Youth Justice Practitioner

Kent County Council; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent County Council is seeking a permanent, full-time Youth Justice Practitioner to cover West Kent including Maidstone, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Hawkhurst, Edenbridge and Sevenoaks. You will work with youths aged 10–18 to reduce reoffending, manage risk and vulnerability, and operate within a multi-agency framework.

The role involves attending court reports, delivering statutory interventions, and contributing to risk management through collaborative planning with partners.

Qualifications

• Assessments for young people aged 10-18
• Reports for Court and panels
• Interventions as part of statutory programme
• Work in partnership with multi-agency services
• Duty rota participation and court attendance

Responsibilities

• Complete assessments.
• Complete reports for Court and panels.
• Work directly with young people and families to deliver interventions.
• Attend Youth Justice team and multi-agency meetings for prevention and risk management.

Skills

Assessment

Court reports

Intervention planning

Risk assessment

Multi-agency collaboration

Job description

We have a permanent, full-time Youth Justice Practitioner position available in West Kent. This is an area-based role covering West Kent (Maidstone, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Hawkhurst, Edenbridge and Sevenoaks). You will be working with young people aged 10 - 18 years who have come into contact with the Criminal Justice System. The purpose of your work will be to reduce the risk of reoffending in accordance with the agreed intervention plans and in the context of managing risk of harm to others and vulnerability issues. As a member of a multi-agency service, you will work in partnership to:

• Complete assessments.
• Complete reports for Court and panels.
• Work directly with young people, and their families, with a diverse range of needs, to complete interventions as part of their statutory programme.

The role also includes regular attendance at Youth Justice team, and multi-agency, meetings for the purpose of prevention and risk management. You will be expected to be part of the service's duty rota, attending Youth, Magistrates, and Crown Courts regularly.

This post is subject to a Full UK Driving Licence. The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility! KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.