- deliver high quality services to young people and their families aimed at preventing and reducing offending.
- make clear assessments in relation to risk of harm to the public, risk of re -offending and of offence related needs in order to allocate appropriate and targeted resources to the reduction and prevention of youth offending.
- develop and implement programmes/interventions based on principles of effective practice for all children and young people and their families in contact with the team.
- manage a caseload and ensure that information systems are maintained in order that national and other standards can be effectively assessed.
- Prepare reports for court and other agencies in line with national, and other relevant standards.
- Make appropriate assessments and supervise and/or manage pre-sentence interventions and enforce all sentences and Orders as appropriate.
- Provide thorough care for young people serving Detention and Training Orders and other custodial sentences, and post release supervision in line with national and other relevant standards.
- Work in partnership with other agencies to reduce and prevent youth offending.Ensure that all tasks are carried out to National Standards requirements and performance meets locally agreed targets and outcomes.
- Adhere to the Working Together guidance as well as locally agreed structures and policies to improve the safeguarding of children and young people who are on the caseload.
- Ensure case recording is timely, accurate and complete and to take responsibility for the quality of data input, extracted and/or analysed from electronic or hard copy systems, to comply with MCC Data Quality Strategy.
- Possess relevant qualification or equivalent relevant experience - DipSW, Degree in Social Work, Qualified Probation Officer PCEP (Professional Certificate in Effective Practice), NVQ Level 4 in Community Justice.
- Enhanced DBS check
- 24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
- 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
- Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment