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Advanced Practitioner

Dudley Council

Dudley

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GBP 35,000 - 50,000

Full time

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Job summary

Dudley Council seeks an Advanced Practitioner for the Dudley Youth Justice Service. You will manage day-to-day operations and support the Team Manager in delivering youth justice services aimed at reducing youth offending through therapeutic interventions. This role is crucial in promoting a Child First approach and involves case auditing and allocation.

Qualifications

Recognized social work qualification required.
Experience in operational management is desirable.
Ability to supervise multi-agency practitioners.

Responsibilities

Responsible for day-to-day operational management of youth justice services.
Ensure effective risk management and safeguarding processes.
Develop services to prevent youth offending.

Skills

Risk Management

Safeguarding

Case Allocation

Education

Social Work England recognized qualification

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Advanced Practitioner – Dudley Youth Justice Service

Dudley Youth Offending Service has been on a journey of evolution - a journey towards becoming a therapeutic service. A number of vacancies have arisen resulting in us being able to offer you to join our team. You will be joining a team working towards offering young people an alternative approach to engagement, focussed on attempting to enable young people to desist from offending & anti-social behaviour through therapeutic interventions. We are a service keen to embed a Child First approach to working with all children and believe that championing the positive factors which may already be present in their lives will give us the best chance of achieving this.

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Advanced Practitioner – Dudley Youth Justice Service

Dudley Youth Offending Service has been on a journey of evolution - a journey towards becoming a therapeutic service. A number of vacancies have arisen resulting in us being able to offer you to join our team. You will be joining a team working towards offering young people an alternative approach to engagement, focussed on attempting to enable young people to desist from offending & anti-social behaviour through therapeutic interventions. We are a service keen to embed a Child First approach to working with all children and believe that championing the positive factors which may already be present in their lives will give us the best chance of achieving this.

We are looking to recruit an Advanced Practitioner. In this role you will be responsible for day-to-day operational management and supporting the Team Manager in the development and delivery of youth justice services throughout Dudley.

Responsibilities

You will be tasked with ensuring that the YJS has effective risk management and safeguarding processes in place as well as being responsible for:

Allocating and auditing cases
Safeguarding young people & families
Supervising a range of multi-agency practitioners
Developing services in relation to the boroughs early help strategy to prevent offending by young people

To be successful in your expression, you must have a Social Work England (SWE) recognised social work qualification and SWE registration and/or suitable relevant professional qualification.

Experience of working at an Operational Management level is desirable.

To find out more about the journey we are on or anything else related to the role, please call Gurpreeth Singh Aujla on 01384 813060 / 07980 769826 or email Gurpreeth.aujla@dudley.gov.uk

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Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

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About Dudley Council

It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve.

At Dudley Council we have a ‘one council’ ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities.

We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of ‘Forge a Future for all’ www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk

We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves.

In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:

is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents

We want to leave a legacy of a better future for the borough that reflects Dudley borough’s potential and harnesses the ambitions of the people we serve. For more information see our Council Plan www.dudley.gov.uk/council-community/plan-policies-and-strategies/council-plan , Dudley Borough Vision for 2030, Forging a Future for All www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk and key information about the borough and its communities at All about Dudley Borough www.allaboutdudley.info

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Website

http://www.dudley.gov.uk/

Telephone

01384 811300

Location

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Council House

Priory Road

Dudley

West Midlands

DY1 1HF

United Kingdom

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