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Youth & Community Worker - Fixed Term • Job Title: Youth & Community Worker, • Job Location: Th Birches Tewkesbury, • Salary: £33,143 - £36,363 per annum, • Hours per Week: 37, • Contract Type: Fixed Term, • Closing Date: 08/03/2026, • Job Requisition Number: 13634 About us For all your hard work, you will receive the following: • between £33,143 - £36,363 per annum subject to experience (pro rata for part-time staff), • flexible and agile working opportunities, • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part-time staff), • option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff), • family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family, • supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision, • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), • access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, • an in-house Occupational Health service, • employee discount scheme, • links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network, • career development and qualification opportunities, • access to our Social Work Academy, • Cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply) In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘ Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’ This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive. Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC. About the team Help us keep children and young people safe and strengthen community resilience. As part of a targeted Youth and Communities Project, we are building a team of passionate, creative and committed Youth & Community Workers who want to make a real difference to children and young people across Gloucestershire. It is a chance to be part of a forward‑thinking, place‑based, relational approach to protecting children and young people from harm and supporting them to reach their potential. Working with children and young people, individually, in groups, and within communities, the team will help create the conditions for children and young people to feel safe, seen, supported, and able to thrive. You will play a vital role in strengthening community resilience—connecting young people to safe spaces, trusted adults, positive opportunities, and the support networks that every child deserves around them. The team will offer a responsive presence in high need areas and locally identified community hotspots, delivering youth work to children and young people to reduce harms, such as anti-social behaviour, criminal exploitation, youth violence, or other extra-familial harms. Taking a contextual safeguarding approach, the role will be part of team that will work closely with the Harm Outside the Home Hub, Youth Justice Service and Multi-Agency Child Exploitation (MACE) arrangements. It will align with the Early Help Community Response Network Meetings and the locality Family and Youth Hubs. The role will also support the development and delivery of The Aston Award, preserving the ethos of The Aston Project This is currently a fixed-term project running until the end of March 2027 About the Role Building trusted, strengths-based relationships that offer stability and belief when children and young people need it the most, you will: • deliver relational, trauma-informed interventions in homes, schools, and community spaces, including through The Aston Award, • work creatively and assertively to engage children and young people experiencing complex challenges, • use up-to-date information about what’s happening to be in the right places at the right time to support young people and help keep everyone safe in community spaces and hotspots e.g. parks, high streets, local neighbourhoods, • strengthen community resilience by building networks and ensuring safe and supportive structures are in place for children and young people We are looking for inspiring, resilient and skilled practitioners who believe that every young person has strengths, potential, and the ability to overcome adversity with the right support. You will have: • experience of working with vulnerable children, young people, and families from diverse backgrounds in group work and one to one settings, • experience of working collaboratively in a multi-agency environment., • strong communication and relationship building skills, • knowledge and skills in assessing risk and planning effective interventions, • knowledge and understanding of contextual safeguarding and harm outside the home, • knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice and community services that offer an effective response to anti-social behaviour, exploitation and youth violence, • minimum Level 3 qualification relevant to youth work, family support, social care or similar, • flexibility to meet the needs of children and young people which will include evenings and weekends, • ability to drive or travel across Gloucestershire How to apply For an informal chat about this role, please contact Tim Oliver at We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications. Interviews are due to take place in person 19th March 2026. If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: ___ Additional Information This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of women involved in the criminal justice system? The Nelson Trust is looking for dedicated and compassionate individuals to join our team as Criminal Justice Keyworkers at our Gloucester Women's Centre. As a Criminal Justice Keyworker, you w

A community support organization is seeking a dedicated Criminal Justice Keyworker to support women involved in the criminal justice system at its Gloucester Women's Centre. This role requires a minimum of two years' experience in working with women with complex needs and the ability to manage a cas

Visits Centre Assistant Location: HMP Leyhill Job Type: Part time, 7 hours per week (weekend working) Contract Type : Permanent Salary: £24,570 per annum FTE (£4,586.40 per annum pro rata) Benefits: Cycle to Work Scheme, Life Assurance, Season Ticket Loan, EAP Scheme As Visits Centre Assistant you will provide support to families visiting loved ones in the Visitor Centre, visitor centre services include play and childrens services, and a catering service. You will work as one of the PACT Family team, you will be based primarily in the prison's visitor centre and visits hall providing support, advice and guidance to families visiting prisoners, facilitating prison visits and family days and supporting the play service. A Visits Centre Assistant provides support to families visiting loved ones in the Visitor Centre. Visitor centre services include play and childrens services, and a catering service. About You: To be successful in this role you will have experience and understanding of working with families in a challenging environment, ideally involving offenders and/or their families. You will also have excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a demanding work load. You will have the ability to contribute to planning and development of Pacts family work and also have knowledge of safeguarding/child protection practice. Furthermore, you will have excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work in build partnerships with a range of agencies. What Pact Offer: Pact offer a wide range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling service, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, eye care vouchers, generous annual leave plus more. You will have the opportunity to attend internal training events to further develop yourself as an effective support work and you will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team. How to apply: If you feel you meet the requirements of this post please complete an application form by clicking the 'apply now' button. * We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Other information: Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment). This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison. About us Pact (the Prison Advice & Care Trust) is a pioneering national charity that provides caring and life changing services to men and women in prison, to people with convictions on release and in the community, and to their children and families. Pacts vision is of a society in which justice is understood as a process of restoration and healing, in which prisons are used sparingly and as places of learning and rehabilitation, and in which the innate dignity and worth of every human being is valued. We work for the common good of Society, taking a public health-based approach. We work at the intersection of criminal justice, child and family welfare, mental health, wellbeing provision and health & social care. Our volunteers and staff can be found in courts, prisons, probation services, and in communities across England & Wales. We are a diverse, inclusive, modern, and collaborative charity. We build effective partnerships and sustainable solutions based on our well-established understanding of the systems in which we work, and on our historic values and ethos developed through our 120+ years of service delivery. You may also have experience in the following: Customer Service, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not For Profit, Catering, Family Services, Food Hygiene, Catering Assistant, Play Support Assistant (Justice Services), Visitor Centre Support Worker, Family Support Worker, Family Engagement Worker, Family Liaison Worker, Safeguarding Support Worker, Offender Family Support Worker etc REF-226 703 TPBN1_UKTJ

Assist the Criminal Justice Team with a variety of tasks to support service users in the criminal justice system. Provide additional support for criminal justice service users. As a Volunteer Criminal Justice Worker, you will support the Team with a variety of tasks.

Job title: Case administrator Salary £23,583 - £25,210 Helping to keep the public safe.Giving people the chance to turn their lives around.Building a rewarding professional career.There are many reasons to join the Probation Service.What will yours be? About the role This is an administrative job

Job Role: Justice English TutorLocation: HMP BureSalary: From £30,000Contract: PermanentRole Overview:We are seeking a dedicated and engaging Functional Skills English Tutor to join the education team at HMP Bure.

Behaviour Support - Aspiring Criminal Justice - Bracknell. Restorative Processes - Education and Training - Aspiring Criminal Justice. Aspiring Criminal Justice Officer.

A government agency in the UK is seeking a Prison Officer at HMP Stoke Heath.The role offers a starting salary of £35,875 for a 39-hour week with opportunities to perform various duties in a high-security setting.Candidates must meet selection criteria including age, nationality, and medical standa

A healthcare organization in Greater London seeks a highly motivated Substance Misuse Lead Nurse to join their team at HMP Feltham B.The role involves providing clinical support for clients with substance dependence, leading a multidisciplinary team, and managing complex clinical cases.Ideal candida

Job Title: Functional Skills Lead (Justice). This role involves managing Functional Skills, Personal & Social Development, and work-based programmes, ensuring high standards and compliance with Ofsted and Ministry of Justice requirements.

A local authority in South London is looking for a dedicated Youth Justice Practitioner to join their team. In this role, you will manage a caseload of youth justice cases, working collaboratively with children and their families to implement tailored interventions.

Youth Justice Worker – HMP Werrington. The Youth Justice Worker role is similar to that of a prison officer but specifically focused on supporting children and young people in custody. If you are not successful in becoming a Youth Justice Worker, the OAC may offer an alternative role as an Operati

RSR are currently recruiting for an experienced Administrator to work as a Criminal Justice Casework Officer on a long-term, full-time contract. To support the effective progression of cases through the Criminal Justice System by preparing case files in accordance with Service Level Agreements. Prev

Please note: Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role, this is a mandatory technical requirement in order to carry out this role.We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.A career in community payback gives you the power to make a

Senior Manager – Governance, Security and Justice for Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG). We deliver international development programmes focused on economic growth, governance and justice/security, and infrastructure, for clients such as the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Deve

A government department in the United Kingdom is recruiting for the role of Community Payback Supervisor, where you will supervise offenders working on community projects.Your responsibilities include site supervision and motivating individuals who are on probation, helping them positively reintegra

A new charity is seeking a Grants and Cohort Manager to lead their urban wilding and arts grants programmes.You will work closely with the co-founders, requiring experience in grant management and a commitment to social equity.The role offers a salary of £34,500 for 4 days a week, flexible hours, a

A governmental agency in the United Kingdom is seeking Community Payback Supervisors to lead and motivate individuals completing community service.The role involves supervising work groups, ensuring successful task completion, and working directly with offenders to foster positive community interact

Key responsibilities include coaching staff, improving quality, and ensuring compliance with Ofsted and Ministry of Justice standards.

Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role; this is a mandatory technical requirement.We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Pr

At the Centre for Justice Innovation, we seek to build a justice system which everyone believes is fair and effective. We provide hands on support to practitioners, conduct research, promote evidence-based, innovative justice policy reforms, and share lessons between the jurisdictions of the UK, and

Please note that this campaign is targeted to external candidates not currently employed by the Ministry of Justice. If you are directly employed by the Probation Service or wider Ministry of Justice, you may be eligible to apply to the PQiP 20 Internal MoJ Campaign. As part of His Majesty’s Priso

A local government authority in Lancashire is seeking an experienced Probation Officer for their Child & Youth Justice Service.

Providing information and advice to criminal courts, other criminal justice agencies and partner organisations. To provide professional advice and assessment, including written reports to courts, the Parole Board, other criminal justice agencies and partner organisations.

Criminal Justice Peer Support Apprentice. Criminal Justice Peer Support Apprentice • Durham Liaison and Diversion Service, Thinford Investigative Police Hub, GB.

Experience or understanding of the criminal justice system is preferred.

We work at the frontlines of environmental injustice, alongside communities most affected by climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, and exploitation - transforming evidence into action, and injustice into lasting change. The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) exists to protect the natural world a

This role is not eligible for new Skilled Worker visa in accordance with the current immigration rules.Once you have completed your initial application form, you will be invited to complete an online test to assess basic judgement and numerical skills.If you pass, you will be invited to an online as

A support service organization in Blackburn & Blackpool is seeking a Lead Advisor to support the delivery of services in CFO Activity Hubs.You will coordinate group sessions and one-on-one interventions, manage a small caseload, and maintain engagement levels with participants.The ideal candidate wi

A healthcare organization in West Yorkshire is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to work across multiple sites, providing clinical care and leading a dedicated team.This full-time position offers a salary up to £189,900 per annum.Candidates must have GMC registration and specialist training in psyc

Justice Digital, to join the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), working within the Chief Architect function and under the Chief Data Architect. You will provide technical architectural leadership across our data platforms, integration services and shared data capabilities, helping ensure

A governmental justice organization in the UK is seeking a candidate for a non-operational instructional role.

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join the Primary Care team at a closed prison in Derby.The successful candidate will support nursing staff in implementing care plans, ensuring safe patient care.Ideal candidates should possess NVQ level 2/3 in Health a

Youth Justice Worker | 9732 | Secondment Opportunity / Temporary Fixed Term Contract until March 2027| 37 hours per week | £34,434 to £36,363 per annum | Grade H | Norwich & Great Yarmouth. Our Norfolk Youth Justice Service (YJS) is a statutory multi-agency partnership hosted within Norfolk County

Candidates must hold a full UK Manual Driving Licence when applying for this role; this is a mandatory technical requirement.We cannot accept candidates who hold an automatic Driving Licence only.A career in community payback gives you the power to make a positive impact on the lives of People on Pr

A public service organization is seeking a Community Payback Supervisor to oversee offenders in their community service tasks.The role includes driving, supervising diverse teams, and ensuring tasks such as clearing overgrowth and restoring facilities are completed effectively.Candidates must have a

A community service organization is seeking an experienced Service Manager to lead high-quality services within their Justice and Health directorate.

Prison officer – HMP Stoke Heath.HMP Stoke Heath - HMP Stoke Heath, Market Drayton TF9 2JL.Starting salary: £35,875 (for a 39 hour week inc 20% unsocial).In this unique career, you’ll have the opportunity to carry out many different roles in any one day.Civil Service Nationality requirements.Fa

A social justice organization in the United Kingdom seeks a visionary Legal Director to lead and shape its legal services. The role emphasizes developing high-quality legal aid, expanding access to justice, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Primary Care Nurse at HMP Belmarsh, London.You will join a busy team focusing on delivering nurse-led services in a challenging environment.The role offers chances for personal and professional development.Ideal candidates will have experience with c

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a passionate Senior Primary Care Nurse for their Inpatient Unit at HMP Belmarsh, South East London.This full-time role offers an annual salary up to £55,086 and focuses on delivering evidence-based patient care while promoting professional development.I

Helping to keep the public safe.Giving people the chance to turn their lives around.Building a rewarding professional career.There are many reasons to join the Probation Service.We’re looking for empathetic, patient, and organised people to join us in this varied role, which offers the chance to m

A leading facilities management provider in the UK is looking for a Plumber to perform maintenance tasks at HMP Deerbolt.The role involves routine and non-routine maintenance work, including water supply repairs and inspections.Candidates should have a full driving licence and plumbing qualification

A governmental body in Greater London is seeking individuals for a unique role as prison officers.Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, bringing skills such as empathy and resilience.The position involves building relationships with prisoners, working in a team environment, an

Mark Thompson and an HR Lead will be present to discuss the position in more depth, as well as provide information about what you can expect while working in the Ministry of Justice. Director for Science, Research & Development and Data Transformation - Ministry of Justice - SCS2. In this role, you

An organization supporting community services seeks a Community Payback Supervisor to lead teams in completing manual tasks that benefit the community.Applicants must possess a full UK Manual Driving Licence and the ability to work weekends.The role involves supervising offenders in various activiti