Youth Offending Team Officer (Carlisle)
Salary: £38,220- £39,152 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Cumbria House, Carlisle
Contract: Permanent
About this opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to join Cumberland Youth Justice Service and make a difference to our children and their families. We are proud of our compassionate and talented workforce who are ambitious and committed to making a difference.
We are looking for an experienced, skilled, and dedicated person to join our well-established Youth Justice Service as a Youth Offending Team Officer. You will work within the multi-agency Youth Justice Service to deliver effective youth justice services to children, young people and their families aimed at preventing offending and re-offending, including cases posing a high level of risk.
The role involves working with a varied caseload of young people subject to Criminal Justice Disposals and their families. You will be required to carry out detailed assessments and work with young people to develop plans; prepare and maintain accurate written records; and ensure the delivery of disposals imposed by the courts and police. You will also participate in a duty rota undertaking core tasks of the YJS including work at Court and in Police Stations and prepare pre-sentence and other reports for the Courts. It is important that the voices of children and young people are heard and informs assessment and direct work.
Who we’re looking for
The right candidate will have experience of working with and engaging young people and families with complex needs within the Criminal Justice System. You will be able to take a strength-based approach to empower people to make changes, while demonstrating persistence to overcome any problems. Experience of managing challenging behaviour and working with complex issues is important.
Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.
Contact
If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact:
Michael Routledge, Area Team Practice Manager: michael.routledge@cumberland.gov.uk
DBS Checks
This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is: Enhanced DBS check with a Children’s Barred List check.
Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults and/or Children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults and/or Children.
Guaranteed Interviews
We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.
If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.
Diversity, Inclusion & AdjustmentsWe’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing Resourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk. While adjustments aren’t always guaranteed, we’ll always listen and we’ll try our best to accommodate your needs.
Application and Interview information
Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025
Interview date: Monday 24th November 2025
Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you’re interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.
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