Youth offending team officer jobs

As a member of the Youth Offending Team, your mission would be to prevent young people between the ages of 10 and 18 from committing crimes and from committing crimes again. You would be employed by a local authority's Youth Offending Team or Service (YOT or YOS for short), which brings together various services to support young offenders, protect the public from high-risk offenders, and address issues that can lead to youth crime. In this role, you would be responsible for addressing issues that can lead to youth crime.

You would deal with young offenders (both one-on-one and in groups) at different phases in the juvenile justice system. Your responsibilities would include: In addition to this, you would work with the victims and their relatives. Your responsibilities could include any or all of the following items:

Performing risk assessments and making plans for how to mitigate potential risks in the future.

preparing pre-sentence reports for the courts, based on risk assessments, to be used in sentencing decisions.

Developing support programs (sometimes known as "interventions") for juvenile offenders, with the goal of reducing the likelihood that they would commit other crimes in the future.

Referring people with welfare needs to organizations that may help them, such as those that provide shelter or treatment for drug and alcohol abuse.

Finding mutually agreeable solutions to resolve certain offenses, whether for the benefit of the victim or the society as a whole (such as mediation or reparation projects).

The monitoring of juvenile offenders who are serving court orders or community punishments, as well as those who have just been released from secure facilities.

Providing assistance to juvenile offenders in returning to school, finding employment or receiving training, as well as encouraging them to take part in positive activities.

Working with juvenile offenders to investigate how their wrong acts and attitudes impact the people around them, with the goal of getting them to accept responsibility for their criminal behavior.

Visiting young people who are being held in secure institutions, as well as doing risk assessments and establishing arrangements for the young people's resettlement once they are released.

Keeping a tight working relationship with employees of partner organizations including the police, social services, probation, health services, and education.

Keeping track of a high volume of cases while also taking notes and making reports.

It is anticipated that the majority of your job as a YOT officer with experience and qualifications will include working with high-risk and vulnerable young people.

You might also go into specialized employment, such as administering preventative programs aimed at young people who are most likely to commit crimes or behave in a manner that is detrimental to society.

A full-time employment requires you to put in 37 hours of work each week, some of which may be performed during the evenings or on the weekends.

You would have an office base, but you would also work in other settings in your local region, such as police stations, courts, jails and detention centers, youth groups, and the homes of clients. These settings may be anywhere from one day to the next.

Income

The annual salary range for full-time positions is between £20,000 and £29,000.

The hourly rate of pay for YOT officers working on temporary contracts often ranges between £15 and £22.

HOW TO BEGIN THIS OPTION FOR A PROFESSIONAL CAREER

The local as well as the national newspapers, the websites and jobs bulletins of local authorities, and specialized employment agencies all publish advertisements for available positions.

You could be qualified to join a juvenile offending team if you have experience and credentials in a field that is related to the job, such as social work, youth work, or probation. You are need to have previous experience dealing with young people, whether on a paid or unpaid basis, and having prior understanding of the legal system is very desirable.

EDUCATIONAL AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Although the majority of youth offending teams require qualifications in social work or probation, it is possible to begin working as a support worker for a YOT even if you do not have these qualifications in some YOTs so long as you have accumulated a significant amount of experience in the field through volunteer work.

In many adolescent offending services, YOT support workers will deal with offenders who pose a low to medium level of danger, whilst social work-qualified and experienced employees will work with offenders who pose a greater level of risk.

Opportunities for volunteer work with young people in the juvenile justice system may include serving as an appropriate adult, mentoring, assisting with reading skills, or becoming a judge. Other possibilities include working with young people in the juvenile probation and parole system. This experience might then lead to paid employment, often beginning as a part-time sessional paid YOT worker. [Citation needed] [Citation needed]

Check out the website of the Youth Justice Board for additional details about the many kinds of possibilities that can be open to you. For information on local chances to volunteer, you can either get in touch with the youth offending team in your area or visit the website for the organization do-it.org.

A HANDFUL MORE TESTS MAY BE REQUIRED OF YOU.

As part of the Youth Justice National Credentials Framework, there is a possibility that you may be given the opportunity to work toward the attainment of one or more industry-recognized qualifications.

These are some of the qualifications:

a group of brief, introductory-level online courses that are offered in series.

The Open University offers a program called Professional Certificate in Effective Practice (Young Justice), which is designed for youth justice practitioners with varying degrees of expertise.

The Open University offers a program called Foundation Degree in Adolescent Justice, which is designed for those who are already working or volunteering in the field of youth justice.

For further details on the Youth Justice National Qualifications Framework, please go to the webpage for the Youth Justice Board.

You could also be eligible to receive pertinent training and development during the course of your career, such as short courses focusing on certain facets of juvenile delinquency.

SKILLS AND PERSONAL QUALITIES NEEDED

An officer on a juvenile offending squad has to have:

a sincere desire to assist other persons in need.

patience, empathy, and a mindset that does not pass judgment are all essential.

Superior abilities in both verbal and interpersonal communication.

A strategy that is malleable and modifiable.

the capacity to maintain composure in difficult situations and deal with demanding behavior.

Capability in the drafting of reports.

Respect for the confidentiality of information.

The capacity to both contribute collaboratively and independently to a project at the same time.

Good organizing skills.

The capacity to prioritize responsibilities and organize one's time in a productive manner.

a keen interest in social problems and the administration of criminal justice.