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Youth Justice Practitioner
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Essex, one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, Essex is committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognized in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, everyone matters in Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, Essex is the ideal place for career development and community contribution.
Greater Essex has been accepted onto the devolution priority programme, aiming to establish a Mayoral Combined County Authority. More details about these changes and their impact on this role can be found on our careers site.
About the Role
Youth Justice Practitioners work to reduce offending by young people, collaborating closely with family, schools, and other key agencies to address the factors leading to offending. They represent the Youth Justice Service at relevant multiagency forums to secure better outcomes for young people.
The Experience You Will Bring
- Qualified and registered Social Work England Social Worker or hold a professionally accredited qualification in Probation Studies.
- Experience of working with children/young people or young adults with complex needs in a criminal justice setting.
- Excellent communication skills and IT literate, ensuring high-quality recording on YJS case management system.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing demands, and demonstrate awareness of own strengths and areas for development with a commitment to continuous professional development.
- Ability to challenge young people, their attitudes, and behaviors in an appropriate and positive manner and a commitment to working in partnership with young people, their parents/carers, and others involved in the young person's life.
- Adept at working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and across organizational boundaries.
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Why Essex?
Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to interviewing all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We are also committed to interviewing all veterans and care leavers who meet the minimum requirements of the role.
Once you've secured your role within Essex County Council, you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.
At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behavior. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.
Requirements
- The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area, including traveling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings, and being able to do so in an emergency. A driving license and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.
- As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC), should your role require a DBS check, you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorized parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service, please go to DBS update service.
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Company: Essex County Council
Salary: £38487.00 - £51834.00 per annum
Location: Epping, Essex
Sector: Health and Social Care, Social Care
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