SENIOR YOUTH JUSTICE PRACTITIONER - Youth Justice Service

The Cardiff Youth Justice Service (YJS) is a multi-agency partnership at the forefront of developing innovative interventions for children and young people aged 10 - 17 who have offended or are at risk of Justice.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Senior YJS Practitioner to join the service.

The post is offered on a permanent basis and will sit within the Court & Case Management Team.

About the job

The role of the Senior Practitioner requires an understanding and experience of:

• the criminal justice system as it affects children and young people (aged 10 -17) who offend,
• a practical understanding of the principles of restorative justice and restorative approaches,
• working with disaffected children and young people, their families and partner agencies.

What We Are Looking For From You

What we are looking for in the right and successful candidate is:

• Experience of undertaking assessments and managing complex cases,
• Experience of planning appropriate and targeted interventions to reduce the risk of offending/re-offending.
• An ability to write high quality reports including preparing sentencing proposals and prepared to present information to the Courts when required.
• To be able and skilled to be responsible for providing casework supervision to lower graded team members and assist in practice development and special projects within the team.

Additional information

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.