Job Opportunities

Restorative Justice Service Vacancies
North Yorkshire

Are you a good listener, non-judgemental, confident in speaking with groups of people and able to work on your own initiative with experience or knowledge of the criminal justice system? If so, we would welcome your application for these roles.

Restorative Justice Lead Practitioner

• North Yorkshire

• 30 hours a week

• Salary £18,400/annum (£23,000/annum FTE)

• On completion of 6 months probation increasing to £19,200/annum (£24,000/annum FTE)

As a Lead Practitioner you will work with offenders and victims of crime and anti-social behaviour, to facilitate a process of communication between them through Restorative Justice (RJ). This will involve working collaboratively with a wide range of agencies including North Yorkshire Police, Probation Service, Crown Prosecution Service, HM Courts, HM Prisons and other voluntary sector agencies in the delivery of RJ in North Yorkshire. Main responsibilities, would be to facilitate restorative justice conferences both direct and indirect to support victims and offenders in reaching an outcome agreement. Delivering hate and violent crime awareness courses on a one to one basis to further support access to the restorative justice process. To facilitate community conferencing working alongside partner agencies in order to coordinate restorative interventions to tackle an incident/series of incidents or ongoing anti-social/criminal behaviour that has affected individuals and community members. To work in a preventative way to reduce escalation, including crime, anti-social behaviour or complex neighbourhood disputes where multiple residents are involved.

We are looking for experience of restorative practice or complimentary skills / experience and multi-agency partnership working across the criminal justice sector. Training, supervision and professional development opportunities will be provided.

Full role description and an application form (which must be completed to accompany an up-to-date CV) are available from: DavePascoe@restorativesolutions.org.uk and any queries addressed to the same email address.

Closing date for applications is 5pm on Thursday 29th February 2024.

Interviews will be held in Harrogate on 11th March 2024 with a start date as soon as possible.

Restorative Justice Lead Practitioner Trained Mediator

• North Yorkshire

• 37.5 Hrs a week

• Salary £23,000/annum FTE

• On completion of 6 months probation increasing to £24,000/annum FTE

As a trained mediator with a knowledge of restorative justice you will act as an impartial third party who facilitates a meeting between two or more people in dispute, to help them reach an agreement.

You will also work with offenders and victims of crime and anti-social behaviour, to facilitate a process of communication between them through Restorative Justice (RJ). This will involve working collaboratively with a wide range of agencies including North Yorkshire Police, Probation Service, Crown Prosecution Service, HM Courts, HM Prisons and other voluntary sector agencies in the delivery of RJ in North Yorkshire.

Main responsibilities are to provide mediation where two or more persons are in dispute. Obtaining consent from all parties, updating the case management system and undertaking the admin for the mediation element of the service. Engaging with volunteers to allocate cases where appropriate. Facilitate restorative justice conferences including community conferences working alongside partner agencies in order to coordinate restorative interventions to tackle an incident/series of incidents or ongoing anti-social/criminal behaviour that has affected individuals and community members. To work in a preventative way to reduce escalation, including crime, anti-social behaviour or complex neighbourhood disputes where multiple residents are involved.

Delivering both hate and violent crime awareness courses to further develop the opportunity for restorative justice to be engaged with. We are looking for a trained mediator with experience of restorative practice or complimentary skills / experience and multi-agency partnership working across the criminal justice sector. Training, supervision and professional development opportunities will be provided.

Full role description and an application form (which must be completed to accompany an up-to-date CV) are available from: DavePascoe@restorativesolutions.org.uk and any queries addressed to him at the same email address.

Closing date for applications is 5pm on Thursday 29th February 2024.

Interviews will be held in Harrogate on 11th March 2024 with a start date In April 2024