Job description
The Role of the Youth Justice Agency YJA The Youth Justice Agency YJA was launched as an Executive Agency, as recommended in the Criminal Justice Review 2000, on 1 April 2003. The YJA aims to make communities safer by helping children to stop offending. The Agency works with children aged 10 to17 years who have offended or are at serious risk of offending. The YJA provides a range of services, often delivered in partnership with others, to help children to address their offending behaviour, divert them from crime, assist their reintegration into the community and to meet the needs of victims of crime. The overall statement of purpose for the YJA is: Making communities safer by helping children to stop offending Organisational Structure and Staffing There are three Directorates in the YJA Youth Justice Services, Custodial Services and a Corporate Services Directorate. The YJA operates via a Headquarters, a Juvenile Justice Centre and five regional community teams across Northern Ireland. The Chief Executive is directly accountable to the Minister for the Agencys performance. He is supported in discharging the day to day responsibilities by a Management Board, which comprises: Director of Youth Justice Services Director of Custody Director of Corporate Services Two Independent Board Members .
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Applications will only be accepted from candidates who meet the following eligibility criteria:At least a degree or postgraduate diploma in either Social work or Youth Work or be expected to obtain thequalification by August 2024And:Demonstrable experience of working with young people who display challenging behaviour.And:Demonstrable experience of undertaking assessments and interventions on young people.And:Current registration or be eligible for registration with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council. (Continuing employment will be dependent on the successful registration).And:Provide full education and employment history.And:Provide the names and addresses of two referees, one of which should be your current / most recent employer. (Referees should not be relatives or GP's.)
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