Youth Offending Service Practitioner

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Full time

**About this job**:
The Adolescent and Youth Offending Service is an established team that focuses on the contextual issues that exist for young people. We have brought together a range of provision including the preventative arm of the service that delivers high quality and engaging sessions with young people identified as being at risk of being exploited or potentially entering the criminal justice system.

The Youth ‘Offending Service takes a holistic approach in working with young people and their families, to elimate areas of their lives that may be putting them at risk of committing crime, and we strongly take into account the journey of the child and the trauma’s they may have experienced through their younger years by creating effective tailored interventions.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a new way, focusing on engaging young people and thinking creatively.

You will develop strong links with education providers, parent and victim officers, police, social care, mental health and drug prevention services, in order to help meet the needs of the young person.

This is a challenging yet rewarding role where you will need to work under pressure and develop great relationships. You will be part of a dynamic, enthusiastic multi agency team that includes YOS workers, exploitation social workers as well as a range of partner agencies that are leading the way in safeguarding our vulnerable and exploited adolescents.

Some evening and weekend working will be expected as part of this role.

**Special requirements for this post**:

- This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including an Enhanced Children’s Department of Barring Services check.

**About you**:
You must have a passion for working with adolescents and be able to think creatively and respond to their needs, engaging them in a way that is helpful for them whilst also maintaining professional boundaries

You should be able to work collaboratively in a multi-agency team and to share information appropriately, both within the Adolescent and Youth Offending Service and with partner agencies.

To be considered for these positions you should have previous experience in Social Work, Probation or any relevant higher or further education qualification in social care or criminal justice.

**About us**:
We are putting the heart back into our work with children, young people and their families, by ensuring the child’s lived experience takes centre stage, taking the ‘Child First, Offence Second’ approach. We need committed individuals to support us in the delivery of these aims and to become part of our team to make a difference to our children and families. In return we offer a competitive pay package generous pension package, annual leave up to 30 days.

The authority is presently operating a dispersed way of working, you will be working from home as well as visiting the office and the several working hubs we have across Barking and Dagenham. You will receive frequent staff supervision and guidance and you will receive both internal and external training to enhance your skills and personal development.

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