Youth Justice Team Leader
Stockport Council, Stockport
Youth Justice Team Leader
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Stockport Council, Stockport
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 28 Jan | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 80883f2da18a4deba6e83decaf720a81
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Youth Justice Team Leader who will act as one of the operational management leads for the delivery of youth justice, serious violence reduction and targeted youth support services and delivery of associated services, including complex safeguarding. The post will lead and manage a multi-agency team of staff to ensure services are delivered in accordance with evidence-based practice, legislative and statutory requirements.
The successful candidate will be required to work as part of the statutory multi-agency service providing a restorative approach through Stockport Family and community safety functions through the Safer Stockport Partnership, as well as working collaboratively across the 10 Greater Manchester Local Authorities, to ensure delivery of the GM Youth Justice Transformation programme, as defined through the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and the national requirements of the Youth Justice Board and the MoJ.
We are a lively, hardworking and dynamic service based within 'Stockport Family' integrated services. We are looking for a flexible, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who has experience of managing practitioners who support complex and often chaotic children and young people. Significant recent experience of working in a Youth Justice Service or similar multi-agency partnership that deals with factors that lead children and young people into crime is essential.
You will be qualified to minimum degree level and hold a relevant professional qualification and registration as relevant (eg: Social Work and/or Probation)
This post includes weekend, bank holiday and out of hours work as part of the management duty rota system (with additional pay).
Stockport Youth Justice & Complex Safeguarding Service are a high performing multi-agency partnership committed to preventing children and young people from offending, reducing their exposure to serious youth violence, identifying child exploitation by safeguarding in partnership and providing a targeted youth support offer which protects against some of the negative impacts that can affects children's lives within their communities. This will be achieved through the statutory functions of the Youth Justice Service (YJS); whose principal aim is to prevent offending and reduce re-offending. In addition, we also lead on the delivery of Complex Safeguarding, the Serious Violence Reduction (VRU) programme and provide Targeted Youth Support (TYS) services to support vulnerable children and young people who are at risk of engaging in risky behaviours that will affect their life chances.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
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We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.
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