Youth Justice Officer - Kensington and Chelsea, United Kingdom - Akton Recruitment

Akton Recruitment

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Kensington and Chelsea, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Youth Justice Officer

Kensington and Chelsea

£37/hr

Start date:
ASAP

AKTON Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are looking for a Youth Justice Officer in the Kensington and Chelsea area.

Duties

To manage a caseload as determined by line manager:
To establish and maintain effective working relationships within multi-agency setting and share information as required by RBKC's information exchange protocol and general data protection regulations.
To ensure the timely assessment of young people using AssetPlus, Systemic Assessments and / or other appropriate assessments, prepare court and other reports within set timescales and to represent the Youth Offending Team in court settings.
To contribute to the delivery of local youth justice strategic priorities and action plans which aim to support the child's voice and participation in their assessments and interventions and tackle ethnic disproportionality and other inequalities across health, education and socioeconomic structural barriers
To maintain a high standard of recording on all cases using the Youth Offending Team's case management database
Maintain and develop skills through participation in training and supervision
To remain up to date with practice developments, research findings and knowledge of criminal and youth justice and relevant childcare legislation such as trauma informed and systemic approaches and other emerging practice
Respond to requests for information/statistics relevant to the accountability of the Youth Offending Team to its funding agencies
Contribute to the development of the Youth Offending Team through involvement in working groups designed to promote the professional advancement of the team.

Qualifications

Essential:

Qualified Social Worker or Probation Officer or relevant professional qualification

Experience and Attitude

Essential:

Experience of working in a multidisciplinary youth offending team and delivering youth justice aims and objectives
Experience of working within youth justice legislation, guidance and national standards
Experience of delivering statutory and nonstatutory youth justice work and interventions
Experience of providing youth court services
Experience of working across partnership networks to support youth justice and related aims which prevent offending and reduce reoffending