Youth Justice Support Worker

Newcastle City Council; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Newcastle City Council’s Youth Justice Service in Newcastle Civic Centre is recruiting a Youth Justice Support Worker on a fixed-term 12-month basis.

You will assist Case Managers to deliver high-quality services to children aged 10-17 who have contact with the Criminal Justice System, supporting intervention plans and promoting positive outcomes. The role includes restorative justice work, direct and group activities, and covering duty rotas as Appropriate Adult.

Responsibilities

• Assist Case Managers to deliver high quality services to children aged 10-17 in contact with the Criminal Justice System.
• Support intervention plans to prevent escalation, and promote positive outcomes for young people.
• Deliver restorative justice activities, including direct work and group work with children.
• Cover duty rotas and act as Appropriate Adult when required.

Job description

Fixed Term 12 months

Are you passionate about working with children and families and keen to start a career in Youth Justice? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced individual to assist our Case Managers to deliver high quality services to children and their families within Youth Justice Service based in Newcastle Civic Centre.

We work with children between the ages of 10 and 17 who have come into contact with the Criminal Justice System, and are subject to early intervention programmes or statutory court orders. We apply a child first, offender second ethos which is centred around strength based and relational practice.

As a Youth Justice Support Worker, you will be supporting children to engage in their intervention plans to prevent further escalation into the Criminal Justice System and to promote positive outcomes for them. Restorative justice practice will also form part of the role, working with children to repair the harm for those affected by crime. This will involve direct work and group work. You will also be required to cover duty rotas, including acting as Appropriate Adult.

You will be part of an experienced and supportive team, providing high quality and effective youth justice services on a citywide basis.

We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.