Youth Offending Officer - London, United Kingdom - SW Locums Ltd

Description

SW Locums are looking for an Unqualified Social Worker to be responsible for the day-to-day operations and practice of a group of staff within the Youth Offending Service (YOS).

This supervisory role will involve developing practice across the team, ensuring that work is completed to a uniform high standard and that policies and procedures are fully implemented, whilst ensuring that young people and families receive a high quality service.

You will be expected to practice an outward-facing approach to partnership working; understanding that the quality of relationships and reputation of management with peers and leaders throughout multi-agency partnerships and the community is an essential component of successful support to young people and their families.

• Deliver practice and operational leadership, which aligns with the Servicewide vision and objectives, driving change and constant improvement.
• Review service requirements, resolve problems and deal with complaints.
• Lead on the development of specific policies and procedures to contribute to the continuous improvement in own work and thematic areas.
• Where relevant coordinate the work of a team, either formally or as part of a project to ensure individual and team objectives are delivered.
• Keep up to date with changes in relevant policy and legislation to ensure delivery in own work area is effective and complies with appropriate regulations/statutory guidance.
• Ensure that equality of opportunity and antidiscriminatory practice is a priority throughout the service and equality issues are consistently considered in aspects of work.
• Under supervision of the Operations Manager, be accountable for small expenditures from an agreed budget or income and process transactions in a timely manner.
• Allocation of work coming into the service area and responsibility for monitoring the timely completion of recording, assessments and reports in line with statutory policies, procedures and practice guidance.
• To provide expert guidance and advice on youth justice and children's social care to staff and stay up to date with legislation and policy changes.
• To represent the team at external meetings as required and chair planning, risk and practice Meetings internally.
• To have responsibility for ensuring that staff maintain adherence to both professional and National Standards. This will include quality assurance of work, auditing and professional supervision of staff members.
• To provide a key role in team development, both in terms of developing the team's professional practice through staff training and support, but also in terms of the recruitment and retention of staff.
• To ensure that performance issues are dealt with appropriately in accordance with personnel policies and procedures.
• To undertake project work, programme development and additional duties as required.
• To assist the Senior Management Team, with the development and delivery of the YOS Plan in partnership with other agencies.
• To be able to quality assure assessments and reports by demonstrating the ability to analyse complex data, balance public protection, safeguarding and broader development issues.
• The post holder must be able to demonstrate a high level of verbal and written skills commensurate with working in a supervisory setting.
• Complete records, statistical returns and expenses on time, accurately and in accordance with policy. This may include completing a time sheet.
• Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of the work. The post holder will contribute to the development of quality assurance process for YOS Officers.
• Design and present training packages for staff, magistrates and other stakeholders on all aspects of work carried out by the Youth Offending Service.
• Contribute to the positive promotion of the Youth Offending Service, participating in presentations and Open Days as required.
• Comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Information Sharing protocols, as part of effective Information Governance arrangements.
• Carry out appropriate administrative tasks in support of the work, using Information
• Attend all relevant internal meetings, and represent the Youth Offending Service at external meetings as required.
• Participate in all relevant training events and other opportunities for professional development.
• To deputise for senior managers as required.
• To undertake other duties that might be reasonably requested from time to time including being available for weekend cover arrangements and on occasion working evenings and weekends.
• Undertake any other duties necessary to meet the needs of the service and of the service users (young people).
• Carry out all duties in accordance with the London Borough of Lambeth's Equal Opportunities pol