Job Description

This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council.

Salary: £44,685 - £48,003 p.a. inc. London weighting

Contract Type: Fixed Term / Secondment with line management approval (12 Months)

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

Youth Justice Service, Case Manager…

We are seeking a passionate and skilled Case Manager to join our Youth Justice Service. This is a pivotal role in supporting children who are considered to be at risk. You will need to work from a ‘child first, offender second’ approach that promotes diversity and understands discrimination, disproportionality and safeguarding concerns such as child exploitation.

As a Youth Justice Case manager, you will manage a caseload of children presenting challenging behaviours who may be subject to court orders. You will be responsible for writing reports for courts, community panels, completing assessments and delivering interventions to children and their families to reduce risk.

The Role

• Provide a comprehensive service to children and their families involved in, or at risk of offending.
• Ensure assessments of risk of re-offending, safety and wellbeing and risk of serious harm by young people, and the completion of intervention plans address identified need and protect young people and the community from harm
• Prepare court reports including Pre-Sentence and Referral Order Reports in line with National Standards.
• Ensure the child or young person remains central to the planning and decision-making.
• Provide advocacy and support to children and families throughout the process.
• Manage statutory programmes and interventions for young people subject to all statutory orders, including custody.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to service evaluation and development.
• Work collaboratively with social care teams, education, health, and voluntary sector partners.

The Person

You will be an experienced practitioner with a background in social work, youth work, probation, or educated to degree level. You will have:

• A recognised qualification in a relevant field and hold or be willing to work towards a PECP or YJEPC.
• Substantial experience working with vulnerable adolescents.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills.
• A commitment to anti-racist practice and cultural sensitivity.
• The ability to work flexibly across Brent and occasionally outside normal working hours.

Why join us?
We know people achieve their best when they feed valued. At Brent, you’ll benefit from:

• Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
• Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
• Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
• Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
• Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
• Travel perks including Zipcar access, affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
• Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment
  

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, we advise that you apply as soon as possible.

Closing date: 11 February 2026 (23:00)

Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the " Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us.

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