Location
London Borough of Barnet

Hours
Full Time - 12-month fixed term, shift pattern including Early Day (8:00am-16:00pm) and Early Night (12:00pm-20:00pm). Shifts to be discussed at interview.

Salary
£44,184 per annum

About the Role
Barnet Youth Justice Service (YJS) is recruiting two passionate and innovative Project Engage Youth Workers to support young people who have been arrested and detained in Police Custody Suites (Colindale and Wembley). The role focuses on engaging young people at the “teachable and reachable moment” to provide space for reflection and planning positive changes in their lives. Project Engage is a tri-borough initiative involving Barnet, Brent, and Harrow, coordinated with the Metropolitan Police and funded by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) via the Violence Reduction Unit.

As part of Family Services within the Children’s Safeguarding directorate, the Youth Justice Service aims to reduce serious youth violence and provide targeted interventions to divert young people from offending or becoming victims of crime or exploitation.

The Engage Youth Workers will establish trusted relationships with young people, offer voluntary interventions, and manage a caseload that includes seeing young people in custody and the community, completing detailed logs, ensuring referrals and plans are recorded accurately, attending Engage Panels to support case management, and networking with community organizations to support young people and the YJS.

This role requires working collaboratively across Barnet, Brent, Harrow, and with Metropolitan Police staff to deliver effective outreach youth support and contribute to multi-agency practice focused on improving life chances for young people.

Experience
- Experience engaging with young people, preferably in Education, Youth Justice, Turnaround, Early Intervention roles or similar.
- Ability to work within the Youth Justice Board’s National Standards and good practice models.
- Sound risk assessment skills and safeguarding knowledge.
- Experience of multi-agency working and partnership collaboration.

About you
- Good personal time management and self-motivation.
- Strong administrative skills with ability to conduct and record detailed casework.
- Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with young people and other professionals.
- Knowledge of at least one of the tri-borough areas (Barnet, Brent, Harrow).
- Commitment to a child-first principle and resilience-based model of practice.
- Team player with ability to work effectively in partnership to improve outcomes for young people.

Qualifications
- Evidence of understanding safeguarding and case management procedures.
- Knowledge of research-based theories related to children, young people, and family intervention is desirable.
- No specific formal qualifications required but relevant experience and skills are essential.