Youth and Family Practitioner (Turnaround)
| Posting date: | 10 March 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,366 to £36,124 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 April 2025 |
| Location: | Oxfordshire, OX5 2BP |
| Company: | Oxfordshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | OCC/TP/883/807 |
Summary
About Us
Oxfordshire Youth Justice Service has an exciting opportunity for a Family Practitioner to join our friendly andsupportiveteam.Oxfordshire Youth Justice Service is a multi-agency partnershipcommittedto preventing and reducing youth crime in the County of Oxfordshire.We are passionate about improving outcomes for children, families and victims of crime and working according to theChildFirst principles.
About the Role
This role willsupportthe implementation of the national Turnaround Programme within Oxfordshire's Youth Justice Service and in partnership with statutory and voluntary/community services.The Turnaround Programme focuses on delivery of high quality, holistic, early intervention for children aged 10-17 years old and their families with needs which place them on the cusp of the entering the criminal justice system.
About you
You will have a soundunderstandingofchilddevelopment, and an experience of working with children, young people and their families.You will be an experienced practitioner with the ability to pick up a case-load and work effectively in a range of professional environments.You will care about the lives of some of Oxfordshire's most vulnerable children and adolescents and becommitted, tenacious andpersistentin striving for positive outcomes and ensuring their rights are upheld.
Rewards and benefits
- Culture of flexibleworking
- Technology tosupportagile working where rolepermits
- Up to 33 days holiday p.a.plus bank holidays
- Option to 'buy' additionalholiday
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeingsupport
- Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme,with an employer's contribution of up to 19.9%
- Enhanced family friendlypolicies
- Local and national discounts for shopping andtravel
- Great learning and development opportunities tosupportyour ongoing development
Our commitment to:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peersupport, education and safe spaces for all.
Ourcommitmentto:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes
As a DisabilityConfidentemployer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are alsocommittedto helping andsupportingthose transitioning from HM ArmedForcesto civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
Ourcommitmentto:
Safeguarding
Oxfordshire County Council arecommittedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers tosharethiscommitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.
Ourcommitmentto:
Flexible Working
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, jobsharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
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