Youth Justice Team Manager

Role Responsibility

Integrated Adolescent Service : Youth Justice Team Manager

Team: South Kent Youth Justice Team (office based in Folkestone) & North Youth

Justice Team (office based in Gravesham.)

The Integrated Adolescent Service recognises that children should be given a bespoke offer of support. The service promotes a practice philosophy which seeks to empower children and their families, building on individual strengths, and helping them to develop strategies which support them to understand, manage and respond to the difficulties they face.

We are seeking enthusiastic, committed and child centred individuals to join us in the role of Team Managers for the South and North Kent Youth Justice Teams. You will have a history of statutory work experience managing in Youth Justice with a proven track record of performance development.

You will provide management supervision and support which ensures the team delivers high quality youth justice services achieving excellent outcomes for children and their families, particularly in relation to the three outcome measures of reducing first time entrants, reoffending and use of custody, in addition to supporting the service in the reduction of the over representation of global majority children, children in care and Traveller, Romany and Gypsy children.   

You will be skilled at multi-agency working and will be able to demonstrate your ability to support staff in the undertaking of quality assessments and delivery of interventions that reduce the likelihood of reoffending, levels of vulnerability and risk of harm to others. Crucial to the role is an understanding of the complex issues that impact upon children that offend and their families. You will promote the use of research and evidenced based practice approaches, being familiar with case formulation, contextual safeguarding, good lives model, restorative practice.

You will have a comprehensive understanding of the Youth Justice System, and associated legislation ie. Crime & Disorder Act 1998 and all associated Guidance and Regulations as applied to Children and Young Peoples’ Services.  You must have knowledge of MAPPA policies and procedures and in effectively assessing and managing risk of re-offending, serious harm to others and safety & wellbeing.

The successful candidates will need to be a creative thinkers and have the ability to work under pressure. In recognition of the resilience needed to perform this role, you will be offered a bespoke training package, clinical supervision and opportunities to develop your career further. You will also receive a minimum of 29 days annual leave, plus employee benefits.

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.

Interviews due to be held week commencing 20th January 2025. 

Contact Details

For a discussion about this role please contact Jason Read, Service Manager at jason.read@kent.gov.uk or 03000 411494.

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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.