Youth Justice Practitioner

What will you be doing?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Kent Youth Justice Service.

We have a permanent, full-time Youth Justice Practitioner position available in West Kent.

This is an area-based roles covering West Kent (Maidstone, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks). You will be working with young people aged 10 – 18 years who have come into contact with the Criminal Justice System.

The purpose of your work will be to reduce the risk of reoffending in accordance with the agreed intervention plans and in the context of managing risk of harm to others and vulnerability issues.

As a member of a multi-agency service, you will work in partnership to:

• Complete assessments.
• Complete reports for Court and panels.
• Work directly with young people, and their families, with a diverse range of needs, to complete interventions as part of their statutory programme.

The role also includes regular attendance at Youth Justice team, and multi-agency, meetings for the purpose of prevention and risk management. You will be expected to be part of the service’s duty rota, attending Youth, Magistrates, and Crown Courts regularly.

Please ensure you indicate within your application a clear outline of how you meet the criteria for the post, as set out within the Person Specification contained within the Job Description.

This post is subject to a Full UK Driving Licence. The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Previous applications made in the last 6 months to the Youth Justice Service will not be considered.

Closing date: Sunday 30th August 2026.

Interviews will be taking place on Friday 11th September 2026.

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If you are interested in knowing more, please contact:-

West Kent Team Manager, Natasha Evans:

[phone removed], or via email at [email removed]

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.