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About the Role

The Youth Custody Service is transforming its workforce, and this role is vital in reshaping how children and young people are cared for in custody. As a Youth Justice Worker, you will be responsible for ensuring the security and safety of children and young people while providing day-to-day support in a custodial setting. Comprehensive training will equip you with the knowledge to understand diverse backgrounds and individual circumstances, and how your responses in complex situations can help these individuals build better futures. We are seeking individuals with a special ability to support and guide vulnerable children and young people.

Responsibilities

Ensuring the security and safety of children and young people.
Providing day-to-day support in a custodial setting.
Overseeing and facilitating safe movement around the site.
Providing supervision to ensure safety.
Handling interventions when necessary, including de-escalating situations, managing behavioural issues, and applying conflict resolution techniques.
Collaborating with young people, their families, or carers to agree on interventions or referrals that support their needs.
Approaching work with respectful curiosity, balancing challenge and support to help young people reach their potential and stay safe.
Working closely with other professionals and organisations to collectively improve outcomes.
Continuously evaluating the effectiveness of actions and methods.
Undertaking the appropriate level of training and working within safeguarding policies.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Must meet the Civil Service Nationality requirements.
Must pass a medical and fitness assessment.
Must meet the required eyesight standard in both eyes (with or without corrective lenses).
Must meet the required standard of hearing (without the use of hearing aids).
Tattoos are permitted but must not be deemed offensive, discriminatory, violent, or intimidating. Facial tattoos are generally not acceptable, except for cultural, religious, or medical reasons.
A driving licence and own transport is beneficial but not essential unless specified.
Must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or Welsh.
Must undertake a Disclosure and Barring Security Check.

Skills

Strong communication and influencing skills.
Commitment to high standards of care and service.
Effective decision-making abilities.
Empathy and understanding.
Passion for supporting children, young people, and families.
Skilled in identifying and assessing the complex needs of children and young people.
Ability to exercise sound judgment using evidence-based approaches.
Ability to reflect on and improve practice.

Location

Feltham
London

Work Type

Full Time
Part Time
Part Time/Job Share
Flexible Working

Experience Level

No formal qualifications required; personal qualities are most important.

Education Level

Opportunity to undertake a Level 4 Qualification focused on working with children and young people in custody after successful completion of the probationary period.

Salary/Compensations

37 hours a week = £40,840 a year
39 hours a week = £43,290 a year
41 hours a week = £45,379 a year

Benefits

25 days’ annual holiday (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service).
Paid time off for public holidays and 1 extra privilege day.
Civil Service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%.
Cycle to work scheme.
Travel loans.
Ongoing training and development for specialist skills such as child protection and safeguarding.

About the Company

The Youth Custody Service is transforming its workforce.
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of Civil Servants.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.
The MoJ is committed to ensuring that everyone can demonstrate their skills, talent, and abilities.
The Civil Service offers a guaranteed interview scheme for eligible former members of the Armed Forces.
The MoJ is committed to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy' through the Redeployment Interview Scheme.

Equal Opportunity

As a Disability Confident employer, the MoJ is committed to ensuring that everyone can demonstrate their skills, talent, and abilities.
The Civil Service recruits by merit on the basis of fair and open competition.