Youth Justice Worker

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us as a Youth Justice Social 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. Bexley Children’s Services uses Signs of Safety as its practice model. This strengths and solution focused ethos runs throughout Children’s Social Care.

You will work alongside this practice framework. 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 experience and a passion for working with adolescents. We use a trauma-informed practice model, as part of which practitioners benefit from monthly 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.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information and for the full list of essential and desirable criteria.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact:

Lynsey Riglin
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Teresa Creighan
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Candidate Profile

You will need to be a qualified social worker with experience of working with adolescents, preferably in a youth justice or contextual safeguarding context.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Bexley is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

• Work with children referred by the Police for out of court disposals or orders made by the courts.
• Participate in a trauma-informed practice model with monthly clinical supervision.
• Develop creative approaches and forge effective partnerships with other agencies.
• Work within the Signs of Safety practice framework.

• Qualified social worker with experience of working with adolescents; preferably in a youth justice or contextual safeguarding context.
• Refer to the Job Description attached for essential and desirable criteria.
• Enhanced Disclosure DBS clearance.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Contract
• Job function:
  Other
• Industries:
  Government Administration

Recruitment information:
As a disability confident employer, Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our offer to you includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.

London Borough of Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough with strong transport connections, parks, and amenities.