3 months contract with local authority
- Work Arrangements: This position is primarily office-based with the opportunity for some remote work. The workweek consists of 4 days with a minimum of 3 days on-site. The initial duration of the role is 3 months with the potential for extension. Applicants are required to include a cover page with their CVs as an example can be found in the order documents.
- Successes: The organization has successfully recruited new workers and is looking forward to welcoming experienced individuals to fill remaining vacancies. There is a rapid turnaround on interviews.
Primary Purpose:
- Responsible for delivering a youth offending service that effectively safeguards children young people families and communities utilizing statutory interventions within the criminal justice and social care frameworks as appropriate.
- Directly responsible for leading and managing the team to ensure the delivery of high-quality fully integrated services to children young people and their families in accordance with national legislation government regulation local policy and best practice.
- Provide direct oversight and decision-making on highly complex cases within the youth offending service taking a lead on key areas such as harmful practices (gangs and serious youth violence/CSE/Prevent) and whole family work.
- Responsible for HR management performance and resource allocation for the team effectively managing motivating developing and empowering staff to deliver a high-quality productive service to achieve the Council s service objectives.
- Working Model: This role follows a hybrid model with 3 days per week on-site and a flexible approach involving working from the town hall campus/hubs. Face-to-face working is encouraged for teams as it is important for front-line workers and all meetings with children and families take place face-to-face.
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Requirements
Requirements:
- Social Work England (SWE) registration.
- Social Work degree or a youth justice professional qualification or equivalent qualification.
Requirements: Full-time availability for a year Ability to work 36 hours per week Resilient and able to thrive in challenging situations Attention to detail and creative problem-solving skills Comfortable with confrontation and able to deal with difficult situations Availability for out-of-hours meetings and lone working Daily use of a car and a full driving license