Youth Justice Officer
| Posting date: | 02 September 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2024 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, PO1 2AL |
| Company: | Portsmouth City Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4130 |
Summary
Salary: Band 7, £29,777 to £33,945 per annum
Contract: Fixed Term/Secondment for six months. If you are a Portsmouth City Council employee, please seek permission from your line manager before expressing an interest.
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week). You will work Monday to Friday, plus occasional Saturday/Bank Holiday mornings (via rota) and could be required to work some evenings.
Closing date: Monday 16 September 2024, 5.00pm
Interview dates: Thursday 26 and Friday 27 September 2024
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children’s Board safer recruitment procedures.
Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.
The Service:
Portsmouth Youth Justice Service (YJS) is situated in the Children, Families and Education Directorate of Portsmouth City Council. It is a multi-disciplinary, partnership organisation that works within both Children and Families Services and the Youth Justice System. The YJS has one overriding aim which is to prevent offending and re-offending by children and young people (10 – 17 years of age).
Your New Role:
As an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Youth Justice Officer, you will work with children subject to preventative and statutory interventions (including custody) and their parents or carers to reduce youth crime. You will liaise with colleagues both within and outside the Service to gather information for high quality assessments and interventions to reduce the risk of serious harm to the public, the young person’s vulnerability and their likelihood of re-offending. You will plan, deliver and evaluate interventions with children assessed as vulnerable, and/or presenting risk of serious harm to the public, and/or at risk of offending. You will support them to manage transitions, including reaching the age of 18 and transferring between services.
You will also write reports (including for Court), undertake Court and Office Duties, deliver individual and group-based programmes of intervention in line with assessed risk and need, co-ordinate the input of other professionals. and work with children/parents/carers/families to support sustainable change.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
What you'll need to succeed:
You have experience of working within Youth Justice or can demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of this area of work and demonstrate education to 'A-level' standard (or equivalent at Level 3). A professional qualification in a relevant discipline would be desirable, but not essential. You have excellent knowledge of and skills in assessment, planning, intervention and review, and can deliver a range of interventions with young people displaying levels of risk and vulnerability. You can collate and analyse information, work in a team, and maintain a professional child-centred approach. You have good communication and interpersonal skills, are highly motivated, enthusiastic, calm, organised and able to problem solve. You can manage complex, difficult and sometimes volatile situations while demonstrating respect.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
What you'll get in return:
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/
Additional Information:
The full job profile is attached here.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Kieran Gildea, Team Leader, Portsmouth Youth Justice Services, 023 92 688 450
A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Application process:
How to complete your application: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/how-to-apply/
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Please submit both a CV and a cover letter/personal statement. Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/personal statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile, using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.
If you upload a CV without a cover letter/personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
We look forward to speaking with you soon.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.