Victims and Restorative Justice Lead Wandsworth Youth Justice Service £46,206 – £55,992 per annum Permanent Full Time (36 hours) Wandsworth, London

Wandsworth Youth Justice Service is seeking an exceptional Victims & Restorative Justice Lead to drive our victim‑centred, trauma‑informed and restorative practice, in line with the HMIP Victims’ Standard and our Victim Strategy 2026–2028.

Our work with victims of crime is simple and powerful: We ensure every person affected by harmful behaviour displayed by children feels seen, heard and supported whether or not they choose to take part in restorative justice.

We believe in compassion backed by professional rigour, offering trauma‑informed, tailored support that recognises children as victims in their own right, the emotional impact on parents and carers, and the need for healing, safety and confidence after harm.

At Wandsworth, we work to rebuild trust, reduce fear, and create space for recovery – one meaningful conversation at a time.

About the role

As our Victims and Restorative Justice Lead, you will champion embedding trauma‑informed practice across the service and ensuring victims’ voices shape assessment, planning and intervention. Leading restorative approaches that build safety, accountability and healing you will drive practice improvement, workforce development and quality assurance. You will play a crucial role in strengthening partnerships with Police, Victim Support, schools, and community agencies and contribute to excellent inspection outcomes under the HMIP 2025 framework.

In this pivotal leadership role, you will also:

Lead and oversee and develop the work with victims of youth crime, ensuring timely contact and high‑quality communication throughout their journey. Deliver and quality assure Victim Needs Assessments that are sensitive, accessible, and responsive to trauma, culture, identity and individual needs. Provide operational leadership for restorative justice pathways, ensuring that restorative processes whether direct or indirect are safe, well‑facilitated, meaningful and grounded in best practice. Supervise the ISS & Reparation Coordinator, ensuring high‑quality, purposeful, and safe reparation activities that reflect both community needs and victim voice. Oversee performance through the Victims Strategy Steering Group KPI dashboard, including timeliness, RJ offer and uptake, satisfaction, equity, disproportionality and data quality measures.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Strong restorative practice skills. Leadership capability and confidence in supervision. Deep commitment to Child‑First, victim‑centred youth justice. Experience working with victims, children and multi‑agency partners. A passion for advocacy, trauma‑informed engagement and social justice.

If you want to make a meaningful difference for victims of youth crime and lead restorative practice at a strategic and operational level, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Leila Farah by emailing Leila.Farah@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Closing Date: 10th May 2026 Shortlisting Date: w/c 11th May 2026 Interview Date: w/c 25th May 2026 We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.