Qualified Social Worker - Youth Offending

Qualified Social Worker - Youth Offending

Our client has a job vacancy for a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Youth Offending Team based in North East London. This vacancy has an initial 3 month contract and the pay rate for this role is £22 per hour (limited company worker).

Duties -
- Assessing the risk of harm presented by offenders.
- Writing reports about offenders for the Courts and Parole Board.
- Producing a sentence plan to manage risk and address needs.
- Monitoring and co-ordinating the implementation of the sentence plan much of which may be implemented by others.
- Taking enforcement action where the offender does not comply.
- Assessing which offenders' needs should be addressed to reduce the risk of re-offending and what steps need to be taken to reduce any risk of harm.
- Working with offenders to analyse their behaviour.
- Risk Management including balancing the needs of the offender against the safety and concerns of victims and the community.

Requirements
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW or equivalent), be professionally registered in the area you wish to work - SSSC for Scotland, CCW for Wales, NISCC for Northern Ireland or HCPC for England*; and be eligible to work in the UK. Candidates applying to work in England can hold SSSC, CCW, NISCC or HCPC registration. All applicants must have a minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience working within a YOT as a QSW.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Allard; if you would like to be considered for this vacancy please apply now.

What you can expect from Sanctuary Criminal Justice:
* Support from a dedicated consultant with extensive criminal justice experience
* Choice of a variety of positions throughout the UK within many specialism's
* Excellent rates of pay
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* PAYE or LTD company payments
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Our first rate recruitment consultants specialise throughout the areas of criminal justice, substance misuse, probation, youth offending and social care.

About Sanctuary:
* Preferred supplier to 170 local authorities and organisations such as Social Services and Probation Trusts throughout the UK.
* Specialist social work training division 'Sanctuary Training'
* We have our own DBS (formerly CRB) umbrella body, including faster online DBS applications
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