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Social Worker - Bedford - Bedford Borough Council
Description
General information
Reference
004653
Closing Date
22/09/2025
Service Area
Directorate
Children's Services
Service Area
Youth Offending
Vacancy Details
Category
Qualified Social Workers - Children's Services
Job Title
Social Worker (Youth Offending)
Grade
BBU10 £39,152 - £40,777 per annum plus Market Rate Supplement
Salary Range (£ pro rata for part time roles)
Competitive Salary + MRS
Contract Type
Full time permanent
Contract Hours
37.00
Job Advert
Do you have experience in Youth Justice?
Do you share a passion for helping and supporting children and their families and victims of youth crime, to improve their lives and make communities safer?
We are currently recruiting for a Social Worker to join our Youth Offending team. The successful candidate will work hard to prevent and reduce youth crime by proactive engagement.
On a daily basis you will manage a caseload of youth justice cases, working innovatively with young people from diverse backgrounds and engaging them, their families and other professionals.
Directly contributing to youth justice service outcomes by creatively engaging young people who are subject to youth justice orders and interventions. Best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion will feature throughout the work.
You will be required to write reports to a high standard and within tight timeframes for Youth Magistrates and Crown Courts and to confidently present these reports to the Court in person as required and cover Court duty as and when required.
This is a Bedfordshire based role with a requirement to be office based a minimum of two days a week.
The Council has a sponsorship licence and may be able to offer visa sponsorship to candidates based in the UK.
We are unable to consider applications from candidates applying from overseas who require visa sponsorship.
How to apply
When you are ready to apply, click on 'Apply for Vacancy'; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.
Closing Date: 22nd September 2025
Interview Date: 6th October 2025.
Please note:
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
For further information, please email
Bedford Borough Council is proud to be a member of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant, we pledge to interview any eligible job applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for. Bedford Borough Council is also a Level 2 Disability Confident employer and guarantees to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Additional Vacancy Information
Allowance (pro rata for part time roles)
Market Rate Supplement
Work Pattern
Monday to Friday and occasional Saturday
Is this an enhanced DBS role?
Yes
Is this a politically restricted role?
No
Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker?
Yes
Vacancy Location
Location
Bedfordshire
Location
Bedford Borough Hall
Is this a designated car user position?
Yes
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