Youth Justice Worker

Ministry of Justice; City Of London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A government authority in the UK is seeking a Youth Justice Worker to support and care for children and young people in custody. This vital role involves overseeing safety, facilitating movement, and providing support to youth in custody. Candidates must pass a medical and fitness assessment and meet specific eyesight and hearing standards. The role requires a commitment to physical activity and ensuring a safe environment. Competitive salaries and various work hours are offered, alongside significant benefits.

Benefits

25 days' annual holiday

Civil Service pension with employer contributions

Cycle to work scheme

Travel loans

Qualifications

• Pass a medical and fitness assessment as this is a physically active job.
• Meet the required eyesight standard in both eyes.
• Suitable standard of hearing without the use of hearing aids.
• Tattoos are permitted except if deemed offensive or intimidating.

Responsibilities

• Dealing with the practical side of life for children in custody.
• Overseeing and facilitating safe movement around the site.
• Providing supervision to ensure safety.

Skills

Communicating and influencing

Managing a quality service

Making effective decisions

Caring

Job description

Overview

This role is not eligible for new Skilled Worker visas in accordance with the current immigration rules.

You will join the Youth Custody Service transforming its workforce. The youth justice worker role is similar to a prison officer but focused on supporting children and young people in custody. This role is vital in reshaping how children and young people are cared for in custody.

You will need a DBS check.

Role and responsibilities

This role will be dealing with the practical side of life for children in custody. This includes, but is not limited to, interventions when required, overseeing and facilitating safe movement around the site, and providing supervision to ensure safety.

Requirements

• Pass a medical and fitness assessment as part of the application process as this is a physically active job
• Meet the required eyesight standard in both eyes (both with and without corrective lenses)
• For safety reasons, everyone training to be a youth justice worker needs a suitable standard of hearing (without the use of hearing aids)
• While tattoos are permitted, including those that are visible, they must not be deemed offensive, discriminatory, violent, or intimidating in any way. Facial tattoos are generally not acceptable, except where this is for cultural, religious, or medical reasons.

Pay and benefits

• The initial training is 37 hours a week. After training, you can choose to work 37, 39 or 41 hours a week. Your annual salary will reflect your weekly hours.
• 37 hours a week = £39,525 a year
• 39 hours a week = £41,892 a year
• 41 hours a week = £44,258 a year, 25 days' annual holiday (rising to 30 days after 10 years' service)
• paid time off for public holidays and one extra privilege day
• Civil Service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
• cycle to work scheme, travel loans and other benefits

Read more about youth justice worker benefits.

Assessment Process

• During the recruitment process you will be assessed on: communicating and influencing, managing a quality service, making effective decisions, Caring
• Online Tests

Once you have completed your initial application form, you will be invited to complete an online test to assess basic judgement and numerical skills. The online assessment centre (OAC) will follow on successful completion of the online test. Once you have successfully completed the online assessment centre, you will be invited to complete a medical and fitness test. Read more about the application process.

Job offers

This is a merit vacancy. If you are successful at the online assessment centre, you will be added to a merit list based on your score. When all applicants have completed the assessment centre, the prison will make job offers to individuals with the highest scores first when positions become available.