Risk Assessment Officer - Youth Justice Service
Warwickshire County Council
Risk Assessment Officer - Youth Justice Service
£41418
Warwickshire County Council, Radford Semele, Warwickshire
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 3 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 11b7eee7935145e4aa4d692d1473224a
Full Job Description
- Contribute to Warwickshire Children and Families responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and their families
- Train and support practitioners to develop the skills to refer into and attend MARAC and MAPPA meetings where appropriate
- To model and develop restorative and relational approaches to growing partnerships and the development of strong professional relationships
- Provide direction and advice to partners in regard to child safeguarding
- Current knowledge of Domestic Abuse legislation
- Current knowledge of public protection and safeguarding legislation
Do you want to make a difference to the welfare and safeguarding of children and their families in Warwickshire? - Schools and Learning
- Social Care and Health
- Community Safety
- Environment and Planning
- Leisure and Tourism
- Roads and Travel
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
Do you want to work in a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary setting where the primary focus is for the regard of children, young people and their families within the MARAC and MAPPA process?
The Risk Assessment Team/Youth Justice Service are seeking a part-time (18.5 hours a week) Risk Assessment Officer to job share with the current post holder. The role will require to work collaboratively with partner agencies as the Children and Families representative in multi-agency settings.
Now is an exciting time to be a part of our team as Warwickshire has been chosen as one of the seven areas to deliver the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme. Join us to help shape and influence the future of children's social care together., Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974., As a local authority we take on a wide range of roles, whether we are providing specialist care and support to the most vulnerable in our communities, or championing Warwickshire as a choice for business through our work to promote economic growth and innovation.
Warwickshire is famous the world over as Shakespeare's county- but that's only half the story. We're also vibrant and modern. One of the fastest growing commercial regions in the UK, we're home to many leading companies and developing exciting opportunities for everyone who lives and works here.
We pride ourselves on being an innovative employer that like to encourage new ways of working. Likewise, our ability to make decisions quickly is as important to us as it is to our customers.
We work actively with partner organisations to deliver our core services:
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.