Restorative Justice Advisor
| Posting date: | 15 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | local gov pension scheme, hybrid working |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 August 2024 |
| Location: | Countywide, West Sussex, West Sussex, BN12 4SE |
| Company: | West Sussex County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CAFHE05281_1721043002 |
Summary
About Us
West Sussex Youth Justice Service (YJS) is a high performing multi-agency statutory partnership which provides services before and after court to meet the statutory requirements of the youth justice system. Its primary aim is to prevent offending and reduce reoffending by children. The service works in partnership with a variety of agencies to ensure children are offered appropriate intervention to address their risks, meet their needs and build on their strengths. Further, the service seeks to repair the harm caused to victims and communities by addressing the root causes of offending and reoffending by children.
For more information about West Sussex County Council, please visit our WSCC About Us page.
About the Role
Salary: £30,296 to £33,024
Working Pattern: Full Time, 37 hours per week.
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Countywide with hybrid and flexible working.
As a Restorative Justice Advisor, you will be passionate about giving victims of youth crime a voice, and creating opportunities for children involved in the youth justice system to repair the harm caused by their offending behaviour. You will be responsible for coordinating the offer and delivery of all restorative processes to victims linked to youth crime. You will be motivated to work with both complex and vulnerable children and the victims of their offending to create a safe environment where everyone can have a voice and you can facilitate the best outcomes for everyone.
We are looking for people who can display empathy, have strong communication skills and the ability to enable others to communicate with each other such as mediation skills. You will have understanding of attachment and developmental trauma, child development and the victim recovery model to effectively engage both children and victims. Good assessment skills and being able to respond independently and effectively to resolve problems and situations as they arise will be key. You will be able to demonstrate strong emotional resilience and practice, as well as upskilling and supporting the wider YJS service to manage and embed restorative practices.
You will value multi-agency working, such as developing partnerships with police, children's homes, schools and other agencies which may include delivery of workshops around raising their restorative practice awareness and skills, and facilitating restorative justice conferences. Working closely with the Reparation staff to cultivate and develop projects and opportunities with community groups, charities and non-profit organisations will be instrumental in ensuring children have a variety of avenues to make a positive impact and foster a future within their communities.
About You
Just some of the skills and experience you will need include:
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to explain information to others and use advisory, negotiation and persuasion skills to influence the actions of others.
- Able to gain trust and respect, and work in partnership with victims, young people, parents, carers, colleagues and external agencies to deliver an effective service, and work creatively and sensitively in a problem-solving way.
- Able to research, assess, analyse and interpret information and data from varying sources, prioritise needs and identify strengths, to effectively formulate collaborative plans for restorative intervention and service provision, including the voice of victims, children and families.
- Able to act in an appropriate manner, with discretion, whilst hearing confidential, sensitive or disturbing information.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload.
- Ability to design, deliver and evaluate Restorative Practice training packages / workshops.
- Degree level qualification, or equivalent qualification, in a relevant field, for example, psychology, child/social care, youth work or criminology, or equivalent demonstrable experience of working within these fields with a good theoretical, practical and procedural knowledge of the theory and principles of restorative justice.
- National Accreditation Level 4 in Restorative Justice or a commitment to achieve once in post.
- Experience of training, teaching, presenting and/or facilitating groups.
- Experience of delivering Restorative conferences.
- Experience of writing reports to a high standard.
For further key skills please refer to the job description attachment.
Rewards and Benefits
As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where you can achieve your full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work you do. Some of are benefits include:
For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further Information
The reference number for this role is CAFHE05281.
To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and cover letter. In your cover letter outline your motivation for applying and explain how you meet the key skills listed in full and the experience you can bring to the role, ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the above details and job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years' referencing and a health check.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.