Youth Justice Practitioner

Barnsley Council; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 45,000

Job description

Barnsley Council have an exciting opportunity for a Youth Justice Practitioner to join the team based in Barnsley. You will be working on a full-time, fixed-term contract until April 2026. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £41,511 - £44,711 per annum.

Barnsley Youth Justice Service is a high performing service that is proud of the innovative and reflective approach it takes to:

• Reducing reoffending
• Diverting children from the criminal justice system
• Protecting the public
• Making Barnsley a safe place to live

We are a small team that seeks excellence in practice from each other as we share a collective belief that change can be achieved if professionals work with children and families together for shared outcomes.

Working alongside a small and highly skilled team of peers, this role has a broad portfolio of responsibility; so we seek applications from candidates who thrive in highly pressured and challenging environments and who have vast experience of working with children, young people, and families in a collaborative, restorative, child-friendly way.

You will have considerable knowledge of the criminal justice system and of how to safeguard others from harm; this will be underpinned by an understanding of the complex range of factors that lead a child to become involved in the criminal justice system.

If you have the required competency and dynamism to successfully undertake this role, we would be keen to receive your application.

Closing date for applications: 4th April 2025

If you think this role is for you, then we would very much welcome your application. Click "apply" now to become our Youth Justice Practitioner.