Youth Crime Prevention Worker x 2 posts

Application closing date

21/04/2023

Working Pattern

As specified

Salary

Grade F - £25,878 - £28,371 a year – full time. £12,939 a year for part time post.

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Basis

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Job category/type

Youth & Community

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Job description

Directorate: People Services

Hours : Post 1 – 37 hours a week- full time

Post 2 – 18.5 hours – part time

Contract Type: Both posts are Temporary (secured until 31.3.2025 and usually reviewed in 3 year cycles)

Location: Youth Offending Service (based from The Council House DCC Offices) / Children’s Locality Teams (based from Stanley Road DCC Offices)

This is an excellent opportunity to engage with Youth Justice work in an entry-level position with the Youth Offending Service, through which the successful applicant(s) will deliver direct work with children on a 1-to-1 basis, and in groups, as well as working within the broader local youth justice and partnership arrangements, for the purpose of the Prevention of offending by children in the City of Derby.

The successful applicant(s) will be situated within the wider Youth Offending Service that is responsible for the whole of the City of Derby, but will be placed with a Children’s Social Care ‘Locality’ Team responsible for one of 3 areas of Derby, in which they will act as a Youth Offending Service specialist; working alone, or alongside safeguarding professionals, to support children where there are concerns that they may enter the Youth Justice System in future.

This is an excellent opportunity to engage with Youth Justice work in an entry-level position with the Youth Offending Service, through which the successful applicant(s) will deliver direct work with children on a 1-to-1 basis, and in groups, as well as working within the broader local youth justice and partnership arrangements, for the purpose of the Prevention of offending by children in the City of Derby.

The successful applicant(s) will be situated within the wider Youth Offending Service that is responsible for the whole of the City of Derby, but will be placed with a Children’s Social Care ‘Locality’ Team responsible for one of 3 areas of Derby, in which they will act as a Youth Offending Service specialist; working alone, or alongside safeguarding professionals, to support children where there are concerns that they may enter the Youth Justice System in future.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 21st April 2023. Any applications received after this date will not be accepted.

Interviews are to be held: Thursday 4th May 2023 and Friday 5th May 2023.

Please be aware that where there are staff within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority

PLEASE STATE WHICH POST YOU ARE INTERESTED IN, IN YOUR SUPPORTING STATEMENT.