Contract Type: Permanent - There are 5 posts available. Working Hours: 9am - 5pm (Monday to Friday) and a requirement to working evenings and weekends and some public holidays as per a rota, over 7 days, to provide a flexible and responsive service, including on-call arrangements. Worker Type: Hybrid Worker Salary: Starting salary £39,513 (Level One) rising to £40,476 (Level Two) on the first year anniversary, subject to satisfactory completion of a probation period (pro rata for part time) Location: Citywide *We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applicants. Early application is encouraged. Thank you for your interest in joining Nottingham City Council. We have already launched an exciting period of transformation across the Council, aligned to our recent Improvement Plan. We are committed to overcoming the challenges of recent years whilst setting an ambitious, forward-thinking course for the city’s future. With a clear vision and a strong resolve, we are committed to creating an aspirational environment where every child and young person in Nottingham has the opportunity to achieve, learn, and be safe in their family environment. Nottingham Children’s Services are at a critical point in our transformation journey. We are transforming our approach to delivering early help, we have taken on board learning from recent inspections and the national Care Review and are focused on embedding continuous improvement across our services. We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more… Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you. * You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here. About the Role You will provide targeted support and interventions for adolescents and their families, addressing their unique developmental needs and challenges, fostering positive family relationships, with a key focus on coordinating and delivering a range of activities and services aimed at preventing and reducing offending by children. You will assess, supervise and provide interventions to support children subject to a range of statutory and non-statutory casework, deliver court services and be responsible for the assessment of risk and safety and wellbeing of children and young people within the guidance of current legislation, policy and practice. About You The ideal candidate will have: Dip SW/CQSW, Dip PS or equivalent level degree in a relevant children service (e.g., education, health, youth work, youth justice) Experience of assessing risk and safety and wellbeing of children and translating these assessments into detailed analytical reports and effective intervention plans aimed at preventing and reducing the risk of further offending and strengthening protective factors. Experience of using a range of preventative and early intervention theories and models when working with children who are considered to be at risk of offending. Experience of building good working relationships with partners, children and families to over-come barriers to engagement. Ability to deliver high quality services and interventions, including those that take account of adverse and traumatic childhood experiences, neurodiversity, special educational needs, diversity and demonstrate a strengths-based and solution-focused approach that will give confidence to children, young people and their families. Sound knowledge of safeguarding and Youth Justice issues and experience of applying legislation and policy and procedure to practice, including the relevant assessment framework and integrated working. - This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role. - A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post. - The role requires you to participate in the on call rota. You can find the job description for this post here At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page. For informal enquiries please contact Thomas Cullen, Adolescence Service Manager by telephone on 0115 9159400 or by email at Thomas.Cullen@nottinghamcity.gov.uk Closing Date: 11:59pm 1st June 2025 Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Interviews will be held: Week commencing 9th June 2025 If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.. Location : Nottingham, NG2 3NG