Practitioner Manager - Youth Offending - Vale of Glamorgan Council

Practitioner Manager - Youth Justice Service

Pay rate in line with the All Wales Pledge - £41.58

Vale of Glamorgan Council 

To support the day to day operational and strategic management of the team ensuring that Youth Justice Services are available for children and young people in the Vale of Glamorgan. Other duties include holding casework responsibility, supervision and development of staff, risk management and oversight decision making; and forming part of the Youth Justice Early Support Service Management Team.

- Ensuring that the Council’s Policies and the Youth Justice Service plan are properly implemented, developed and reviewed, in accordance with changing legislation and practice.
• Responsible for ensuring services are available for children and young people both on a one to one and group work basis in relation to out of court; Diversion and Prevention and post Court; supervision of community and custodial Orders based on assessed need
• Ensuring the provision of Court Officers and the production of Pre Sentence Reports to assist the Court to make informed decisions regarding sentencing options in line with National Standards
• To be responsible for the quality of the Assessment, Planning, Intervention and Supervision (APIS) functions within the Assetplus Framework of the Case Management Team under the guidance of the YJESS Manager
• Demonstrate an ability to analyse complex data, balance public protection, safeguarding and broader development issues.
• Ensure the Case Management Team comply with National Standards for Youth Justice, Case Management Guidance and the YJESS Risk Led Policy in relation to the supervision, delivery of interventions, review and closure of cases in line with the Scaled Approach
• To manage YJESS duty system ensuring that children and young people have access in and out of office hours to Appropriate Adults, YJESS representation at Court and other services such as Bail Support and ISS packages

Benefits of working for Hoop:

• 20 years’ experience of the Social Work market
• Your local agency based in Cardiff
• Welsh-speaking consultant available should you wish to converse in Welsh throughout your job search 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
• PAYE and Umbrella payroll options available – you choose!
• Dedicated point of contact (support team to cover whilst on leave)
• Twice weekly payroll
• Actively supplying every Local Authority in South/West Wales and South West England
• Provides free training sessions (Contributes CPD)
• Refer a friend scheme available
• Birthday gifts 🎂
• Wellbeing sessions

To apply for this role, you will need to hold -

• A relevant Social Work Qualification
• Registration with Social Care Wales
• Enhanced DBS registered on the update service or be happy to apply for a DBS
• 3 Years of referencing
• Driving license with access to a car

Given the nature of the role, only applications from individuals with a social work qualification and registration with either professional body - Social Care Wales / Social Work England can be considered. Please only apply if you meet this criteria.

Please contact Kate Bowen at Hoop Recruitment on 02922 400519 if you want to find out more.