Young Adult Support Worker

5 months ago

Blackburn, United Kingdom HM Prison & Probation Service Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 344908**Salary**:

- £24,228 - £30,208- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Other- NPS Pay Band 3 National**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 4Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- This position can be based at NPS 13-15 WELLINGTON STREET BLACKBURN, BB1 8AF, NPS 384 TALBOT ROAD BLACKPOOL, FY3 7AW, NPS 50 AVENHAM STREET PRESTON, PR1 3BN, NPS QUEENS LANCASHIRE WAY BURNLEYAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Please refer to Job Description**Job description**:
The North West Probation Service are seeking to recruit new roles to support the management of young adults, between the age of 18-25, who are engaged in risky behaviours. The Young Adult Support Worker positions will form an integral part of the Integrated Offender Management (IOM) approach which brings a cross-agency response to crime and reoffending threats faced by local communities.

The Young Adult Support Workers will work directly with the Probation Practitioner in a case management support role. They will deliver diversionary mentor activities and interventions to young adults who are engaged with, or at risk of, violence and gang affiliated crime. The role will involve providing signposting/ advice and information to support young adults and they will deliver a range of support tailored to rehabilitative pathways to support desistance. The Young Adult Support Worker will also provide intelligence to key partners specific to any gang related activity, developing associations or emerging risk concerns.

**Overview of the job**

The job holder will undertake the full range of work with offenders before and after sentence. This will include assessment, sentence implementation, offender management and producing reports. The job holder will provide case management support to a full range of offenders utilising service procedures and practice directions that underpin professional judgement.

**Summary**

To assess and manage the risk (including risk management plans and escalation) posed by offenders to protect victims of crime and the general public by:

- Liaising, providing information and advice to criminal courts, criminal justice agencies and other partner agencies- Work with other agencies and groups to prevent crime and meet the needs of victims and offenders.

In line with NPS policies and procedures, the job holder must at all times demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and an understanding of their relevance to the work they do.

The post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.

If relevant to the role, some out of hours working may be required (i.e. Courts, Approved Premises, programmes, evening reporting etc)

**Responsibilities, Activities & Duties**
- Probation Services Officers may be required to undertake any combination, or all, of the duties and responsibilities set out below.- To undertake the full range of offender management tasks with offenders assessed as low or medium risk of harm and to support the Probation Officer grade in high risk cases.
- When providing case manager support, to contribute to the delivery of the Risk Management plan and report significant changes relating to risk of harm and/or of reoffending or any non-compliance within agreed enforcement procedures
- To use computer based systems to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation within agreed timescales
- Ensure effective referrals to services and facilities and communicate with offender management staff, interventions staff, service providers and external agencies to review progress and associated risks.
- To undertake prison, home or alternate location visits as required in accordance with service procedures and policies.
- To undertake work in the court setting, including the completion of appropriate reports on cases and prosecution of breaches.
- To provide cover within teams as required
- To deliver and co-lead accredited programmes commensurate with grade
- To conduct mandatory alcohol and drug tests as required, and to follow prescribed medication procedures
- Carry out safeguarding children duties in accordance with the NPS statutory responsibilities and agency policies
- Demonstrate pro-social modelling skills by consistently reinforcing pro-social behaviour and attitudes and challenging anti-social behaviour and attitudes.
- To work within the aims and values of NPS and NOMS

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluati

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