Youth Justice Assistant

Role: Youth Justice AssistantDepartment: People DirectorateGrade: L6 Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Youth Justice Assistant on behalf of Luton Youth Offending Service within People Directorate department. Purpose of position: To assist in all aspects of the work of the Youth Offending Service including undertaking assessments, interventions, acting as Appropriate Adult under PACE, supervising activities including reparation and unpaid work, community surveillance, transporting young people and family members, and supporting young people especially those living independently to achieve the Service''s core aim to prevent offending and re-offending. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop, contribute toward and participate in assessments (including health and safety risk assessing reparation projects) and programmes of intervention with children, young people and families through appropriate assessment of risk and risk management, in accordance with service policy including undertaking the role of Appropriate Adult (PACE), unpaid work in the community projects and triage assessments in the community and police custody suites.Ensure all children and young people are suitably supervised and monitored in accordance with their intervention programmes, that issues of risk and safeguarding are addressed and that any apparent failure to comply is appropriately followed up and reported immediately to the Responsible Officer or YOS ManagerSupervise children and young people ..... full job details .....