Youth Offending Service Caseworker

Youth Offending Service Caseworker

We are looking for a committed, creative and resourceful Youth Justice Service Worker who perform above expectation, to join this dynamic, forward-thinking service. We have a commitment to a Child First approach which includes being trauma informed and working systemically to improve the lives of the children we work with and wider community.  You will have a commitment to effective practice and experience of working with young people and their families. HMIP (2023) found us to have outstanding staff and an innovative service.

The role involves working with young people either at the early stages of their offending or those who have more entrenched behaviour to effect change in their lives. You will be well supported through individual line management supervision and access to team supervision. You will be responsible for undertaking assessments, preparing reports, representing the YJS in Court and delivering interventions with your colleagues in the Youth Justice Service and partners. Experience in the Youth Justice sector is desirable.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in close partnership with other agencies in both the criminal justice and social care fields. 

We offer staff training and the opportunity to develop new approaches to working with young people within a friendly and progressive team.

Benefits of working for Royal Greenwich include:

• Annual season ticket loan
• Excellent pension scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• GreenwichCard entitling you to discounts at local businesses.

Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Valerija Pupkevich on 07566287416

Interviews are scheduled for approx. 2 weeks after application submission.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Valerija Pupkevich;    Valerija.Pupkevich@royalgreenwich.gov.uk     .  

If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or call 020-8921-8977 

Safer recruitment: Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, the Royal Borough will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Candidates can request for us not to send a reference request to their current employer prior to interview by emailing us at recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.

As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates.

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

DBS: This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974).

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.