Yjs Education & Intervention Support Practitioner

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to come and join the team at Wakefield Youth Justice Service.

As part of the team, you will be working with children from the ages of 10 years to 18 years of age supporting the delivery of work to support our children to be happy, healthy, safe and thriving in communities where families and services work together to help achieve their full potential.

You will also help to promote children’s individual strengths and behaviours as a way of developing a positive identity for themselves and within the community to reduce re offending. All work is built on supportive relationships that empower children to be the best they can be and make positive contributions to society.

Ideally, we would like individuals who have some experience working with children along with a knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting young people in the Wakefield district.

However full training will be given that will also support in development.

Why Wakefield Council

• We offer a flexible full-time working pattern of 37 hoursper week
• 29 days holidays plus 8 Bank Holidays. 
• Support and access to high-quality training programmes to progress your career to the next level.
• We are committed to supporting the well-being of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work-life balance as well as supportive leadership.
• Access to a range of employee support products.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard).
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Great range of benefits including discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, cycle to work scheme and many more.

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council feel free to contact Harvinder Uppal.

Tel: 01924 304155

E-mail: huppal@wakefield.gov.uk

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.