Restorative Justice Worker - Grade 9 £40,755 - £42,324

Restorative Justice Worker – Children Services – Croydon Council

Salary: Grade 9 £40,755 - £42,324

Permanent – 36 hours per week

Hybrid working

Job Purpose

As a Restorative Justice (RJ) Worker, you will apply restorative approaches to encourage children we work with to consider the impact of their actions and help repair the harm that has been caused through their behaviour.  You will also contact and meet with the people harmed by youth crime, offer them support inclusive of restorative approaches and keep them updated about the child’s progress.  You will employ a variety of direct and indirect restorative approaches where appropriate and will play a key role in ensuring that the process is safe for all involved.

Essential Requirements

Ability to build good working relationships and engage young people, their families, victims of crime and Youth Offender Panel members.

Knowledge or practical experience of restorative approaches or mediation techniques.

Experience of managing a caseload preferable.

Knowledge or practical experience of working with victims of crime.

An understanding of the issues and challenges that children and young people face through adolescence.

Knowledge of the Youth Justice System.

Ability to undertake assessments and identify the needs of victims to be able to assess and formulate possible interventions.

Solid track record of direct work with vulnerable children and young people, other professionals and service users.

Experience of delivering interventions on a 1:1 basis.

Experience of facilitating the delivery of group programmes.

Benefits
You will be valued for your skills and expertise, supported by the team of experienced professionals, as well as the management at Croydon Council, one of the largest employers in the borough. We also offer:

Highly competitive compensation package

29-31 days (grade equivalent) annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays and option to purchase more

A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%

Continuing Professional Development – genuine opportunities to grow, develop and specialise in your career

Management development programmes

Investment into your wellbeing

Access to Employee Discount scheme with a range of programmes (Cycle Benefit Scheme, GymFlex, Retail Discounts and more)

We promote flexible & hybrid working arrangements where possible to support a healthy work-life balance