Head Of Youth Justice Service

Job Advert: Head of Youth Justice Service
Location: Southwark, London
Pay Rate: £40.72 - £52.98 per hour
Contract Type: Temporary
Are you ready to lead a transformative service that impacts the lives of young people and their families?
Service Care Solutions is recruiting for a Head of Youth Justice Service in Southwark.

This is an exceptional opportunity to drive strategic development, improve services, and deliver a “child-first” approach within a high-performing Children's Services team.


About the Role


As the Head of Youth Justice Service, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of 60 staff, overseeing a £3.3m budget.

Your responsibilities include modernising youth justice services, meeting statutory requirements, and delivering outstanding outcomes for young people and families.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide leadership for a “child-first” Youth Justice Service.

  • Lead the strategic response to adolescent safeguarding and extra-familial harm.

  • Oversee performance management, ensuring service readiness for inspections.

  • Manage budgets, business planning, and resource allocation effectively.

  • Drive service improvements in collaboration with partners across health, police, education, and social care.

  • Represent Southwark in policy discussions and planning decisions at London and national levels.


Essential Requirements:

  • Professional Qualification: Registered with Social Work England or equivalent.

  • In-depth knowledge of the legal and statutory framework in youth justice.

  • Experience in managing statutory youth justice services, performance standards, and policy implementation.

  • Strong strategic leadership, resource management, and communication skills.

  • Proven commitment to anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practices.

  • Enhanced DBS clearance.


Why Join Us?

  • Lead one of London's most innovative youth justice services.

  • Shape and modernise a service at the forefront of best practices.

  • Collaborate with high-level stakeholders to deliver meaningful change.



If you're a strategic thinker passionate about improving outcomes for young people, we want to hear from you.


For more information or to apply, contact Lewis Ashcroft at Service Care Solutions:
01772 208962 01772 208962
lewis.ashcroft@servicecare.org.uk




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