Youth Justice Team Leader - Sale, United Kingdom - Trafford Council

Trafford Council

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Sale, United Kingdom

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Description

Employer - Trafford Council

Location - Sale Waterside, Waterside House, M33 7ZF.

This post includes hybrid working, however there is an expectation that you

will be in the office at least 1 day per week

Salary range - Band 9 SCP

Salary amount - £39,493 to £42,503 per annum

Working Pattern -

Full Time per week)

Working hours - 9am to 5pm

We will offer flexibility where we can - if you are interested in a role, please

speak to the recruiting manager

about what flexibility they might consider.

Contract type -

Permanent

Application deadline - 20

th

August 2023

Interview date - Week commencing 28th August 2023

Interview type - In person /Teams

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About the Role

Trafford Youth Justice aims to deliver high quality services to young people and their families, victims, the Courts and the wider community aimed at improving outcomes for all adolescents.

The role of Team Leader will be integral in the day-to-day management of a multi-agency youth justice team providing consultation and support to staff.

It is intended that the post holder be an exemplar of good practice across a specific function lead and provide direct line management to designated staff.

In conjunction with the wider management team the post will promote the vision of Trafford Youth Justice and support the delivery of the Youth Justice Business and Improvement plans.

You will work to TYJ values, policies, aims and objectives, through personal example and positive direction to ensure they translate into practical and effective action.

The post holder will also have knowledge of Children's Social Care, restorative justice and preventative work. They will be working within a management team delivering in these areas.

To provide management and professional support and supervision to Youth Justice Case Workers operating within the Children's Directorate
To work closely with Service Managers and Strategic Leads to ensure Service delivery plans and targets are met.
To manage a number of key projects to ensure that service outcomes are achieved.

Key duties

Monitoring Youth Justice Worker's caseload management against relevant procedures to ensure quality standards are met.
Allocate work to staff on the basis of service user needs and the YJ priorities and objectives.
Provide direct line management including the supervision and appraisal of staff.
To be able to work as part of a cohesive service team creating a culture that inspires, motivates and challenges colleague.
To monitor and evaluate service delivery ensuring staff adherence and contribution to performance objectives and undertaking data analysis where required.
Work alongside the management team in developing and delivering Team plans and priorities.
Contribute to service reviews and in conjunction with the Practice Managers develop strategies to promote quality improvements ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and best practice.
To lead on the responsibility for specialist designated areas of work which may include commissioned projects e.g. NEET, Child Sexual Exploitation, Missing from Home, Special Educational NEEDs, Children in Care, Activity Agreement, Employer & Training provider work This specialist work will support staff and officers responsible for operational delivery.
Provide a quality service to the Courts. To develop close working relationships within the Youth and Crown Courts, Clerks to Justice and the CPS.

About you

Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others' contribution, you will work together to deliver service; you will take ownership of your actions and strive to getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference.

About us

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford's huge potential.

Our vision is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford

Trafford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We're keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do

We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and also bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team.

Additional Information
Flexibility will be required to work outside the core hours 9am to 5pm) to meet the needs of the serv