Senior Youth Justice Officer

Salary range: Grade 11 (£46,968 - £49,056 p.a.) plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week 
Location: Croydon

The post holder will work in a multi-agency team of staff for the Youth Offending Service to prevent offending by children and young people by contributing to the following objectives:

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POST

• To work restoratively and contribute to the development and implementation of Court Orders and Interventions in line with the requirements under the powers of criminal courts (Sentencing Act 2000) as amended.
• To deliver services to young people who are remanded either on bail, in the Local Authority’s accommodation, in secure accommodation or in custody, prior to their being sentenced by local Courts.
• To prepare reports for the Court and Youth Offender Panels in accordance with National Standards on young offenders appearing before the Youth/Crown Court.

ABOUT YOU

• Ability to undertake well-informed, analytical and personalised assessments of young people who offend (ASSET Plus/ Triage assessment) in a nondiscriminatory
  way.
• Ability to negotiate, develop and implement appropriate plans based on assessed desistance factors, risks and needs of young people, victims, and local communities, taking into account diversity issues.
• Ability to interpret advice/statute and to devise policy/practice in the light of these.
• Ability to build good working relationships and engage young people and their families in professional and, where appropriate, sustained relationships.
• Ability to work independently and consult on complex issues.
• Ability to plan and manage a caseload under pressure and apply a case management model to work with young people and their families.