About the role
Northamptonshire Youth Offending Service (NYOS) is a successful partnership organisation working to prevent offending by children and young people, whilst helping to resolve offences for victims and protecting the public within your community. As part the Northamptonshire Youth Offending Service, Assistant Youth Offending Team Workers are embedded across the service undertaking multiple roles.
We are recruiting an Assistant Youth Offending Team Worker on a permanent contract. This post will be part of the Prevention and Diversion Scheme, working with young people referred to the service who are being considered for Out of Court Disposals or there is an identified need for preventative intervention. The role is working across the county and in partnership with the Police.
If you can meet these challenges, we would love to meet you.
NYOS is committed to the use of Restorative Practices. The successful applicants will be expected to undertake training in this area and work in restorative ways as a matter of course.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
For informal enquiries or a discussion about this job please contact Carly Muir/Mclear on 07540668285
What will you be doing?
Within the role you will be required to facilitating meetings and engage in or deliver training. This will require a highly effective communicator who is able to listen to and represent the views of others in sometimes difficult circumstances.
About you
Applicants should be educated to at least A level standard, will have some experience of working with children and young people, the ability to engage positively with them, their parents/carers, and colleagues in other agencies.
Our benefits
We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.
We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:
- 2 Day Induction Programme
- 2 days Signs of Safety training (social care colleagues)
- Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
- Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
- A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
- Local government Pension Scheme
- Heavily subsidised town centre car parking scheme
- Employee Discount Scheme
- 28 days’ annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service
- Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days
- Employee Discount Schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Monthly quality supervision
About us
Northamptonshire Children’s Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Children’s Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation.
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