Youth Justice Service Administrator

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Swindon Borough Council is seeking to recruit a Youth Justice Service Administrator to join their Youth Justice Service in Swindon.

The Youth Justice Service is a multi-disciplinary team who works with Children and Young People aged 10-17 years who have come into contact with the Police and are subject to a range of interventions such as Out of Court Disposals, Community and Custody Disposals.

We are looking for an experienced, committed and highly motivated staff member with a high level of skill and knowledge base to join our multi-disciplinary service in order to help us continue to deliver an effective service.

In this role you will work in a fast-paced office environment providing administrative support to the Youth Justice Service including the preparation of court papers, inputting results and contacts onto the case management system, minuting Youth Justice Service meetings, supporting with meeting preparation, phone monitoring, reception services and raising invoices. You will support in ensuring that the administrative demands of the Youth Justice Service are met.

You will also be required to support managers, operational staff and members of the public in a sensitive environment. You will be required to liaise with external agencies and organisations including but not limited to, Social Care, the Courts, Police and the Crown Prosecution Service. Your understanding of the importance of excellent communication skills will be crucial given the level of multi-agency work involved.  

The successful applicant will be IT literate and experienced in administration support.

Candidates must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).

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As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information about the role please contact Melissa Smith, Youth Justice Service Manager at MSmith9@swindon.gov.uk or Nicola Lund, Youth Justice Service Assistant Team Manager at NLund2@swindon.gov.uk.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk