Youth Justice Case Manager/Social Worker

North Somerset Council; Weston-super-Mare; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

North Somerset Council is seeking a Youth Justice Case Manager/Social Worker to manage a caseload of children with complex needs, conducting risk and needs assessments and coordinating intervention plans for safeguarding and court-facing work.

You will collaborate with Children’s Services, Education, Health, Police and Probation to ensure timely support, while contributing to restorative and positive outcomes in a hybrid role based in Weston-super-Mare.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification or degree in Social Work or a relevant discipline (Social Work, Youth Justice, Probation, Education, Criminal Justice or Health).
• Experience working with children and families with complex needs or risk and vulnerability.
• Ability to undertake assessments, develop plans and manage interventions effectively.
• Ability to communicate confidently and build positive relationships with children, families and professionals.
• Ability to prepare clear, analytical and evidence-based reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of integrated services for children within the community and the Secure Estate, their families and victims.
• Make and monitor assessments of need reflecting individual circumstances.
• Develop and implement intervention programmes and enhance community safety.
• Work collaboratively across multi-agency teams and contribute to safeguarding and risk management.

Skills

Adapt to unexpected problems

Analyse situations

Decision making under uncertainty

Effective communication

Report writing

Plan programmes of work

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Youth Justice Case Manager/Social Worker

As a Case Manager you will hold a caseload of children with a range of needs and levels of complexity. You will undertake assessments of risk, safety, vulnerability and wellbeing, develop intervention plans and coordinate support to help children move away from offending behaviour.

You will work directly with children, parents and carers, delivering purposeful interventions that address offending behaviour, promote positive identity and strengthen protective factors. You will also work closely with victims, ensuring their views are heard and that restorative approaches are considered whenever appropriate.

The role includes preparing high-quality assessments and reports for courts, referral panels and other decision-making forums. You will represent the service in court and multi-agency meetings and contribute to effective risk management and safeguarding arrangements.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues across Children's Services, Education, Health, Police, Probation and the voluntary sector to ensure children receive the right support at the right time.

We Are Looking for Someone Who:

Has a professional qualification or degree in a relevant discipline such as Social Work, Youth Justice, Probation, Education, Criminal Justice or Health.

Has experience of working directly with children and families who have complex needs or who present risk and vulnerability.

Can undertake assessments, develop plans and manage interventions effectively.

Is able to communicate confidently and build positive relationships with children, families and professionals.

Can prepare clear, analytical and evidence-based reports.

Works effectively within a multi-agency environment and values collaborative practice.

Shares our commitment to Child First practice, safeguarding and promoting positive outcomes for children.

Key Responsibilities: This is not an exhaustive list – please see job description

Within the relevant criminal justice legislation, to work as part of multi-disciplinary Youth Justice Service, to provide a range of integrated services for children within the community and the Secure Estate, their families, carers, the Court’s and victims of crime while contributing to the prevention of offending, in accordance with the Youth Justice Plans targets.

To be responsible for a caseload of children with varying complexity. Making assessments of need for children who have offended to reflect their individual circumstances. This includes assessment of harm to the individual, wider community and harm to others, developing and implementing intervention programmes and enhancing community safety.

To undertake ongoing monitoring and reviewing of the needs of allocated children who have offended, amending plans in response to changing needs and ensuring appropriate service provision commensurate with need.

To work with children at risk of offending and their families, victims of offending by children and with parents on parenting orders or those requesting voluntary support.

Contact Information

For further information about the role, please contact Nicky Herron, Team Manager [e-mail].

We are looking for an individual who possesses the following skills and experience:Essential Criteria:Ability to demonstrate knowledge and experience of at least two social work skill areas.Ability to:a) Adapt to unexpected problems and situations.b) Analyse individual and social situations and to describe the interaction of the factors involved.c) Make decisions to complex situations sometimes on the basis of uncertain information.d) Communicate effectively on the telephone and write cogent and lucid reports.e) Plan programmes of work with service users and evaluate such programmes thereafter.Desirable Criteria:A commitment to and a responsibility for personal development and an ability to take advantage of training opportunitiesExperience of voluntary or paid work involving counselling helping or advising people.

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Youth Justice Case Manager/Social Worker

Company: North Somerset Council Salary: £36,581 to £43,149 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ Working pattern: Hybrid - 3 days remote Job type: Permanent Posting date: 11 Nov 2026 Closing date: 1 Dec 2026