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Job Advert: Head of Youth Justice ServiceLocation: Southwark, LondonPay Rate: £40.72 - £52.98 per hourContract Type: Temporary Are you ready to lead a transformative service that impacts the lives of young people and their families?Service Care Solutions is recruiting for a Head of Youth Justice Service in Southwark. This is an exceptional opportunity to drive strategic development, improve services, and deliver a "child-first" approach within a high-performing Children's Services team.
About the RoleAs the Head of Youth Justice Service, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of 60 staff, overseeing a £3.3m budget. Your responsibilities include modernising youth justice services, meeting statutory requirements, and delivering outstanding outcomes for young people and families.
Key Responsibilities:- Provide leadership for a "child-first" Youth Justice Service.
- Lead the strategic response to adolescent safeguarding and extra-familial harm.
- Oversee performance management, ensuring service readiness for inspections.
- Manage budgets, business planning, and resource allocation effectively.
- Drive service improvements in collaboration with partners across health, police, education, and social care.
- Represent Southwark in policy discussions and planning decisions at London and national levels.
- Professional Qualification: Registered with Social Work England or equivalent.
- In-depth knowledge of the legal and statutory framework in youth justice.
- Experience in managing statutory youth justice services, performance standards, and policy implementation.
- Strong strategic leadership, resource management, and communication skills.
- Proven commitment to anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practices.
- Enhanced DBS clearance.
- Lead one of London's most innovative youth justice services.
- Shape and modernise a service at the forefront of best practices.
- Collaborate with high-level stakeholders to deliver meaningful change.
If you're a strategic thinker passionate about improving outcomes for young people, we want to hear from you. For more information or to apply, contact Lewis Ashcroft at Service Care Solutions:
