Youth Justice Service Case Manager

Description

Our local government client is recruiting a Youth Justice Service Case Manager. We are seeking Case Managers who have excellent skills in engaging and developing positive, trusting relationships with children and their families from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibility

As a Case Manager, you will be allocated children aged 10-17 years old who have received both community and custodial sentences from the Court. You will undertake high-quality assessments and devise individualised intervention plans tailored to children’s needs, which have a positive impact on children’s desistance from offending, safety and protection of the public. You will have an unwavering commitment to delivering the best outcomes for children.

 Qualification – Essential

• GCSE Grade (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics.
• Social Work England recognised a social work qualification, or an appropriate qualification in Probation, Youth Justice, Youth Work, or Education.
• Social Work England (SWE) Number.
• Experience using Asset Plus – Essential.
• Advanced –Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Social Media.

Essential - Skills, Abilities, & Experience

• Can demonstrate knowledge of childcare & Youth justice legislation, particularly the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, Criminal Justice & Immigration Act 2008, and Powers of Criminal Courts Sentencing Act 2000, Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, Criminal Justice Act 2003.
• Knowledge of current practice issues and developments in working with young offenders and their careers.
• Knowledge of using Asset Plus as an Assessment and Planning tool – essential.
• Experience in working collaboratively with children and young people, their families and partner agencies.  
• Experience in preparing Pre-Sentence Reports or Stand-Down Reports for the Court and Panel Reports for Referral Order Panel and other forums as required.
• Experience in representing YJTPS and presenting information to the Courts.
• Evidence of effective engagement and delivering interventions based on the assessment analysis. Experience working directly with young people in an inner city, multicultural environment.
• Proven experience identifying risk and protective factors and the ability to analyse the underlying causes of their offending.
• Able to undertake bail assessments and produce bail support packages for the Court.
• A high level of skill in managing complex high-risk cases and the ability to solve complex situations
• Knowledge and understanding of the impact of disproportionality on many young children, people/families/service delivery across the criminal justice system.
• Experience of working with children and young people within a social care or criminal justice setting, and all aspects of safeguarding, risk and child protection.
• Experiences of working with minority ethnic young people in an inner city setting
• Experience of working corporately in a multi-disciplinary setting, including work with both the statutory and voluntary agencies.

Essential Compliance Requirements

• 5 Years References
• DBS check Summary
• Proof of Qualifications
• Social Work England (SWE) Number
• A fully clean UK driving licence
• A pre-engagement screening is mandatory for this role.

Diamond Blaque Group, a leading provider in the public sector, is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and acts as an employment agency for this vacancy.