Fox Morris Group are working to recruit a Youth Justice Practitioner
Your Main Priorities
* Work as part of a multi-agency youth justice team providing a seamless service which identifies and addresses the risk factors associated with offending behaviour and promotes the rehabilitation and social inclusion of young people within their families, schools and local communities.
* Create and maintain strong working relationships with young people who are subject to Statutory Orders and Out of Court disposals, their families, victims of crime, professionals and other team members to ensure effective and efficient communication.
Key duties
* Undertake detailed holistic assessments using recognised youth justice assessment tools.
* Establish strong working relationships with young people within the youth service, providing them with support and encouragement to under positive activities and make good choices.
* Offer support and guidance to young people who have specific safety and wellbeing issues such as substance misuse or mental health, making timely referrals where necessary.
* Facilitate and deliver offending behaviour programmes to young people either on a one to one or group work basis.
* Work with within the framework and procedures relating to resettlement to support young people.
* Establish close links with secure estate providers, maintain contact with young people serving a custodial sentence, contribute to sentence-planning and rehabilitation programmes and engage them prior to release.
IF YOU WISH TO APPLY PLEASE RESPOND FIRSTLY WITH AN UP TO DATE CV, AVAILABILITY/ NOTICE PERIOD, THE ROLE YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR & THE HOURLY RATE YOU REQUIRE.
We do not hold CV’s on file without first speaking
Salary description
£20.00 - £30.00 per year