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Team Manager - Youth Justice Service, North Essex

Permanent, Full Time

£50,411 to £62,451 per annum

Location: Colchester

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

Closing Date: 18th April 2024

Are you passionate about shaping the future of our young generation? Our Youth Justice Service play a pivotal role in steering young individuals away from the path of offending. Working in tandem with families, schools, and key agencies, we tackle the root causes of their actions, ensuring a brighter tomorrow. Our presence is not just felt in the lives of these youth, but in the community as a whole.

The role

As a Youth Justice Service Team Manager, you will oversee and support a team of Youth Justice Staff who are mostly either Social Work or Probation qualified as well as alternatively qualified and non- qualified staff.

The team is multi agency and has Police and CAMHS staff in the Team. There is a great deal of multi- agency partnership working and liaison with colleagues in social care and probation teams.

To thrive in this role, you'll bring:

• Credentials and Experience: A recognised social work or probation qualification and current registration with Social Work England, accompanied by extensive Youth Justice experience and legal knowledge at least at Senior Practitioner level.
• Leadership and Mentorship: You're not just a manager; you're a leader who can inspire, mentor, and build high-performing teams from diverse backgrounds.
• Change Management: Your experience in complex environments has equipped you to lead change and uphold best practices even in demanding circumstances.
• Community and Partner Engagement: You have a knack for building strong relationships with partners, agencies, and communities to ensure a supportive environment for children and families.
• Strategic Decision-Making: You're skilled at making clear decisions that mitigate potential risks, particularly when intervention is needed.

Essex County Council welcomes those who are passionate about making a difference. If you're ready to contribute to an environment that is both challenging and rewarding, where excellence is the norm, join us in shaping a brighter future for children and families.

To read more about us please visit: Children & Families

Please take a look at our 'No Magic' Children & Families video

The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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