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Senior Youth Justice Officer – Peterborough City Council

3/6 months Contract

Hybrid working - Sand Martin House, or 49 Lincoln Road

JOB PURPOSE

To perform tasks as a Senior Youth Justice Officer managing cases in or at risk of entering the Youth Justice System.

To take responsibility for assessing, planning, intervening, supervising and enforcing disposals for vulnerable children/young people as laid down by relevant national youth justice, social work and health care legislation, standards, guidance, and local policies and procedures.

To take the role of lead professional when it is in the best interest of the child/young person and family, delivering interventions in a whole family approach.

To take a lead in specific areas of service development and delivery to support the management team to promote service development and performance improvement.

Provide mentoring, support, guidance, supervision to staff and students, and support the induction of new YJS staff