Youth Justice Activities Coordinator

Role Purpose

The Dorset Combined Youth Justice Service (YJS) is looking for a full time Youth Justice Activities Coordinator to join our stable and supportive team.

Main Responsibilities

1. Recruitment, training, and supervision of volunteers.
2. Development of constructive activity opportunities for young people.
3. Enable children to participate in the development of our service.
4. Link with community resource and education workers for constructive activities.

Based in Dorchester, you will join a multi-agency team of skilled and motivated professionals. The ethos of our team is "child first" and all staff have been trained in trauma-informed practice and restorative principles.

The Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will be creative, resourceful, supportive, and have a genuine desire to work with children to help them shape positive futures. You will have experience working with and engaging children and young people, the ability to coordinate and supervise the work of others, and to make Youth Justice Service volunteering opportunities accessible to diverse sections of the community. This includes developing and maintaining links with community organizations and charities.

You will be educated to a degree level or have Level 3 qualification in Youth Justice or equivalent experience and will have worked in a relevant setting. Access to training and continued professional development will be available to the successful candidate.

The Dorset Combined Youth Justice Service is committed to diversifying its workforce and actively welcomes a diverse range of applicants.

Please refer to the Job Description for more details about the role.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact: Nicola Denny (Team manager) or Niki Timberlake (Practice Manager) on 01202 127623.

About BCP Council

Dorset is a county in southwest England. Dorset Combined Youth Justice Service (DCYJS) was formed in 2015 and works across two local authorities, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole (BCP) and Dorset. BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package. For further details, see here.

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.