The Ideal Candidate
You will be a qualified Social Worker or have an equivalent professional qualification with an assessed level of practice. You will bring a wealth of experience working with children and teenagers, you will have a clear idea of “what good looks like” for a Youth Justice Service, you will set high standards for your own work and have a clear interest in working in the justice system. As Practice Manager you will assist the Team Manager and represent the team with external partners and support and develop practice in the team. As a Practice manager you will be required to contribute to the annual team plan and to take a lead role in its delivery, including ownership of specific priority areas, for example Restorative Justice, Court Work etc.
We are a county wide service and cover the whole of Dorset, the post is based in Dorchester initially although there may be an opportunity to work from our office in North Bournemouth.
The Dorset Combined Youth Justice Service is a multi-agency team of skilled and motivated professionals, we are committed to diversifying our workforce and actively welcome a diverse range of applicants.