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Team Manager - Youth Justice Service
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24.96 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 December 2025 |
| Location: | North London |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | VENOT Services Limited |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
The Youth Justice Service has an opportunity for an experienced Team Manager with a minimum of five years of statutory management experience within Youth Justice. This role requires the candidate to be a qualified Social Worker.
Deliver strategic and operational leadership, aligning with the service-wide vision and objectives. Drive change and constant progress so that children and families get the very best help and support.
Hold responsibility for the day-to-day management of deputy team managers and overall accountability for the practice of youth justice officers and specialists.
Ensure services are delivered to the highest achievable professional standards by evaluating impact (quality of practice delivered) and outcomes (difference it makes to the young person and their family) through evaluation mechanisms such as use of observations, reflective feedback and audit of cases - including views of young people and their families.
Be able to provide consultation, direction and decision making on duties to safeguard children and manage the risks they may present to others. Ensure the quality of service provided to young people and their families is of the highest professional standard.
Continuously self-evaluate case practice through self-reflection and consultation. Be self-directed in maintaining and developing up to date knowledge and skills through a variety of learning methods. Ensure that findings from analysis of practice, audits and research are disseminated to the team and the learning shapes improvement in practice.
Deliver strategic and operational leadership, aligning with the service-wide vision and objectives. Drive change and constant progress so that children and families get the very best help and support.
Hold responsibility for the day-to-day management of deputy team managers and overall accountability for the practice of youth justice officers and specialists.
Ensure services are delivered to the highest achievable professional standards by evaluating impact (quality of practice delivered) and outcomes (difference it makes to the young person and their family) through evaluation mechanisms such as use of observations, reflective feedback and audit of cases - including views of young people and their families.
Be able to provide consultation, direction and decision making on duties to safeguard children and manage the risks they may present to others. Ensure the quality of service provided to young people and their families is of the highest professional standard.
Continuously self-evaluate case practice through self-reflection and consultation. Be self-directed in maintaining and developing up to date knowledge and skills through a variety of learning methods. Ensure that findings from analysis of practice, audits and research are disseminated to the team and the learning shapes improvement in practice.
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