Description Organisation: Leicestershire County Council Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA Worker Category: Hybrid Worker Salary: £31.074 - £33.294 Working Hours: 37 hours Mon - Fri Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 24th Feb 2025 Interview Date(s): TBC About the Role Leicestershire Youth & Justice Service is an ambitious, vibrant and forward-thinking service working in an environment focused on supporting children towards their brighter futures. We are committed to Child First approaches and are strong in our advocacy for children. We are a multicultural and diverse team consisting of staff from the local authority, probation, police and health based across Leicestershire. We are proud to have a workforce which represents and reflects the children & families we work alongside, and we are committed to creating a culture which is inclusive and challenges discrimination and bias. The Youth & Justice Service is a dedicated service for children aged 11 who need support. We offer a wide range of non-statutory and statutory interventions to children who are experiencing difficulties and challenges where support cannot be provided by universal services alone. We have strong relationships with wider services & partnerships supporting children and their families to ensure that we can jointly deliver the best possible support and care. Leicestershire The county of Leicestershire is uniquely placed in the heart of England with major access routes enabling easy travel. Our county has a proud manufacturing and agricultural heritage and has both urban and rural areas comprising of seven district and borough councils. In recent years, the county has welcomed new communities - we are striving to ensure that our workforce represents and understands unique experiences and perspectives of those who live in Leicestershire. We are looking for people who are passionate and committed to working with children who can: • work flexibly to meet the needs of children, families and victims • undertake complex assessments of the needs of children and families • be responsible for developing their practice and undertake and implement learning • listen to and act upon children’s voice to strive for the best outcomes What we offer: • Mileage paid at 45p per mile. • Opportunities to progress within a large public sector organisation. • DBS check paid for by us. • Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme. • Generous annual leave entitlement. • Access to staff wellbeing and counselling service. • Access to an employee discount scheme, providing a whole host of retail discount including your supermarket weekly shop and gym membership • Work for an organisation which 95% of our staff say is a good employer. For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement. About You To apply for this post, you must: refer to these 7 points when making your application, giving examples of how you meet them. • Qualification level required – NVQ Level 3 or above, AND experience working with children, young people and families. • Experience and understanding of issues faced by children, young people and families, with an awareness of how these and differing needs can impact on them. • Experience of completing assessments and plans whilst holding a caseload of children & young people; helping them to stay safe, while keeping others safe. • Understanding the importance of a child’s voice being included within their assessment and plans. • Experience of delivering direct work with children & young people using creative interventions tailored to meet their individual needs. • Experience of working collaboratively with a range of other professionals, forming positive working relationships, to meet the needs of children, young people and their families. • Understanding of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child by following policy and procedures. A DBS Enhanced check for regulated activity is required for this post The successful candidate must hold a valid driver’s licence and have access to a vehicle. A reasonable adjustment will be considered for an applicant with a disability if the disability precludes them from driving The post will require the successful candidate to work outside of normal office hours. Recruitment Drop in Sessions These sessions provide applicants opportunity to find out more about the role. Applicants who attend, are often more successful in being invited to interview. We are holding two recruitment drop-in sessions, one online and one in person. Online (MS Teams) – Monday 17th February 5-6pm. Please contact the below named persons for an invitation to attend. In person –Tuesday 18th February 5.30 – 6.30pm at: Huncote Family Hub, Pavillion Centre, Sports Field Lane, Huncote, Leicester, LE93BN You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. Interested in Flexible Working? 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. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc. Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Amy Perry-Granger - Team Leader Tanya Sanders - Team Leader Telephone: 07725204060 or 07730582961 Email: amy.perry-grangerleics.gov.uk or tanya.sandersleics.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, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. 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. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site. 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. If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home. 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