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Join to apply for theEngage Youth Workerrole atBarnet Council Join to apply for theEngage Youth Workerrole atBarnet Council Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. About Barnet CouncilBarnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centers, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do. Job DescriptionAbout Barnet CouncilBarnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centers, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do.About The RoleBarnet Youth Justice Service (YJS) is looking to recruit two passionate and innovative Project Engage Youth Workers, who have experienced engaging with young people. The engage worker will work with young people who have been arrested and detained in the Police Station to support them at the “teachable and reachable moment” and provide an opportunity and space to reflect and plan changes in their life.Project Engage is a tri-borough initiatives between Barnet, Brent and Harrow in coordination with Metropolitan Police and is funded by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) via Violence Reduction Unit.Project Engage is part of Family Services, Children’s Safeguarding directorate and located within the Youth Justice Service, whose aims is to reduce serious youth violence and ensure appropriate and targeted response via local interventions and provisions to divert them from offending or prevent them from becoming victims of crime or exploitation.The Engage Youth Workers will be stationed in custody suites (Colindale and Wembley) to provide outreach youth support to children and young people who have been arrested. Our primary objective is to establish trusted relationship, offer a voluntary intervention that helps these young people avoid future involvement with the Youth Justice System. This is a full time, 12-month fixed, term post and you will be part of the formal shift pattern (Early Day 8:00am-16:00pm and Early Night 12:00pm-20:00pm/ Shifts will be discussed in your interview)As an Engage worker, you will be directly responsible for your caseload of young people, which includes;Seeing young people at custody and in the community. Completing and sharing detailed logs to the appropriate professionals in a timely manner. Ensuring referrals and plans are completed, ensuring each case has a high level of recording on our internal systems. Attend and present at Engage Panels, ( to support case management and direction) Supporting the Engage team in networking and sourcing community organisation to be utilised by young people and the YJS.Pleaseclick hereto download the Job description for this role.About YouThe Engage worker should be able to evidence;Good personal time management and self-motivation, Strong evidence and ability to conduct and record administrative tasks, Evidence a positive ability to build professional relationships with young people, Maintain positive working relationships with other professionals over Barnet, Brent, Harrow, the MET staff and the wider community. Have good knowledge of at least one of the tri-borough area’sEngage encourage applicants who have a background in Education, Youth justice, Turnaround, Early intervention roles, or who have evidence of strong understanding of safeguarding and case management procedures.Barnet Youth Justice Service is following a holistic and resilience-based model of practice and there is an expectation that Engage Youth Worker can evidence sound risk assessment skills and safeguarding knowledge.Barnet Youth Justice Service has developed a strong ethos around, child-first principle and multi-agency practice, and this will require you to be a keen team player who has the ability to work effectively in partnership with other agencies, to improve the life chances of young people in Barnet, Brent and Harrow.A key component of the job role is experience of working within the context of the Youth Justice Board’s National Standards and good practice models, which underpin core youth justice practice. In addition to this, an understanding of research-based theories related to children, young people and family intervention would be beneficial to working within our holistic and systemic model of practice.Please include a Personal Statement where you describe and evidence how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role as outlined in the job profile and person specification.What We Offer31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership Excellent training and development opportunities Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistanceHow To ApplyRead the job description and person specification before clicking‘Apply’to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Cezar Tan, Service Manager 020 8359 2901or Taylor Cooper, Engage manager - Family Services- Youth Justice Service on 07729074922/ 020 8359 5535Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and remote working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted. 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