Youth Offending Team Officer

Job Title: Youth Offending Team Officer
Location: Wiltshire
Salary / Pay Rate: £33 P/H (Umbrella)
Job Type: Temporary

The Role
The service is responsible for ensuring that children and young people involved in the Youth Justice System or being exploited are provided with intervention and support to best meet their needs and to ensure they have the best opportunities to succeed in life.

The Young People Service covers key areas including:

The Youth Offending Team: this seeks to provide children and young people, particularly those who are vulnerable with positive, preventative, out of court, and statutory intervention they need to improve their safety and wellbeing and prevent offending or re-offending. The service has a key role in assisting children, young people and their families to build resilience, overcome barriers, reduce concerning behaviours and achieve positive outcomes.

The Candidate
Must hold a valid UK driving license and have access to either their own car
Professional relevant level Qualifications such as Social Work (DipSw, CQSW) Teaching, Diploma in Probation Studies, Nursing, Occupational Therapists with post qualification experience in a relevant field, Youth Work (JNC recognised qualification in youth and community work at level 4 or above), and/or equivalent degree/post graduate Diploma in Careers Guidance, or relevant level degree such as Psychology, Criminology, Youth Justice.
Must hold experiance of working with case responsibility for high risk adolescent young people in need and children in need of protection (predominantly aged 10-17 who are involved in the youth justice system.
Experience of completing asset plus assessments, joint investigations reports and plans for children identified as vulnerable, involved in the Youth Justice system, and in need.
Excellent report writing and court presentation skills, including proven court experience.

How to apply
Please submit your application via the contact details provided and you will be contacted with further information about this opportunity or email your CV to me directly; or call me on;