Youth Justice Practitioner

Role Responsibility

x2 Youth Justice Practitioner posts have arisen in the North Kent Youth Justice Team based at New Beginnings, Gravesend.  These posts will be offered on a 12-month contract.

The position is an area-based role covering the districts of Dartford, Gravesham and Swale working with young people aged 10 – 18 years who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.

Travel across the three districts is essential so this role requires access to a vehicle and this role is subject to holding a full UK Driving Licence.

As a member of a multi-agency service, you will work in partnership to undertake assessments, complete reports for Court/panels and work directly with young people/their families with a range of needs completing interventions as part of their statutory programme. The purpose of this work is to reduce the risk of reoffending, in accordance with the agreed intervention plans and in the context of managing their risk of harm to others and vulnerability issues.

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

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.

Contact Details

For more information, please contact: 

Ceryl Marsh - Team Manager 

03000 423415

07795 951453

Ceryl.Marsh@kent.gov.uk

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Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.