Youth Offending Worker

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Job Title: Youth Offending Worker

Salary: £33,672 - £36,580 pro-rata

Hours: 22.5 per week

Location: North Kesteven

Closing Date: 12th November 2026

Interviews: 23rd November 2026

About the Team:

Future4Me launched Countywide in February 2019 and brought together the Council's core offer to adolescents by building on the Youth Offending Team, Youth Hub and Early Help. Focusing on supporting young people aged 14-18,we have a dedicated hub comprising of staff with a focus on youth housing, diversion from youth justice, child exploitation, community interventions as well as our Psychology team.

The hub works to support our frontline practitioners, based in the localities, delivering interventions and services to children and families.

About the Role:

Joining us you will be working in a challenging but supportive environment. You will manage and conduct a range of assessments, contribute to the planning and delivery of interventions across a broad variety of practice. You will be part of a Court Duty Rota as well as holding a case load consisting of adolescents at risk of further offending, working with them and their families to support them to reduce their risk. There is scope to be creative in the delivery of your work -and of course we'll give you all the specialist training and development you need to do a fantastic job.

Due to recent changes in immigration law in the UK we are unable to offer skilled worker visa sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the requirements of RQF Level 6.

The successful candidate will have:

Experience of working with complex adolescents and/or experience of working within the Criminal Justice System.

NVQ level 3 or equivalent.

Ability to undertake written assessments and deliver interventions to children and young to reduce the risk of reoffending

Confidence to challenge and advocate on behalf of children in a wide variety of settings, including in the Court Arena.

Passion and enthusiasm for working with complex adolescents, with an understanding of the importance of diversion from the Criminal Justice System.

Our offer:

Along with a competitive salary, we are offering:

A Contributory pension

Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work

Flexible working policies

Career progression opportunities

A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more

For more information on what we can offer please see our rewards and benefits brochure (attached)

If this sounds like the role for you, then please read through the full Job Description to help you do the best application possible, before clicking apply.

If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please contact:

karen.robinson@lincolnshire.gov.uk

Applications close on 12th November 2026. Interviews will be held on the 23rd November 2026.

Previous unsuccessful applicants need not apply.

PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.

Please refer to our Job Information Pack here to support you in your application.

Please be advised that this position is subject to a criminal record check.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. Please also note: once an application is submitted it is final and cannot be amended. If you withdraw your application, it cannot be reinstated and you will not be able to submit another application for that vacancy. If you have an issue with your submitted application, please contact recruitment@lincolnshire.gov.uk.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Fluency Duty

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Our values – collaborative, adaptable, eco-conscious, supportive, and responsible – guide everything we do. We’re looking for candidates who share these values and bring them to life in their work, helping us build strong teams and make a real difference in the communities we serve.