Youth Justice Service Reparation Worker - Halifax, United Kingdom - Calderdale Council

Calderdale Council

Verified Company

Halifax, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Application closing date
21/08/202- Location
Halifax

YOSO 1 (SCP 9-22) £23,194-£29,43- Package
37 hours per week, Fixed Term until 31st March 202- Job category/type
Council

Post Ref:
CC741

Please note: Priority may be given to internal applicants
Calderdale Youth Justice Service undertakes assessments and interventions with children and young people aged years of age who have committed a criminal offence, or they are at risk of offending.
The service's priority is to prevent offending and further offending by addressing the criminogenic factors and support young people's skills and strengths to become valued members of the community. The post holder will work with children and young people (age who have been referred to the Youth Justice Service. This will include one to one and groupbased work.
The post holder will be required to provide support, encouragement, and supervision to enable children and young people to undertake 'community reparation' work.

This can take many forms including:

Environmental projects, artsbased projects, awareness raising campaigns, supporting local charity work etc. The post holder will be able to develop their own ideas for community projects and activities for young people to complete.
Encourage engagement with positive activities including health and wellbeing, educational, involvement in community groups and activities that will develop a child sense of victim empathy and the need to repair harm.
Support in diverting children and young people from and preventing further ASB or offending that impacts their communities.
Additional tasks such as supporting young people to undertake the CSCS card may be a part of the role.
All actions must be recorded on the Youth Justice Team computerised case management system. The post holder will monitor and evaluate the reparation undertaken including maintaining appropriate records, statistical information and written reports as required by the Immediate Justice partnership. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Closing Date:

Monday 21st August 2023

Interview Date: Wednesday 30th August/Thursday 31st August 2023
We may utilise digital interview methods. On 30 January 2019, the Council declared a climate emergency in a bold move to step up its action to tackle climate change. We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date, an early submission is advised.