About the role
Northamptonshire Youth Offending Service (NYOS) is a highly successful statutory partnership which is required to reduce the offending of children and young people; reduce incidents of harm to potential victims; repair existing harm where possible and safeguard the welfare of the children and young people with whom we work. You must be able to identify and act upon risks, and do so swiftly when required.
We are recruiting a Reparation Supervisor to be part of our development within the Interventions Team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly effective service. We are looking for creative, persistent and highly motivated people to work across the county with young people and their families, to address the issues that have brought them to the attention of the criminal justice system.
If you can meet these challenges, we’d love to meet you.
The role is subject to a DBS check.
We welcome the opportunity to speak to any interested candidates so please feel free to email: Gaye.Arnold@nctrust.co.uk and they can agree a mutually agreeable time to call you
What will you be doing?
NYOS is committed to working with Restorative Approaches and you will be expected to use these approaches/ principles throughout your work for which training will be provided to underpin these values.
Working in the community, you will see clients both in our offices and in various community settings, including their own homes. Whatever the environment, you will be skilled at building and supporting professional relationships promptly to maximise the impact of your work.
About you
You will need to display a good level of understanding of the difficulties young people face. Have an ability to engage young people positively, assess and deliver tailored interventions covering a wide range of issues to potentially resistant young people and their parents or carers is essential to this role.
You will work in partnership with colleagues inside and outside the YOS and be expected to offer a range of approaches to your work, which are responsive to the needs of the individuals. The YOS client group can live chaotic lifestyles and your persistence and determination will be important along with your ability to engage, and re-engage with those who need you most.
Educated to GCSE standard, you will have some experience of working with difficult to engage children and young people. You will be able to display a good level of understanding of the difficulties young people face, in order to meet their needs and inspire them.
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
- 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
- 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 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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