Specialist Support Worker (Prevention) - Youth Justice Service
Employer: Sutton Council
Location(s): Carshalton, Sutton
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time
Grade: 7
Salary Range: £37,068 - £43,299 (£45,510 unconsolidated maximum)
Salary Basis: Per annum
Leave Entitlement: 28 days
Application Deadline: 23/02/2025, 23:55
Anticipated Interview Date(s): TBC
About the Role and our Ideal Candidate
About the role:
You will work with young people aged 10-17 years old who are at risk of coming into contact with the criminal justice service. The focus is on prevention and supporting the child and their family holistically to sustain positive outcomes.
1. You will hold a caseload of young people referred into the service and carry out timely assessments on them to see what support is needed.
2. You will create intervention plans to support your work with them within a multi-agency environment, working with partners and hearing the child's voice.
3. You will carry out regular interventions with the child and their family meeting the needs of the assessment. This may include home visits, activities or structured work to support them to fulfil their potential.
4. You will build professional and positive relationships with the child and their family to enable change and prevent the child from any offending behaviour.
5. You will carry out group work activities as required in schools and/or in the community with young people and their family.
This role offers hybrid working and is based at The Quad, Green Wrythe Lane, Carshalton SM5 1JW.
About the candidate:
We are looking for dynamic, passionate, and creative staff who have experience of working with challenging young people. You will be able to engage with children with a trauma background who may not be trusting or initially keen to work with you. Your engagement skills will be flexible and adaptable, and we need staff who are willing to persist where needed to gain the trust of families.
Ideally, you will have experience of whole family working and be able to work with parents and carers too, as well as coordinate multi-agency meetings and team around the family meetings when needed.
Your writing and analytical skills will be good, and you will be able to write assessments taking into account the whole family needs as well as that of the child and identify what needs to change alongside positives.
Application Process:
Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities, and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Important Information - Criminal Records:
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory result to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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