Qualified Social Worker - Youth Justice

Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker?

Are you a calm person who can respond to crisis situations, with the aim of promoting learning and accountability?

Do you have Youth Justice experience?

Yes?

Randstad are recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join Liverpool City Council's Youth Justice Team. This is a full time role offering a fantastic pay rate of £37 per hour.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Mileage reimbursement
• Supervision
• Competitive rates of pay
• Weekly pay
• One committed and dedicated point of contact
• An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a £300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply)
• A full range of free training available
• Access to 100's of discounts on the Happi App
• Access to free healthcare and financial advice through the Happi App

Responsibilities:

• Share a passion for helping and supporting children and their families and victims of youth crime, to improve their lives and make communities safer.
• Work hard to prevent and reduce youth crime by proactive engagement, providing creative and effective interventions and programmes which are restorative, trauma informed and which take a whole family approach.
• Manage a caseload of youth justice cases, working innovatively with young people from diverse backgrounds and engaging them; their families and other professionals to assess, develop and deliver interventions and activities that support their personal and social skills and participation in society.
• The role will be directly contributing to youth justice service outcomes by creatively engaging young people who are subject to youth justice orders and interventions.
• Best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion will feature throughout the work.
• Undertake regular Court duty, providing advice and support to young people, their families and the judiciary.
• Write reports to a high standard and within tight timeframes for Youth Magistrates and Crown Courts and to confidently present these reports to the Court in person as required.
• Directly contribute to achieving positive youth justice service outcomes linked to KPI's, including reducing reoffending, reducing FTE's, reducing the use of custody and reducing the unnecessary criminalisation of CLA.

Requirements:

• Social Work Degree or equivalent
• Social Work England registered
• Enhanced DBS

Experience:

• Children
• Youth Justice

If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Hannah on 0330 024 8775 otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.

Are you thinking about a change in your career but not sure about this role? Whether you are an existing candidate, new to the locum market and are exploring some options or looking for a new permanent role, we have several exciting opportunities with competitive pay & flexibility. If you wish to discuss this further please call 0330 024 8775 and we would be happy to have a confidential discussion.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

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