Are you self- motivated and passionate about improving services to vulnerable children?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead excellent practice across the remand partnership of Brighton and East Sussex, to develop an enhanced offer to children at risk of secure remand, with the aim of reducing the number of children being remanded to custody.
This is a part time post (22.5) hours and fixed term until March 2029.
Interview date November TBC.
Please see full information about the role below and attached. If you have further queries, please contact Gill Clark, YJS manager on 01273 296169 or Gill.Clark@Brighton-hove.gov.uk
About the role
This is a unique opportunity for people wishing to progress in their careers and gain valuable experience of project development and management within the statutory sector.
You will need substantial experience in statutory Youth Justice or Social Work, a sound knowledge of best practice and a relevant professional qualification (e.g Probation, DipSW or eqivalent). We are looking for someone with the dynamism and ability to shape services and lead excellent practice in this specialist area.
You will be working in partnership with relevant agencies to develop creative and responsive measures for children at risk of remand. This will include reviewing current practice and resources, identifying needs, training Foster Carers and working alongside existing agencies to improve outcomes for children in the Youth Justice System.
A key part of this role wil be to co-ordinate the pan Sussex Remand Partnership Steering Group, which includes relevant statutory partners and Heads of Services to oversee the development and provision of direct alternatives to secure remand. You will need to identify gaps in services to inform development of effective programmes and resources. The successful candidate will need excellent communication skills, be able to engage with a wide range of partners and services and manage competing demands.
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it’s what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from global majority backgrounds (Black, Asian or mixed race), as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
Why work for us?
As a council, we want to:
- be connected
- be confident
- be innovative and creative
- be diverse and inclusive
- be healthy and psychologically safe
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us which gives details of our wellbeing support, our benefits including leave and pensions as well as details of our training and development.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
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