Qualified Youth Offending Officer

We have a great opportunity for a Qualified Youth Offending Officer to work in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

The main purpose of the role is to work in conjunction with the other workers in the Youth Offending Service to co-ordinate and administer various tasks to reduce crime by children and young people.

Main Duties:
Work in conjunction with the other YOT members to ensure comprehensive, offence related programmes are provided in line with current legislation
Liaise with officials of the Court to assist in the youth justice process
Work in partnership with the Police, Probation, Courts, Education and other agencies in respect of young offenders
Commission and prepare reports for Courts including reports for sentencing
Liaise with other YOTs, out-borough Courts and the Borough’s solicitors
Take on the casework responsibility for all Court Orders directly relating to offence based work
Input data relating to Court work and youth offending including ethnic monitoring
Take responsibility for developing and planning a variety of individual and group programmes in order to prevent young people becoming involved in crime and for those who have already offended

Essential skills & experience needed:
Experience of working as a supervising officer of Youth Court Orders
Knowledge of the Children Act, Criminal Justice Acts, Crime and Disorder Act 1998, National Standards and other relevant legislation and guidance
Knowledge of Court procedures and sentencing options
To be familiar with and operate within departmental and Youth Offending Service policies and procedures

Job Requirements:
Minimum of 2 years experience working within a Youth Offending Team or with Young Offenders
An enhanced DBS that is of satisfactory level is essential
Candidate must either be Social Work qualified with HCPC registration OR Probation qualified