Role: Youth Justice Officer
Department: Children, Families and Education
Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Youth Justice Officer on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their Children, Families and Education department.
Main purpose of position:
Undertake assessments, develop, coordinate, implement, monitor and review intervention plans with children and young people subject to early intervention, prevention and youth justice services and their families (including challenging and complex cases).
As a Youth Justice Officer, you will be responsible to:
- To work in a variety of settings and in partnership with various statutory and voluntary agencies within agency policy, the requirements of the Youth Justice Board/Ministry of Justice and in accordance with effective practice guidelines.
- Keep appropriate case records including electronic records, statistics and other information meeting the requirements of the service.
- Act as duty officer within the service, evaluate and respond to new referrals, take appropriate action and give appropriate advice, information and assistance.
- Act as court and bail duty officer, in accordance with departmental policy and Practice Standards, in the Youth Court including providing information to the Court.
- Represent the service at meetings with partner agencies, with other local statutory and voluntary organisations.
Skills and Experience
- Demonstrable experience, paid or voluntary working with adolescents.
- Able to communicate effectively (English - verbally and written) and to create and maintain positive working relationships with children.
- Able to use own initiative and to work to targets and prioritise workload to strict deadlines.
- Able to assess, support and motivate young people including where levels of vulnerability and risk to themselves and to the public are medium to high.
- Ability to make professional judgements in a multi-disciplinary criminal justice setting and to negotiate appropriate resources.
- Car driver to enable regular and frequent visits both within and outside the Borough and provide transport for children.
DBS
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for Disclosure and Barring Service checks to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application you disclose whether you have any convictions, bind overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exemptions) (Amendments) Order 1986. Therefore, applications are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are 'spent' under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being take-up, any failure to disclose such convictions will results in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority. The fact that a bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
About Us
Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.
Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.
We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
Connect2Luton, part of Luton Borough Council & Kent Commercial Services LLP, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.