Restorative Justice Practitioner

Portsmouth City Council; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

2 days in office

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council's Youth Justice Service seeks a Restorative Justice Practitioner to join its multidisciplinary team. You will help victims, arrange reparation activities, and facilitate mediation and restorative conferences to repair the harm caused by youth crime.

You will assess needs and risks, work with children aged 10 to 17, and maintain accurate client records using Microsoft Outlook, Word and specialist systems.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the youth justice system and restorative justice practices.
• Ability to assess needs and risks to achieve positive outcomes for children, victims and volunteers.
• Ability to work to deadlines, be organised and use initiative.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver restorative justice processes.
• Contact and support victims; arrange reparation activities.
• Facilitate mediation and restorative conferences; provide individual support and interventions.

Skills

Restorative justice

Victim support

Mediation

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Youth justice knowledge (training/education)

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Case management systems

Job description

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Working Hours

18.5

Location

Civic Offices

Closing Date

22/11/2026

Job Category

Social Care Children

Region / Division

UK Region

Job Introduction

Portsmouth Youth Justice Service is looking for an enthusiastic, creative and knowledgeable Restorative Justice Practitioner to join its supportive, multidisciplinary team. This is an opportunity to play an important role in improving outcomes for children who have offended, supporting victims of youth crime and helping to repair the harm caused by offending.

This role is Part time working 18.50 hours per week

The Service

Portsmouth Youth Justice Service works with children and young people aged 10 to 17 to prevent offending and reoffending. The service provides early intervention and crime prevention work, supervises children who have offended within the community, supports the courts and helps reduce the use of custody. It also supports children returning to their communities following a period in custody.

The Role

Reporting to a Youth Justice Service Team Leader, you will work alongside other Restorative Justice Practitioners to coordinate and deliver restorative justice processes. Your work will include contacting and supporting victims, arranging reparation activities, facilitating mediation and restorative conferences, and providing individual support and interventions.

The ideal candidate

You will have an understanding of the youth justice system and, in particular, the contribution that restorative justice makes to effective youth justice practice. You will be confident assessing needs and risks and using this information to achieve positive outcomes for children, victims and volunteers.

You will be highly motivated, organised and able to work calmly within a busy service. You will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to build effective relationships with children, victims, volunteers and professionals from a variety of agencies. You will also be able to work to deadlines, use your initiative, solve problems and adapt to the changing needs of the team.

A professional and sensitive approach is essential, together with an understanding of risk, including the risk of reoffending and harm, and vulnerability relating to safety and wellbeing. You will be committed to encouraging service-user engagement and promoting equality of opportunity.

You will need competent IT skills and be comfortable using Microsoft Outlook, Word and specialist systems to create and maintain accurate client records. The ability to communicate confidently with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is also essential.

Please ensure that you read the full job profile attached for the details and expectations of this role, paying particular attention the section 'Who is the person' as you will need to refer to this when completing your Personal statement.

Additional Information

Hybrid working arrangements

Attendance requirements to the designated workplace will be 2 days required in the office.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion

If you have any questions, or would like an informal discussion about the role, please email: Emma Donnelly - [e-mail]

Interview date

9th December 2026

About Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours .

Application process

We anonymise applications during application & shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered.

We strongly encourage candidates to add all Career and Education History to their application, as CVs are not reviewed as part of the shortlisting process.

As part of your application, we ask that you complete apersonal statement, this statement is crucial and is where you must demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the job against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person'points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills.This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience.

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal . We are committed to offering an interview to all those candidates that qualify under one of our commitments and meet the minimum criteria, however for roles that receive a large number of applications, this is not always possible, and we will select the candidates that best meet the minimum criteria

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Safeguarding

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) at Standard/Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please read the relevant DBS privacy notice before submitting any information.

You will need to explain any gaps in your career history within the last 5 years - this is essential for all safeguarding roles.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact [e-mail] or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800.