Principal Youth Offending Service Practitioner

Work Arrangements: Hybrid Interviews: Ongoing. Managers available every weekday Duration: 3 months (with opportunity for extension)

Successes: We have successfully recruited a number of new social workers to our teams and we look forward to welcoming experienced social workers to our remaining vacancies. We have a rapid turnaround on interviews.

Working Model: - Hybrid model - Flexible approach involving working from our town hall campus/hubs. - Encouraging face to face working for teams as we know how important this is for social workers and all meetings with children and family take place face to face.

Experience: - Ability to engage with young people. - Experience of acting in a supervisory capacity. - In-depth experience of some form of either youth work or the supervision of offenders (through employment or voluntary). - Ability to apply rules and comply with procedures and standards. - In-depth knowledge of the Youth Justice System. - Familiarity with and ability to understand the legislative framework for Youth Justice. - Report writing - needed for a wide range of audiences including the judiciary. - Ability to deliver support in the non-negotiable settings. - Ability to complete detailed assessments and formulate effective supervision plans. - Ability to represent the YOS and the Local Authority in the criminal courts and within panels and professional meetings.

Why Havering? - Reflection spaces available - Meeting rooms and quiet spaces available to book - On-site Parking available (subsidised for all Havering council staff) - Access to our systemic training offers and development pathway

Working location and arrangements (if not working from home): Town Hall, Main Road, Romford RM1 3AR Our main Town Hall campus benefits from excellent transport links via car or public transport. Our offices are located centrally in Romford, only 18 minutes from London Liverpool Street Station and easily accessible via the M25, A12, A406 and A127.