Restorative Justice Coordinator

Job Introduction
Restorative Justice Coordinator

Hours - Full time, 37 hours per week

Solihull Youth Justice Service is a multi-agency partnership committed to preventing and reducing youth crime and anti-social behaviour across the borough. We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the team in delivering an optimum service to victims of youth crime.

About the Role

Within this role, you will play a critical role in supporting the team to facilitate restorative justice with victims of crime and young people and to deliver on our statutory and key principle of keeping victims safe. You will respond to the needs of the victims and their families within a statutory framework and work with young people who have offended to repair the harm that has been caused, either directly or indirectly through restorative activities.

You will lead on the recruitment, training, and support of Referral Order panel volunteers with a focus upon strong restorative justice practice. You will chair and organise statutory Referral Order panels.

Working collaboratively with colleagues within the Youth Justice Service, community groups, voluntary sector and local government agencies, you will have a sound understanding of risk, needs, public protection and safety and wellbeing.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- A relevant professional qualification or degree e.g., in Social Work, Probation Studies, Youth and Community work, Education, Youth Justice Effective Practice or Psychology.
- Experience of working with families, children and young people with diverse needs.
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD)
- Ability to manage engagement, conflict, difficult and high-risk situations
- Knowledge of the Youth Justice system
- Experience of appropriate use of evidence based restorative justice interventions that improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.

This post also carries essential car user status, therefore you must be able to drive, have a driving licence and have access to a car, however for disabled applicants, reasonable adjustments will be made where required.

This role will also require you to work evenings and weekends in line with the needs of the service.

Our Offer to You

In return, we offer you the opportunity to work within a small and friendly team who are committed to supporting young people and their families.

In this role, you will be able to work on a hybrid basis, working from Elmwood Place in Smiths Wood, other council locations around the borough and also from home.

We also offer:

- Competitive pay
- A clear career pathway
- Access to our Local government pension
- Quality training and coaching via our Children's Social Care Academy to support your continuous professional development
- 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years of service, and the opportunity to buy up to 10 days of additional leave per year
- Our Employee Assistance Programme - a 24 hour independent, free and confidential advice and support service
- Family and carer friendly policies
- Many other employee benefits including staff discounts, subsidised travel passes and Cycle 2 Work Scheme

Contact Us

To apply, please click on the link.

If you have a specific question regarding this post, please contact:
Closing Date: 7 September 2025

Interviews will be held on 18 September 2025.

Further Information

This post will require a DBS check.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.