AddressThe Youth Justice Service is a multi-disciplinary team delivering services to prevent and reduce offending behaviour amongst young people. A vacancy is available for a qualified Social Worker or Probation Officer with substantial experience in a criminal justice or social work role. The role involves managing a team of at least 7 staff who work directly with children and young people, liaising with partner agencies including the police and courts, quality assuring assessments of children and ensuring that plans promote the safety and wellbeing of children and others including potential victims and quality assuring court reports. The postholder will take on additional specialist areas of responsibility and have oversight of a complex caseload of some of the most vulnerable children in our communities.
There is currently a vacancy for a full time, permanent Youth Justice Manager covering the Fenland and East Cambs area. The post is based at Awdry House, Wisbech but this is flexible and some home working is supported.
For more information about the role or an informal discussion please contact Stephanie Burrage on 01223 507220.
What will you be doing?The role involves,
- Managing a team of at least 7 dedicated staff who work directly with children and young people and their parents/carers.
- Providing guidance and supervision so that the highest standards are met in terms of practice and the services that we offer to children, their parents/carers and the local communities.
- Liaising with partner agencies including social care, health, the police and courts.
- Quality assuring AssetPlus and other assessments.
- Ensuring that plans promote the safety and wellbeing of children and potential victims.
- Quality assuring Court Reports.
- Contributing to the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
- To be on a rota as a Duty Manager supporting Duty Staff at court and responding to other immediate queries and issues.
The postholder will also take on additional specialist areas of responsibility and have oversight of a complex caseload of some of the most vulnerable children in our communities.
About youWe are seeking a committed and dynamic person who has,
- A qualification in social work or probation.
- Substantial post qualification experience in a senior role in Criminal Justice. Youth Justice, Social Care practice or other relevant field.
- Good working knowledge of relevant Youth Justice, criminal justice and children children’s safeguarding legislation.
- Experience of complex casework, risk management, caseload management, supervision and interagency working.
- A commitment to improving the lives of young people and reducing reoffending.
- A commitment to working in partnership with other agencies.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
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- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
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