Yot Officer - Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom - Cheshire East Council

Cheshire East Council
Cheshire East Council
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Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Cheshire Youth Justice Services is currently looking for a Youth Offending Service officer to work within our Prevention and Diversion Team.


In 2020 Cheshire's Youth Justice Service was awarded national pathfinder status for our innovative 'Child-First' Diversion scheme which works in partnership with Cheshire Constabulary and the four local authorities across Cheshire to reduce the number of children receiving formal criminal justice sanctions.

The aim is to intervene earlier and improve outcomes for Children and young people.


Whilst this is a Cheshire East post the job holder will work across Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, and Warrington.

Having access to your own vehicle is essential.

This is a hybrid role with flexible working from a range of office locations including a day or two working from home.

Flexibility in working hours is expected to meet the needs of young people and families that we work with. Occasional weekend / bank holiday working will be required as per a service rota.


Organisation

  • Cheshire East Council

Partner Organisation

  • Cheshire Youth Justice Service

Location

  • Ellesmere Port, Winsford, Wilmslow, Northwich, Neston, Holmes Chapel, Frodsham, Chester, Congleton, Crewe, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Middlewich, Nantwich, Sandbach, Alsager

Job Category

  • Children and Young People Services

Grade

  • CEC NJC
  • Grade 7

Salary Min
- £29,269 Per Annum


Salary Max
- £32,076 Per Annum


Hours per week

  • 37

Weeks per year

Employment Type

  • Permanent

Closing Date

  • 01/03/2024

Ref No

  • E2449
Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work.

As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.


At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future - together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.


If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.


As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

Brighter Future

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Experience of working with young people who have complex risk and needs and can be difficult to connect with is essential, as is the knowledge and understanding of the factors that put young people at risk of offending.

Some knowledge of the Youth Justice System is desirable but not essential as training will be given.

This post might suit someone with experience of youth work or in an education setting with an interest in helping vulnerable, socially marginalised young people.

The nature of this work can be challenging you will therefore need to be a confident and resilient practitioner.

You must have experience of working with young people and have a commitment to helping them make positive changes in their lives.

You should have the enthusiasm and dedication to work towards provision of high-quality assessments and interventions for young people and the ability to multi
- task in a rapidly changing and ever demanding environment.

Please see Job Description and Person specification for further information.


If you have any questions about the job role please contact Sarah Green, Angela Iball or Emma Lawton on for an informal chat.

Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.
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