Permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £22,369 to £24,054 per annum (Grade E) | Norwich
NORFOLK YOUTH JUSTICE SERVICE
Reparation is the term used for the structured activities a young person may do as part of their Court Order. The structured activities will be of direct benefit to the victim and/or the local community. You will be expected to work with the child and Restorative Justice Worker to find suitable and appropriate reparation and unpaid work projects in order to repair harm to victims and communities. This post involves supervising children during the course of their reparation activity. It will involve some evening and weekend working and many of the projects involve outdoor, physical activities. You will be expected to work in a flexible manner and will be expected to travel in the role, potentially countywide.
The Youth Justice Service is looking for a people with a commitment to making Norfolk a safer place to live, enable children who commit crime to change their behaviour and support the needs of victims of crime.
You will need to be skilled and experienced in motivating and working with challenging children, be aware of health and safety assessments in the working environment and able to identify and seek new projects for reparation within the local community. Good communication skills are essential, and you will need a good standard of education and IT skills, as the work also requires recording onto an electronic case management system.
This position is based at County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich NR1 2DH.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discount programme which helps you save money on almost anything , from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
Before you apply , we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.
Closing date: 05 April 2023
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