Youth Offending Service Operations Manager

We are seeking an experienced Youth Offending Service Operations Manager to join the Youth Offending Service at Havering.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for the delivery of a youth offending service which ensures that children, young people, families and communities are effectively safeguarded. This includes using statutory interventions within the criminal justice and social care frameworks as appropriate.
• Directly responsible for the leadership and management of the team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, fully integrated services to children, young people and their families in line with the requirements of national legislation (including government regulation, local policy and best practice).
• Provide direct oversight and decision-making on highly complex cases within the youth offending service and take a lead on key areas such as harmful practices (gangs and serious youth violence / CSE / Prevent) and whole family work.
• Responsible for the HR management, performance and resource allocation for the team, effectively managing, motivating, developing and empowering staff to enable the delivery of a high-quality, productive service to achieve the Council's service objectives.

Tempest Resourcing is one of the UK's leading Social Care recruitment agencies, proudly supplying high-quality candidates to more local authorities than any other provider. As a Tier 1 supplier to a significant number of councils across the country, we're perfectly positioned to help you - or someone you know - secure your next opportunity.

If you're interested in the role above or would like a confidential chat about your career options, please don't hesitate to get in touch. We're here to support your next move.

Tempest Social Work Team

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