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Youth Justice Practitioner
Job Location:
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
24 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
21 August 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
3-month contract position with a local authority
Summary
- This is a 3-month contract position with a local authority focused on working directly with children young people and their families to foster positive behavioral change reduce offending and enhance outcomes. The role emphasizes early intervention safeguarding and delivering targeted support through effective engagement assessment and collaboration with partners.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with children young people and families using a strengths-based approach to support positive change.
- Conduct assessments develop intervention plans and review progress in line with service frameworks.
- Manage a caseload ensuring appropriate levels of support and risk management.
- Act as a lead professional for allocated cases coordinating multi-agency support.
- Deliver structured intervention programs to prevent offending and anti-social behavior.
- Support and deliver restorative justice interventions including working with victims.
- Prepare reports maintain accurate case records and update systems in a timely manner.
- Engage with multi-agency partners including social care education and criminal justice services.
- Identify safeguarding concerns and escalate appropriately in line with procedures.
- Attend Youth Court and provide court duty support where required.
Requirements
- Essential Experience Required
- Experience working directly with children young people and families.
- Experience managing caseloads and delivering targeted interventions.
- Experience working in safeguarding or high-risk environments.
- Experience collaborating with multi-agency partners.
- Experience working directly with children young people and families.
- Essential Qualifications Required
- Degree-level qualification in a relevant field (e.g. Youth Justice Social Work Criminology Psychology) or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- DBS check required.
- Degree-level qualification in a relevant field (e.g. Youth Justice Social Work Criminology Psychology) or equivalent experience.
Additional Information
- Working hours: 37 hours per week.
- Flexibility on pay rate ranging from 23.98 to 28.45 per hour (umbrella).
- This role offers flexible working options including:
- Working from home (including hybrid home & office working).
- Working from different Council buildings.
- Working adjusted core hours (e.g. starting later and finishing later or other patterns).
- Working from home (including hybrid home & office working).
- All flexible working preferences will be considered alongside the individual demands and nature of the role.
- We operate on a bi-weekly schedule.
The role closes soon apply ASAP.
Required Skills:
To work directly with children young people and their families to support positive behavioural change reduce offending and improve outcomes.
Required Education:
To work directly with children young people and their families to support positive behavioural change reduce offending and improve outcomes.
