Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA

Salary: £32,070 – £34,359 per annum (pro rata for part time ) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 20th August 2026

Interview Date(s): There will be two interviews, a Young Person Panel and the Adult Panel interview, provisionally arranged for Wednesday 23rd September 2026

The link below provides further information on the Young Person Panel:

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About the Role

Leicestershire Youth and Justice is a vibrant, experienced team from a range of professional backgrounds on a journey towards excellence, that helps to promote a range of innovative approaches to working with children. We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, forward thinking practitioner to work within our Youth and Justice Service.

We are a Service of around 100 workers, committed to achieving the best outcomes for our children and young people through advocacy and empowerment. We deliver services with the young person at the centre and ensure that their voices are integral to all that we do. We develop our services with our young people, and we are part of the Children and Families Department at Leicestershire County Council, rated “Outstanding” by Ofsted.

We are looking for people who are passionate and committed to working with children. As a Youth Worker within the Link Project, you will :

• work flexibly to meet the needs of children, families and victims
• undertake complex assessments of the needs of children and families
• be responsible for developing their practice and undertake and implement learning
• listen to and act upon children’s voice to strive for the best outcomes

If you are making a transition into Youth Justice, we will provide you with the full training required to make this move successfully. We support and empower our staff to be the best that they can be.

What we offer:

• Mileage paid at 45p per mile.

• Opportunities to progress within a large public sector organisation.

• DBS check paid for by us.

• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme.

• Generous annual leave entitlement.

• Access to staff wellbeing and counselling service.

• Access to an employee discount scheme, providing a whole host of retail discounts, including your supermarket weekly shop and gym membership!

• Work for an organisation which 95% of our staff say is a good employer.

You can find out more about us on Instagram, search “Leicestershire Youth”.

We look forward to welcoming you into the Youth and Justice Service!

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Qualification level required – NVQ Level 3 or above, AND significant experience of working with children (11years+) and families.
• Conduct timely and dynamic assessments that identify immediate risks, needs, and priorities. Provide shorter interventions to stabilise situations, support young people and ensure they are signposted or referred to the most appropriate services
• Demonstrate strong understanding of the complex needs of children and families in youth justice, including development, trauma, and ACEs. Skilled and experienced in capturing the voice of the child and family, ensuring their views are meaningfully captured in assessments, decision-making, and high quality case records
• Draw on a strong understanding of local services to guide children and families toward the most appropriate support, empowering them to complete referrals independently and providing assistance with referrals when needed.
• Experience with using targeted and purposeful interventions to stabilise situations, strengthen family functioning, and support children to engage positively. Experience with using targeted and purposeful interventions to stabilise situations, strengthen family functioning, and support children to engage positively.
• Demonstrable significant experience of forming positive working relationships with a variety of professional partners and working collaboratively to meet the identified needs of children and their families.
• We are a safeguarding organisation – Please evidence your knowledge to contribute to the protection of children from abuse in accordance with local and national safeguarding policies, procedures, and practice – to include comprehensive understanding of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Marie Hancock Youth Justice Team Manager

Telephone: 07745105224

Email marie.hancock@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
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