Senior Practitioner - Youth Justice Service Parc Prison

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18.5 hours per week

The successful candidate will carry out high quality assessments for statutory and non-statutory interventions using the Asset Assessment Tool. The successful candidate will support the team with the creation and delivery of effective practice-based interventions designed to prevent young people identified at risk of offending, re-offending and anti-social behaviour and young people at risk of harm to themselves and others. The successful candidate will be part of the senior management team ensuring that risk assessment and planning assesses and addresses the risk of re-offending, risk of harm to self (vulnerability) as well as risk of serious harm to others. They will also support the Operational Managers in the continued development of a high-quality youth justice service.
The successful candidate will need to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of children and their families across all areas of Youth Justice, including participating in a Courts rota, and acting as appropriate adult. This will include working outside normal working hours, in the evenings and at weekends as required.