Advanced Practitioner, Youth Justice Service (Job Ref: 4041)

Salary: £46,006 - £52,329, subject to skills and experience
Location: Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt Street, London, NW1 1BD
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent / Full Time
Closing date: Monday 16^th March 2026 at 23:59

Interview: Week commencing 30^th March 2026

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all. This is an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practitioner within our Youth Justice Service.

What You’ll Be Doing / How You’ll Be Involved

As an Advanced Practitioner you will have both frontline case management duties and at least one strategic lead area. Your lead area will align with our priority areas, and this can change to reflect service needs and as we move into an adolescent service. Within your specialist area, you will lead on and deliver projects, with a view to improving or developing this for the Service and its overall aim of improving outcomes for children. You will also provide support and guidance to Case Managers and contribute to improving the service via quality assurance processes.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service.

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All About You

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity the successful candidate must have one of the following qualifications alongside their YJS experience:

Social Work (SWE registered)
Probation
Youth and Community work
A relevant qualification such as Youth Justice, Psychology, Counselling, or Substance misuse
PCEP/YJEPC WITH a minimum of two years’ recent case management experience across the Youth Justice spectrum, including high‑risk and post‑court cases

You will have strong case management experience and will bring professional curiosity, excellent organisational skills, and a commitment to improving outcomes for children and families. You will contribute to service improvement through regular audits and performance monitoring.

We strongly encourage applicants to write their applications themselves. While we understand the growing use of AI tools, we believe that personal reflection and authenticity are key to a strong application. Please avoid using AI-generated content when applying

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:

27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
Local Government Pension Scheme
Flexible working opportunities
Interest free loans
Access to our incredible staff networks
Career development and training
Wellbeing support and activities

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.