Referrals & Case Manager- Today I Learnt Project

NB: Police Vacancy - only for candidates with a minimum of 5 years continuous UK address history. Please note that this vacancy is subject to a strict security vetting procedure.

The purpose of the role is to work with partner agencies and police colleagues to lead responses to relevant crime and to improve outcomes for children, young adults (15-21 years) involved in or at risk of becoming involved in crime, in order to achieve long term cost savings by reducing demand to the Police and other agencies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain a referral process that supports the identification of individuals that will benefit from the TIL projects supports and intervention.
• Undertake timely reviews of the referral and selection process to ensure the project is able to select the right individuals to support through TIL intervention.
• Support TIL officers in building strong relationships with individuals who wish to move away from previous offending or risky lifestyles by being clear, consistent, honest, supportive, and fair.
• Supervise the TIL Navigators (2) and conduct all HR Procedures around these roles in relation to recruitment, retention and Pause Points.
• Gather, review and analyse various data sets from both within Policing, and from key partners, which supports the identification of vulnerable individuals which may benefit from TIL intervention.
• Have a specialist knowledge of the interventions available to TIL and proactively source new interventions and partners that bring value to the project.
• Undertake structured assessments, in conjunction with other partners and service providers where appropriate, to identify needs, risk of vulnerabilities and risk of harm.
• Ensure robust ongoing case management is in place; ensuring all assessments, plans, interventions and reviews are recorded in a timely and accurate manner to demonstrate activity and outcomes and enable agencies to be assured that risk is managed.
• Monitor and review progress of cases, using professional judgement to identify changes in need, risk or vulnerability, taking action to update other police teams or partners as required in order to manage any risk.
• Represent Lincolnshire Police at relevant multi-agency forums, facilitating presentations to partners and private industry, having an ability to negotiate external involvement in the project.
• Share information with other departments/ agencies in accordance with guidelines, and will action nominations from tasking, reporting back to the same within specified timescales.

Full UK driving licence.

Qualifications:

1. Good standard of education with GCSEs (Grade 9-1/A-C) or Key Skills level 2 or equivalent in English and Maths.

Skills & Experience:

1. Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
2. Have a good understanding of the working practices of the Police Service, Youth Offending Service and Childrens Services.
3. Experience of working with various agencies in a partnership arena.
4. Experience of working with young people and adults with multiple problems and with families who find it difficult to engage with services.
5. Problem-solving skills and the ability to identify issues that require intervention.
6. An understanding of Crime and ASB, and the causal factors.
7. A sound understanding of Lincolnshire Police priorities in relation to keeping people safe from harm.
8. A working knowledge of preventative activity across a wide range of partners.
9. The ability to identify needs, risk of vulnerabilities and risk of harm and to take appropriate action to ensure all safeguarding measures are in place.
10. Good IT skills including an intermediate level of bespoke design and engineering related software.