make Suffolk a safer place. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Lowestoft office as a Practice Lead and be part of a friendly, and supportive team. If you love coaching and mentoring and are passionate about effective practice, this could be the role for you

Your role

You will:
take a leading role in developing effective practice across the team, ensuring that we: work in an evidence informed way; produce high quality assessments, reports that inform our plans and interventions; keep others safe (public protection and); keep children safe (safety and wellbeing and preventing further offending)
work directly with staff to support children and families to solve complex problems and keep everybody safe

**Responsibilities**:
You will be expected to work closely with the quality assurance team. In collaboration with them, they will support team members to consistently implement and embed policy and practice approaches and arrange high quality induction and development for team members.

You will

need to know about effective practice with children
ensure you and your colleagues work within statutory guidance and legal frameworks.
actively build relationships and networks with other professional groups and services in the locality.
quality assure assessments and reports to a high standard
need to be organised and a great communicator.

You will need:
a suitable professional qualification at graduate level or equivalent experience in a relevant area of work.
evidence of continuing professional development.
a management and leadership qualification (Please note that if you do not have this you must be willing to work towards this).
to hold the Youth Justice Effective Practice Certificate (YJEPC) or the Professional Certificate in Effective Practice (including YJEPC Desistance Top-Up).

Please note that if you do not already hold these you will be expected to work towards the YJEPC qualification as part of your employment. This will be fully funded by Suffolk County Council.

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (link below). If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply.

The team

The Suffolk Youth Justice Service (SYJS) works with children, young people who are in, or on the edge of the Youth Justice System. The service also works with parents and carers and the victims of youth crime. SYJS is a multi-agency partnership hosted by Suffolk County Council. The aim is to prevent offending by children and young people and protect the public from the harm caused by their offending. At the same time the service works to ensure the safety and well-being of these children and young people and to enhance their life aspirations and opportunities. Staff and managers are committed to the sometimes, challenging work they do.

We will offer you

SYJS values professional development, and you will have access to a wide range of training and development opportunities. You will work alongside colleagues from many different disciplines and have the opportunity to learn from their perspectives. The service has a good track record of supporting staff to progress both within the service and into other areas of Children and Young Peoples Services.

Workplace type for your role

This role supports hybrid working, a broadly even balance between working from home and working from an office base. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements, please contact the recruiting manager listed above. #LI-Hybrid

Travelling requirements for your role

We positively encourage the use of technology to communicate, but in this role you will need to travel to locations away from your contractual base, so you must either hold a full and current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability to meet the travel requirements of this role, please speak with the contact detailed below.

For more information

Closing date: 11.30pm, 22 January 2023.

Interviews for this post are planned for 30 January 2023. If you are selected for an interview but are not available on this date, please make contact to arrange an alternative.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We offer a fantastic, inclusive working environment including diverse and active staff networks, great flexible working options and many benefits, as well as the opportunity to improve the lives of Suffolk residents.

Benefits include:
Performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
The opportunity to join a large, diverse organisation, with career opportunities across our services
A supportive culture, underpinned by our WE ASPIRE values
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Up to 28 days annual leave entitlement, plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
An occupational sick pay scheme
Learning and development opportunities, including a range of work-based apprenticeships
Flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
A range of staff networks centred around equality groups
Plus more