Youth Offending Officer
7 months ago
SW Locums are looking for an Unqualified Social Worker to be responsible for the day-to-day operations and practice of a group of staff within the Youth Offending Service (YOS). This supervisory role will involve developing practice across the team, ensuring that work is completed to a uniform high standard and that policies and procedures are fully implemented, whilst ensuring that young people and families receive a high quality service.
You MUST Have Substantial Youth Offending Experience in a similar setting within the UK.
All Applicants must have Right to work in the UK.
You will be expected to practice an outward-facing approach to partnership working; understanding that the quality of relationships and reputation of management with peers and leaders throughout multi-agency partnerships and the community is an essential component of successful support to young people and their families.
**Duties**:
- Deliver practice and operational leadership, which aligns with the Service-wide vision and objectives, driving change and constant improvement.
- Review service requirements, resolve problems and deal with complaints.
- Lead on the development of specific policies and procedures to contribute to the continuous improvement in own work and thematic areas.
- Where relevant co-ordinate the work of a team, either formally or as part of a project to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered.
- Keep up to date with changes in relevant policy and legislation to ensure delivery in own work area is effective and complies with appropriate regulations/statutory guidance.
- Ensure that equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice is a priority throughout the service and equality issues are consistently considered in aspects of work.
- Under supervision of the Operations Manager, be accountable for small expenditures from an agreed budget or income and process transactions in a timely manner.
- Allocation of work coming into the service area and responsibility for monitoring the timely completion of recording, assessments and reports in line with statutory policies, procedures and practice guidance.
- To provide expert guidance and advice on youth justice and children’s social care to staff and stay up to date with legislation and policy changes.
- To represent the team at external meetings as required and chair planning, risk and practice Meetings internally.
- To have responsibility for ensuring that staff maintain adherence to both professional and National Standards. This will include quality assurance of work, auditing and professional supervision of staff members.
- To provide a key role in team development, both in terms of developing the team’s professional practice through staff training and support, but also in terms of the recruitment and retention of staff.
- To ensure that performance issues are dealt with appropriately in accordance with personnel policies and procedures.
- To undertake project work, programme development and additional duties as required.
- To assist the Senior Management Team, with the development and delivery of the YOS Plan in partnership with other agencies.
- To be able to quality assure assessments and reports by demonstrating the ability to analyse complex data, balance public protection, safeguarding and broader development issues.
- The post holder must be able to demonstrate a high level of verbal and written skills commensurate with working in a supervisory setting.
- Complete records, statistical returns and expenses on time, accurately and in accordance with policy. This may include completing a time sheet.
- Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of the work. The post holder will contribute to the development of quality assurance process for YOS Officers.
- Design and present training packages for staff, magistrates and other stakeholders on all aspects of work carried out by the Youth Offending Service.
- Contribute to the positive promotion of the Youth Offending Service, participating in presentations and Open Days as required.
- Comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Information Sharing protocols, as part of effective Information Governance arrangements.
- Carry out appropriate administrative tasks in support of the work, using Information
- Attend all relevant internal meetings, and represent the Youth Offending Service at external meetings as required.
- Participate in all relevant training events and other opportunities for professional development.
- To deputise for senior managers as required.
- To undertake other duties that might be reasonably requested from time to time including being available for weekend cover arrangements and on occasion working evenings and weekends.
- Undertake any other duties necessary to meet the needs of the service and of the service users (young people).
- Carry out all duties in accordance with the London Borough of Lambeth’s Equal Opportunities pol
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