Tempting Recruitment are working alongside our client, a Local Authority, who are looking to recruit an experienced Senior Social Worker to join their team based in London    JOB DETAILSPAY RATE: £20 -£26 per hour  WORK TYPE: TemporaryWORK PATTERN: Full TimeLOCATION: London   JOB SUMMARYThe Youth Offending Service Worker a caseload of children and young people in the community and custody referred to the Service with a range of complex needs and behaviours, who are subject to pre-Court disposals, statutory Court orders and bail support packages, in order to reduce their risk of offending behaviour.   JOB DESCRIPTIONThe duties and responsibilities of the role will include:

• Undertake holistic assessments of children, young people and their families which identify risk and protective factors and analyse the underlying causes of their offending, ensuring their views arereflected to inform decision making and how approaches are adapted to work with them
• Work creatively in developing and delivering interventions with the child and their parent or carer which focus on the criminogenic need and strengthen factors for desistance. This will involve using imaginative approaches and could include one-to-one or group work. The interventions should be regularly reviewed.

    THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATEThe successful candidate will have the following skills and competencies:

• A professional qualification in a discipline involving work with young people or the criminal justice system, (e.g. CQSW; DipSW; P.G.C.E; Diploma in Youth & Community Studies; Professional Certificate in Youth Justice, Foundation Degree in Youth Justice etc.) and experience of working directly with young people in an inner city, multicultural environment
• Knowledge of the Youth Justice System and welfare system and general knowledge of the legal framework relating to the reduction of offending by young people and the statutory obligations of staff working with young people

  Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review.HOW TO APPLYHit the APPLY button or contact Ellie Hibbard at Tempting Recruitment NOW on .