Red Snapper Managed Services are looking for an Immediate Justice Youth and Adult Supervisor on a 6-month fixed term contract (potential for extension) in Nottinghamshire
We offer:
- £32,000 (pro rata)
- 20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, Pro rata
- 40 hours per week, including Saturday
Overview of role:
Red Snapper Managed Services is seeking an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join our growing Immediate Justice team. Immediate Justice is an initiative that is being rolled out by various areas in line with the government's Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Strategy. The project will see Police issuing Out of Court Disposals to adults (over 18) caught committing offences that constitute ASB. A requirement of the Out of Court Disposal will be to undertake reparative placements within 48 hours. Activities will contribute to improving communities e.g. litter picking.
This role will work directly with young people and adults who are subject to an out of court disposal. You will be supporting service users to engage in positive acts of service for the community and dissuading them from further offending behaviour. Therefore, it is vital you have an interest in supporting people to make positive changes in their lives. You will need to be organised, caring, engaging, non-judgemental and be able to address challenging behaviour. Your work will directly contribute to efforts for reducing reoffending and helping often marginalised groups of people engage in pro-social activities.
The post holder will:
- Set up partnerships and placements with local charities, organisations and community groups for service users. These placements will provide visible evidence of the reparative work being undertaken by the offenders, whilst being seen as a credible punishment.
- Work on varied projects that involve practical tasks such as working in local food banks, voluntary organisations and local parks.
- Exercise appropriate authority to maintain good behaviour within working groups, alerting the relevant staff to any infringement of discipline or behaviour.
- Contribute towards the rehabilitative potential of the caution and will support some service users to gain additional skills through a positive work experience with the opportunity to gain vocational or skills-based training.
- Be required to undertake weekend and/or evening working as part of their normal pattern of working.
- The work may involve working alongside volunteers or staff from partner organisations.
Responsibilities:
- To deliver workshops of various themes to young offenders (individually or group based) at locations specified and trained by RSMS.
- Conduct On Placement Immediate Justice Induction sessions.
- Conduct a start of the day 'toolbox' talk to ensure all service users understand the task at hand and safe working practice and motivate and support service users to complete their Caution.
- Follow work directions within the project placement brief.
- Ensure Health & Safety procedures are followed, alerting the relevant staff to any risk, ensuring that any associated paperwork is completed accurately and on time as
- Ensure that appropriate tools, equipment and supplies are available in accordance with local procedure and that instructions for safe use are followed by service users.
- Conduct a dynamic risk assessment to ensure all hazards are noted and managed.
- Use pro-social and other motivational techniques to ensure that service users complete the work assigned in a disciplined and well-behaved manner.
- Monitor the attendance of service users allocated to agency placements and promote successful completions. Attendance, placement completions and fails to attend/comply must be relayed to the Criminal Justice Team by email.
- Maintain all service users' records in accordance with organisational requirements ensuring that all information is updated onto the record system in a timely and accurate manner.
- Contribute towards promoting Immediate Justice with colleagues, external agencies, Sentencers and the public.
- The job holder must at all times demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion and an understanding of their relevance to the work they do.
- The post holder must adhere to all policies in respect of the sensitive/confidential nature of the information handled whilst working in this position.
Person Specification/Experience
- Passion for Rehabilitation
- Organisational Skills
- Empathy and Non-Judgemental Approach
- Authority and Leadership
- Experience in Youth or Community Work
- Driving Licence
- Health and Safety Awareness/Safeguarding principles
- Flexibility and Availability
- Effective Communication Skills
- Commitment to Equality and Confidentiality