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Probation Officer
Job Posted: 22 hours ago
Salary: £ 30 - 50 / Hour
Job Type: Contract Temporary
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Probation Officer – Lancashire County Council
Rate Negotiable
Fox Morris Group are working with LCC to recruit a Probation Officer
Child and Youth Justice Service
Candidate must be appropriately registered
Preference for a qualified Probation Officer
A qualified Social Worker may be considered.
Must be willing to cover Central and East Lancashire Teams based in Preston and Burnley and surrounding areas.
About the Role:
To work as a member of a multi-agency team with children with the statutory aim of:
* Reducing first time entrants
* Reducing reoffending
* Reducing custody rates
* To work in accordance with the YJS service principles: 'Child first, Trauma informed and Restorative'.
* To work in accordance with the Probation Service Values of: 'Purpose, Humanity, Openness and Together'.
* To be responsible for the effective supervision and management of children in the secure estate and community, including those who are assessed as high risk of harm to others and/or those who have high risk safety and wellbeing concerns.
* To be responsible for the assessment, intervention planning, implementation, review, evaluation and enforcement of sentences for children (custody and community).
* Providing advice to Courts as appropriate, including assessments of safety and wellbeing and risk of harm, in order to protect the public, target resources and identify effective interventions.
* To follow the Pan Lancashire Children's Safeguarding Assurance Partnership policies and procedures.
* To work with families, parents and carers of those subject to YJS intervention, to ensure the safety of the child and compliance with YJS supervision.
* To act as single point of contact between the YJS and the adult Criminal Justice Services to assist and develop practice and facilitate the transition of children and young people into adult services, for example through the delivery of a transition programme.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities – appropriate for this post:
* Assess a child's risk and needs that relate to their offending behaviour and safety and wellbeing using the appropriate YJS (AssetPlus) assessment tool.
* Develop and deliver intervention plans that address the child's risk and needs to identify solutions to facilitate engagement.
* Continuously monitor and review assessments and intervention plans for children to ensure that they remain relevant and timely. Any significant changes in risk (harm/safety and wellbeing) to be notified to a YJS Manager.
* To work with children assessed as having high safety and wellbeing concerns and/or present a high risk of harm to others.
* Record assessments, case information and contacts as required using the YJS computer-based case management system.
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