Youth Justice Activities Coordinator

Job Introduction

Role Purpose

The Dorset Combined Youth Justice Service (YJS) is looking for a full time Youth Justice Activities Coordinator to join our stable and supportive team.

Main Responsibilities

The role includes recruitment, training and supervision of our volunteers and development of constructive activity opportunities for young people. The appointee will focus on enabling children to participate in the development of our service, to help them build on their strengths and develop a positive identity. The role will also involve linking with our community resource and education workers, to fit constructive activities alongside our activities for repairing harm and for employability.

Based in Dorchester you will join a multi-agency team of skilled and motivated professionals. The ethos of our team is "child first" and all staff have been trained in trauma informed practice and restorative principles.

The Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will be creative, resourceful, supportive and will have a genuine desire to work with children to help them shape positive futures.  You will have experience of working with and engaging children and young people, the ability to co-ordinate and supervise the work of others to build public confidence, and to make Youth Justice Service volunteering opportunities accessible to diverse sections of the community. This includes developing and maintaining links with community organisations and charities to enable children to feel part of and contribute to their community.

You will be educated to a degree level or have Level 3 qualification in Youth Justice or equivalent experience and will have worked in a setting that is relevant to youth justice. Access to training and continued professional development will be available to the successful candidate

The Dorset Combined Youth Justice Service is committed to diversifying its workforce and actively welcomes a diverse range of applicants.

Please refer to the Job Description for more details about the role 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact: Nicola Denny (Team manager) or Niki Timberlake (Practice Manager) on 01202 127623

About BCP Council

Dorset is a county in southwest England. Dorset Combined Youth Justice Service (DCYJS) was formed in 2015 and works across two local authorities, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole (BCP) and Dorset., BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people.  BCP includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline while Dorset comprises a mainly rural area with market towns and a larger urban area in Weymouth and Portland. Dorset Council has a diverse population of about 380,000. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. Expected to be in place in 2025.

DBS

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.