YJS Probation Officer - Bexleyheath
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- Bexleyheath, Greater London
- £46.00 per hour
- Temporary
- Part-time
- To work directly with children aged 10 to 17 years (and occasionally young adults) referred for an out of court disposal or by the court
- Case management of high risk/ likelihood of re-offending cases
- Assessment, planning and delivery of interventions
- Provide support, guidance and assistance to children and young people and their parents
- Acting a referrer to inventions available in Adult Services
- Manage cases identified for transition to probation and be responsible for managing transition
- Undertake allocation to Adult Services for transition cases
- Liaison and sentence planning with the Probation Service regarding transition cases
- Prosecute breaches where these are contested by the child
- Act as a point of contact for the Probation Service Victim Liaison Units regarding cases eligible for Victim Contact Service involvement
- Work as part of a multi-agency team across organisational boundaries with key partners to support needs prevent reoffending
- Make effective use of resources to meet the needs of children and young people
- Report any safeguarding or risk-related issues and concerns to management in a timely and appropriate manner
- Act as appropriate adult when young people are being interviewed at a Police Station as required
- Prepare reports such as Pre-Sentence Reports, Breach Reports, Information for MAPPA etc.
- Prepare bail applications which manage the perceived risks of the children and young people by the application of external controls and support
- Provide a service to the court, to help inform sentencing and bail decisions
- On site access to the Probation Service IT to help with background checks
- Maintain accurate recordings on the YJS data base and Ndelius
- Chair intervention planning meetings and other multiagency meetings
- Relevant professional qualification and significant qualifying experience e.g. youth work, youth justice, probation, health, or equivalent
- Experience of working with children with complex needs, aged 10-17, preferably in a youth justice setting
- Experience of undertaking assessments of risk relating to children and young people, including risk to self and risk of harm to others
- Experience in writing complex and sensitive reports
- Experience with managing own workload/cases
- Up to date knowledge of current relevant legislation including Children Act 1989 and 2004, Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 etc.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information courts
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- Enhanced Child and DBS registered to the update service
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