Youth Justice Support Worker

Grade G SCP 23 £34,434- SCP 27 £38,220 plus Essential Car User Allowance up to £963pa
Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week.
Essential Requirement: Driving License, DBS
Interview date: TBC
For further information about this role, contact William Morgan William.morgan2@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role
A Youth Justice Support Worker helps to ensure core services are delivered within the Youth Justice Service which includes delivering tailored interventions to individual, and groups of children, as well as completing assessments and intervention plans focussed on reducing re-offending. The role involves creatively using a variety of methods to engage young people & their families within their home, at the office, in community settings and in custody.

Youth Justice Support Workers manage a caseload of young people who are assessed as medium or low risk of re-offending, causing serious harm to others, or for their own safety and wellbeing. YJS Support Workers are also responsible for developing and delivering interventions to young people open to the service including those subject to Intensive Supervision & Surveillance.

About You
The successful candidate will embrace a trauma informed and child first approach to Youth Justice. They will have some knowledge of the issues which impact children & families, and which can lead to engaging in offending behaviour although training will be provided.

You will have the ability to communicate effectively with young people both individually and in a group setting and be able to motivate them to engage in programmes of work to address offending behaviour. You will work restoratively and deliver high quality statutory services with creativity and innovation as part of a multi-agency team focussed on reducing re-offending.

If you think you could be what we're looking for, please apply now with your CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the role as outlined in the job description and person specification.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

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Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk