Youth Justice Team Manager - Social Care Qualified
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £42.21 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Umbrella, per hour/Ltd |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Walthamstow, East London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Raynet Recruitment Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | OR7492 |
Summary
12 week initially which may be extended.
Team manager- To lead operations for the Youth Justice Service (YJS) in partnership with other managers and statutory partners for Out of Court and statutory Court disposals (including, Referral Orders, Youth Rehabilitation Orders and Custody)
To lead on continuous development improvement and performance management for all Out of Court and statutory Court disposals (including, Referral Orders, Youth Rehabilitation Orders and Custody)
To ensure that operational management of services results in a strengthened response to children and young people's needs and increases family resilience and well-being.
Role Title Youth Justice Team Manager
Job Family Families Directorate
Competency Level Principal Officer/Manage
Pay Scale PO8
Job Purpose
The YJS sits within the Youth & Family Resilience Service (YFRS) which includes Functional Family Therapy and the Edge of Care team.
YFRS responds to the significant risk factors in the lives of children and young people from early indicators such as poor attendance and disruptive behaviour at school through to offending behaviours and serious violence. The YFRS team offers intervention children and young people who are at the edge of care, those at risk of involvement with gangs and serious youth violence and those who have been involved in the criminal justice system. The YFRS provides an evidence-led, urgent and rapid response, including out of hours provision to respond immediately to emerging concerns.
Youth Justice Team Manager
The post will lead and provide operational management of Waltham Forest's framework for all statutory Court outcomes.
The role also has the following aims:
To lead operations for the YFRS in partnership with other managers and statutory partners, for Out of Court and statutory Court disposals (including, Referral Orders, Youth Rehabilitation Orders and Custody)
To lead on continuous development improvement and performance management for all Out of Court and statutory Court disposals, (including, Referral Orders, Youth Rehabilitation Orders and Custody.)
To ensure that operational management of services results in a strengthened response to children and young people's needs and increases family resilience and well-being.
To take a lead role, working closely with peer YFRS operational managers in ensuring systemic, trauma-informed and child-first practice is embedded in partner services, in collaboration with police, education, social care and other services;
To take a holistic approach to the needs of vulnerable children to ensure the highest quality provision across YFRS and in partner provision;
To manage, develop, organise and control this professional service area ensuring the delivery of the service meets all council, professional and legislative requirements.
To work towards preparation for the HMIP inspection.
Team manager- To lead operations for the Youth Justice Service (YJS) in partnership with other managers and statutory partners for Out of Court and statutory Court disposals (including, Referral Orders, Youth Rehabilitation Orders and Custody)
To lead on continuous development improvement and performance management for all Out of Court and statutory Court disposals (including, Referral Orders, Youth Rehabilitation Orders and Custody)
To ensure that operational management of services results in a strengthened response to children and young people's needs and increases family resilience and well-being.
Role Title Youth Justice Team Manager
Job Family Families Directorate
Competency Level Principal Officer/Manage
Pay Scale PO8
Job Purpose
The YJS sits within the Youth & Family Resilience Service (YFRS) which includes Functional Family Therapy and the Edge of Care team.
YFRS responds to the significant risk factors in the lives of children and young people from early indicators such as poor attendance and disruptive behaviour at school through to offending behaviours and serious violence. The YFRS team offers intervention children and young people who are at the edge of care, those at risk of involvement with gangs and serious youth violence and those who have been involved in the criminal justice system. The YFRS provides an evidence-led, urgent and rapid response, including out of hours provision to respond immediately to emerging concerns.
Youth Justice Team Manager
The post will lead and provide operational management of Waltham Forest's framework for all statutory Court outcomes.
The role also has the following aims:
To lead operations for the YFRS in partnership with other managers and statutory partners, for Out of Court and statutory Court disposals (including, Referral Orders, Youth Rehabilitation Orders and Custody)
To lead on continuous development improvement and performance management for all Out of Court and statutory Court disposals, (including, Referral Orders, Youth Rehabilitation Orders and Custody.)
To ensure that operational management of services results in a strengthened response to children and young people's needs and increases family resilience and well-being.
To take a lead role, working closely with peer YFRS operational managers in ensuring systemic, trauma-informed and child-first practice is embedded in partner services, in collaboration with police, education, social care and other services;
To take a holistic approach to the needs of vulnerable children to ensure the highest quality provision across YFRS and in partner provision;
To manage, develop, organise and control this professional service area ensuring the delivery of the service meets all council, professional and legislative requirements.
To work towards preparation for the HMIP inspection.