Youth Justice Worker Early Intervention And Prevention

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Leigh Town Hall

Market Stret

Leigh

WN7 1DY

Salary: Grade 8, £33,945 - £38,223 per annum.

37 hours per week

1 x Temporary for 6 months

1 x Temporary for 12 months

Your role:

As a Youth Justice Worker you will be based in our East Youth Justice Team, delivering prevention, out of court disposal and court order work aligned to ‘child first’ principles. You will have a real can-do attitude to engage with children who have become known to the Youth Justice system and improve outcomes for them and victims. You will do this by taking a strengths-based and restorative approach combining high support with effective safeguarding and public protection practices where required. You will have the ability to take a whole family approach to Youth Justice work where necessary and be confident and skilled in partnership working.

About you:

You will have significant previous experience of supporting children who are in the Youth Justice system or at risk of entering it as a practitioner. You will understand the complexities of the associated risks and vulnerabilities that these children will have and be passionate about embedding ‘child first’ principles to drive positive change and outcomes.

You will:

• Be highly motivated and enthusiastic with an ability to effectively manage and maintain positive change for children, reducing their likelihood of reoffending, helping them lead safer lives and protecting others
• Be creative, tenacious and proactive in your approaches to working with some of the borough’s most vulnerable young people, combining high support with clear expectations
• Be resilient, adaptable and able to work effectively with children and with colleagues/partners from other professional disciplines/organisations.
• Be confident and capable in formulating assessments and plans that align with HMIP expectations
• Be required to knowledge of current legislation and procedures relating to Youth Justice. The post holder will also have a good understanding of contextual safeguarding and an ability to work with this approach to extra-familial harm.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

You will be part of a highly respected and experienced Youth Justice Team, in the East Team, which is based at Leigh Town Hall. Our Youth Justice Teams work with children, families and victims to prevent and reduce offending, protect the public, safeguard children as well as inspire and build aspiration. Our Youth Justice practice model is aligned to ‘child first’ principles. The Youth Justice teams are part of a wider Reach (Adolescent Service) offer, delivering an integrated targeted offer to young people across the borough, working to build safer, stronger and more resilient communities, which you will help lead. You will receive great management support to help you develop and give your best, including significant opportunities for professional development.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For further information, or an informal discussion or have any questions about this role, please contact Rebecca Haworth r.haworth@wigan.gov.uk

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Interview date: Monday 22nd April 2024

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus Child and Adult barred list check

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£33,945

temporary

full time