Job Introduction
As part of Staffordshire County Council, the Service operates within Children and Families and is an integral part of the Futures Matter multi-agency specialist support teams.
There are excellent career opportunities for highly motivated and experienced staff to join a progressive Youth Offending Service.
We are looking for two suitably qualified individuals to work across Staffordshire, with a base at the North (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) Operations Hub. You will be required to work flexibly, with some evening and weekend duties, on a planned basis. Currently, staff work from both home and office base, and regular face-to-face Hub briefings are held in Newcastle-Under-Lyme.
The most recent inspection completed (December 2023) stated that “there is a stable and dedicated team who passionately advocate for the children and families they work with. There is a good access to training and learning opportunities, including access to formal qualifications such as the youth justice degree. Staff find managers approachable and supportive: they feel valued by the service and that their hard work is acknowledged and rewarded.”
Main Responsibility
As part of this role, you will:
* Assess, support, and engage with children subject to out of court disposals, community based and custodial sentences.
* Have the skills to develop and maintain positive working relationships with complex children subject to SYOS interventions.
* Act as Court Officer (including weekends and Bank Holiday cover)
* Provide high quality and timely assessments and reports, including Pre-Sentence and Referral Order Panel.
* Contribute to the development of Restorative Justice, trauma-informed practices, and child first approaches.
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic, committed, and motivated to make a difference to the lives of children and families across Staffordshire. Experience of working with complex and challenging children is valuable but having the above attributes is more important.
As part of this role, you will receive:
* Planned induction
* Training opportunities
* Essential user car allowance
Interview date: Week commencing 24 March 2025
This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities.
* Frequency Annual
* Job Reference staffscc/TP/1064/2982
* Contract Type Permanent Full time
* Closing Date 07 March, 2025
* Job Category Children's Services
* Business Unit Children's Services
* Location Castle House, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, United Kingdom
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