An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us as a Senior Youth Justice Worker. You will work with children who have been referred to the service by the Police for an out of court disposal or have been made subject to an order by the courts.
We are a high performing service and welcome candidates who share our obsession to help children and young people overcome barriers to achieve and succeed. You will need to have at least 3 years experience of working in Youth Justice and a passion for working with adolescents. You will work within a trauma-informed practice model, as part of which you will have access to clinical supervision.
It is important that you have a creative approach, plenty of energy, initiative, and the ability to forge effective partnerships with other agencies.
Bexley Children’s Services has adopted Signs of Safety as its practice model. This strengths and solution focused ethos of working with families and colleagues is threaded throughout all areas of Children’s Social Care. As part of your role, you will work alongside this practice framework.
Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lynsey Riglin, Team Manager, 020 3045 3513, [email protected] or Teresa Creighan, Team Manager, 020 3045 5780, [email protected]
Candidate Profile
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)