You will be a self-motivated, creative thinker, flexible and pragmatic person who is able to complete timely and accurate assessments and deliver high quality face-to-face interventions with young people and their parents / carers. You will supervise cases, make appropriate referrals and manage risk in line with national standards and develop high quality supervision plans based on assessments. You'll need to be hands on and possess good communication and motivation skills to bring the best outcome for young people.

Experience or understanding of working within the Criminal Justice system is essential. You must be willing to work at other Manchester Youth Justice Offices when requested and work one late night each week on a rota basis.

You will need to possess a relevant qualification or equivalent relevant experience - DipSW, Degree in Social Work, Qualified Probation Officer PCEP (Professional Certificate in Effective Practice), NVQ Level 4 in Community Justice, YJEPC (Youth Justice Effective Practice Certificate)