Children’s Services Youth Justice Team Manager (Contract)

Brackenberry Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Brackenberry Limited in Lambeth is recruiting a Children Services YOS Team Manager on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at the client's discretion. The post holder will lead day-to-day operational management, supervise a Youth Offending Service team, and drive safeguarding and quality of practice to statutory and national standards.

You will have a relevant degree, a professional youth justice qualification, substantial post-qualification experience, and a proven ability to chair

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience within youth justice, children's services, probation, social care or closely related environment.
• Experience of quality assuring assessments, reports, intervention plans and casework.
• Experience of interpreting and applying youth justice legislation, statutory guidance, national standards and effective practice frameworks.
• Experience of chairing meetings and communicating effectively with children, young people, parents, professionals and partner organisations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide operational leadership to a team within the Youth Justice Service, ensuring effective delivery of service objectives and priorities.
• Allocate cases and incoming work appropriately, monitoring workloads and ensuring assessments, reports, reviews and case records are completed accurately and within statutory timescales.
• Quality assure assessments, intervention plans, reports and casework to ensure compliance with legislation, national standards, professional guidance and local procedures.
• Monitor and manage cases involving complex needs, vulnerabilities, safeguarding concerns and risks of reoffending.
• Monitor team performance and contribute to service planning, performance management, monitoring and evaluation.

Education

Degree-level qualification

Professional youth justice qualification

Job description

Brackenberry Limited in Lambeth is recruiting a Children Services YOS Team Manager on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at the client's discretion. The post holder will lead day-to-day operational management, supervise a Youth Offending Service team, and drive safeguarding and quality of practice to statutory and national standards.

You will have a relevant degree, a professional youth justice qualification, substantial post-qualification experience, and a proven ability to chair