Senior Court Officer

To work as part of the Youth Justice Service Court Team servicing primarily Birmingham Youth, Magistrates and Crown Court to fulfil the statutory requirements placed on the Youth Justice Service by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and any proceeding legislation. This will include taking a senior role in:

• Representing the service and promoting the quality of its work in partnership with the wider Birmingham Youth Justice Service, Children's Services, Youth Justice Board and the Judiciary, particularly in reducing the use of remands to youth detention.
• Undertaking youth justice assessments including safeguarding to determine safety to the child and others whilst liaising with professionals and caregivers to determine the safety needs of all parties in Court and Court custody, assessing appropriateness of proposed secure estate placements and delivering this work in line with local YJS standards and expectations of the Youth Justice Board.
• Undertaking and presenting enforcement of Court Orders and where needed to prepare/present bail packages including overseeing the quality assurance of breach and revocation proceedings whilst communicating with the child, caregivers, relevant professionals, youth justice managers and workers.
• The collection, collation and maintenance of data in accordance with local protocols and national data protection legislation. Undertaking analysis relating to KPI's and local practice.
• Liaison with other agencies involved in the court process, including the presentation and dissemination of YJS information, formal reports and interventions to Judges and Magistrates.
• To contribute to the delivery of a service that provides equality of opportunity, recognises and advocates for the diverse needs of children, young people and their parents or carers and takes action to promote diversion from Court where applicable.
• Co-ordination of remands to local authority accommodation including contributing to providing advice and guidance to professionals involved in identifying placements and managing remands.
• Taking lead in promoting and advocating for the needs of children appearing within Court.
• Production of accurate and comprehensive placement information and post custody assessments within the Asset Plus framework in accordance with local standards and Youth Justice Board requirements.
• Reviewing and providing oversight and agreement to support quality assurance of all documentation provided for Court purposes.
• To assist the Team Manager in providing and devleoping an effective court service that meets the individual needs of our children, young people, their families and care givers to reduce and prevent offending and reoffending.
• To assist the Team Manager to embed the Connections Count Practice Model across the team and service.