Seven Social Care are currently recruiting for a Youth Offending Officer to start a new role in Medway, Kent.
As a youth offending officer, your role is to work to prevent children in the Youth Justice System from re-offending and to prevent children from entering the Youth Justice system. You will undertake often complex assessments of the risk of offending, risk of harm and safeguarding concerns of young people involved in the Criminal Justice System.
This is a full time agency role for 37 hours a week, with 2 – 3 days a week in the office.
Responsibilities
- To supervise a caseload of children referred by the Youth Court and by the police as out of court disposals.
- To supervise a caseload of children subject to the Turnaround prevention program. To liaise with partner agencies including the police and Medway Childrens Services to identify children suitable for the Turnaround program.
- To prepare reports for the court and youth offender panels locally, and to prepare reports for the police Out of Court Disposal decision making panel.
- To represent the youth justice service in the Youth Court and with the Police.
Applicant Requirements:
- Experience: Experience of working with children in the Youth Justice Systems
- Qualifications: Educated to degree in relevant subject e.g., Youth Justice, Youth Service or Probation studies, teaching, criminology, psychology, and the creative arts
- Compliance: Enhanced Childrens and Adults DBS, Right to Work in the UK
- Hours: 37 hours a week, hybrid 2 – 3 days a week in the office, Monday to Friday
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