Social Worker - Youth Justice Merseyside £37.00 p/h 37 hours p/w, minimum 3 months We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to join a Rated ‘GOOD’ by Her Majesty’s Inspection of Probation Team in Merseyside. This is a small team of multi-agency professionals who share a passion for helping and supporting children and their families and victims of youth crime, to improve their lives and make communities safer. To do this, they work hard to prevent and reduce youth crime by pro-active engagement, providing creative and effective interventions and programmes which are restorative, trauma informed and which take a whole family approach. The Role; Manage a case load of youth justice cases, working innovatively with young people from diverse backgrounds and engaging them; their families and other professionals to assess, develop and deliver interventions and activities that support their personal and social skills and participation in society. The role will be directly contributing to youth justice service outcomes by creatively engaging young people who are subject to youth justice orders and interventions. Best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion will feature throughout the work. Undertake regular Court duty, providing advice and support to young people, their families and the judiciary. Write reports to a high standard and within tight timeframes for Youth Magistrates and Crown Courts and to confidently present these reports to the Court in person as required. Directly contribute to achieving positive youth justice service outcomes linked to KPI’s, including reducing reoffending, reducing FTE’s, reducing the use of custody and reducing the unnecessary criminalisation of CLA. To be considered for this post you must be registered with Social Care Wales and at least 2 years post qualifying experience as a social worker. This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:- Friendly and dedicated consultant with expert knowledge Access to a wide variety of roles across England and Wales Access to roles exclusive to Pertemps Quick and simple online application process with free DBS Up to £250 Refer a Friend scheme £250 bonus if you find your own role Ongoing compliance managed for you Prompt and reliable weekly payroll Please contact Kaye Fleming 07435 787863 or email kaye.flemingpprsocialcare.co.uk for more information. We recruit across all areas of Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.