Youth Offending Officer - North London

Posted 12 November 2018
Salary £22.00 - £24.00 per hour + Negotiable, depending on experience
LocationNorth London
Job type Contract
Discipline Social Care
Referenceremedy95867_1542033463
Contact NameHolly Astrop

Job description

Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking an experienced Youth Offending Officer to work within a Local Authority based in North London.

Job Purpose

  • To supervise the statutory orders that children and young people become subject to that are the responsibility of the Youth Offending Service.
  • To ensure the sentence of the court is delivered by encouraging and facilitating compliance by young people with their court orders and to use enforcement processes in cases where young people do not comply with their court orders.
  • To prepare pre-sentence, referral order reports and other reports according to national standards.
  • To represent the Youth Offending Service at the Youth Court and other Courts, including the Crown Court as required, including Saturday, Bank Holiday and any other occasional Courts.
  • In partnership with children's service social work teams to provide support for young people remanded to Local Authority accommodation to enable them to remain in the community and reduce any risk of re-offending.

About you

  • A professional qualification in social work, probation, youth and community work, health, education OR relevant degree and experience of working with children and young people
  • Experience of direct work with challenging and hard to engage children and young people, experience of direct work with offenders
  • Experience of working within a statutory framework

If you are interested and would like to find out more then please respond to this advert with a copy of your updated CV, alternatively please email directly.