Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: £38,700 - £41,373 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed term for 1 year
Closing Date: 14th February 2025
Interview Date(s): There will be two interviews, a Young Person Panel and the Adult Panel interview, provisionally arranged for Friday 21st March 2025
About the Role
Leicestershire Youth and Justice is a vibrant, experienced, multi-cultural team from a range of professional backgrounds on a journey towards excellence, that helps to promote a range of innovative approaches to working with children. We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, forward thinking qualified practitioner to work within our Youth and Justice Service as a Youth Justice Case Manager.
As a Case Manager you will form meaningful relationships with children and be part of their journey in making changes towards a positive and fulfilling future. The successful candidate will provide and deliver child first approaches to our most complex and high-risk children who currently engage in offending behaviour. There will be opportunities to learn and develop your practice around Court, as well as coordinating multi-agency approaches in supporting children to deter them from offending and re-offending.
If you are making a transition into Youth Justice, we will provide you with the full training required to make this move successfully. We support and empower our staff to be the best that they can be.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
1. Professional qualification in Social Work, Probation, Education, Youth and Community Work, or a relevant health specialism
2. Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to job role
3. Significant experience of working with children or adults at risk of offending and re-offending
4. Experience of working in the Criminal Justice System
5. Knowledge of Youth Justice and safeguarding legislation and the operation of the Criminal Justice System
6. Understanding of neurological development and an awareness of the differing needs of children and young people
7. Knowledge of relevant behavioural change practice to bring about change in anti-social behaviour and offending behaviour
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Laura Mullen Youth Justice Team Manager
Email: Laura.Mullen@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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