Court Interventions Support Worker

About Haringey

We are investing in creating a better borough for all our residents and bettering the lives of children and young people in Haringey is our first corporate priority. We are located in the north of the capital with a population of approximately 250,000 people and a growing population of 0-19-year olds. We are a diverse and fast-changing borough and tomorrow’s leaders; artists and innovators are busy growing up here.
Haringey is transforming its services for children and young people, and have already made exciting, innovative changes as we strive for excellence in all we do.
In short, we’re a council with high ambitions; a place to work that is full of energy and focus. Our teams have passion, integrity and commitment, and people join us, do so as they see Haringey is a learning organisation, and the people that work here strive for continuous improvement in their practice, aiming high to ensure we provide outstanding outcomes for our children.
We offer a great place to develop a career that is yours to own.

About the Service

Do you have the ambition and drive to join the team in taking Haringey Youth Justice Service (YJS) forward, providing effective interventions that produce positive outcomes for children and young people, families and communities.
The Youth Justice Service is committed to ‘child first’ principles and approach for which collaboration with children, families and multi-agency partners is at the heart of everything we do. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of approaches including trauma informed, restorative justice and relational approaches.
The Youth Justice Service is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of partners including speech and language therapists, substance misuse practitioner, police, child & adolescent mental health clinician, education officer and therapeutic practitioners.

About the Role & You

The ideal candidate will need to be a resilient and authoritative practitioner who places children and young people and their welfare at the heart of your practice. The candidate will ensure that children and young people’s voices are heard, positively influence your practice, and recorded consistently.
The candidate will be part of a small team that supports with Court work and leads on group work for the service. Additionally, they will support the service in managing a complex caseload that will be subject to court and out of court disposals. The candidate will work closely with families, schools and key agencies to address the factors leading to offending is key to achieving outcomes.
The Candidate will contribute to the management of the multi-disciplinary youth justice service in order to meet the strategic objectives of the YSJ Annual Plan:

• Reduce the number of children in the youth justice system
• Reduce reoffending by children in the youth justice system
• Improve the safety and wellbeing of children in the youth justice system

The candidate will have some experience managing within the Criminal Justice Service and must hold a relevant qualification of social work and /or criminal justice. The candidate must have a deep knowledge and understanding of youth justice and children’s legislation and the ability to build strong working relationships with key partners and stakeholders.