Youth Justice Practitioner (Youth Offending)
Youth Justice Practitioner (Youth Offending)
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Job Description
General information
Reference
004659Closing Date
22/09/2025Service Area
Directorate
Childrens Services
Service Area
Youth Offending
Category
Social Care - Childrens Social Care
Job Title
Youth Justice Practitioner (Youth Offending)
Grade
BBU08
Salary Range ( pro rata for part time roles)
BBU- 34434
Contract Type
Full time fixed term
Contract Hours
37
Contract duration
Fixed term until 31st March 2026
Job Advert
We are currently recruiting for a Youth Justice Practitioner to join our Youth Offending team. The successful candidate will share a passion for helping and supporting children and their families and victims of youth crime to improve their lives and make communities safer.
Within this role you will work hard to prevent and reduce youth crime by proactive engagement manage a caseload of youth justice cases working innovatively with young people from diverse backgrounds and engaging them their families and other professionals.
This role will involve directly contributing to youth justice service outcomes by creatively engaging young people who are subject to youth justice orders and interventions.
Best practice in equality diversity and inclusion will feature throughout the work.
How to apply
When you are ready to apply click on Apply for Vacancy; you will be asked to upload a CVand answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.
Closing Date:22nd September 2025.
Please note:
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical
For further information please email
Guaranteed interview schemes
Bedford Borough Council is proud to be a member of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant we pledge to interview any eligible job applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for. Bedford Borough Council is also a Level 2 Disability Confident employer and guarantees to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for.
Visa Sponsorship
Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Enhanced DBS Post
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Additional Vacancy Information
Allowance (pro rata for part time roles)
N/A
Work Pattern
Monday to Friday Occasional Saturdays
Is this an enhanced DBS role
Yes
Is this a politically restricted role
No
Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker
Yes
Location
Bedfordshire
Location
Is this a designated car user position
Yes
Employment Type
Full-Time
