Head of Oversight Yorkshire and Humber (Ref:91279 )
Youth Justice Board
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Head of Oversight (Yorkshire and Humber)
Number of Roles to be advertised 1
Directorate/Business Unit/Team Operations North
Grade G7
Role Type: Operational Delivery, Stakeholder Engagement
Salary band National: £ 54,358 - £62,000
New entrants are normally expected to join on the minimum of the pay band
Responsible to Director of Operations North
Base/location YJB is National by Default.
Yorkshire and Humber
(Please note this role is based in the Yorkshire and Humber region):
Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Beverley, Wakefield, York, Halifax, Bradford Leeds, Sheffield, Hull.
These YJB Roles are contractually based at the nearest MoJ Collaboration or Satellite Centre to the region they are allocated, but YJB staff work flexibly, including from their homes.
Travel in England and Wales is a requirement of the role
FTE/hours (Full-Time/Part-time/Flexible Working) Full-time – 37 hours
Job type (i.e., fixed term/permanent/loan/secondment)Permanent
Duration of appointment – months. (for fixed term, secondment, loan etc)N/A
Security Clearance Required Baseline (BPSS) Checks
Who are we?
The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) is a public sector organisation.
We are the public body which advises Ministers, including the Secretary of State for Justice on the youth justice system. Our ambition is to see a Child First youth justice system. A system which looks to children’s’ strengths and supports children to become the best version of themselves. To this effect we engage with a wide variety of organisations, partners and parties with an interest in youth justice; we share good practice, champion improvement and issue grants.
Our Vision
Working to ensure a youth justice system that sees children as children, treats them fairly and helps them to build on their strengths so they can make a constructive contribution to society. This will prevent offending and create safer communities with fewer victims.
Aims of the Youth Justice System
Prevention of offending by children and young people:
- To reduce the number of children in the youth justice system
- To reduce reoffending by children in the youth justice system
- To improve the safety and wellbeing of children in the youth justice system
- To improve outcomes of children in the youth justice system
Thinking of joining us?
Our recruitment is based on merit, we welcome applications from all who can commit to our vision and values, we offer considerable flexibility in how you work and expect commitment and flexibility in return. We continue to strive for equity, diversity and inclusion in our culture and our staff group. To this end we very much encourage applications from those people with protected characteristics. Our staff are public servants, eligible for the Civil Service pension scheme and we are accredited by the Civil Service Commission. This means applications from across Civil Service Departments, their agencies and Arms-Length Bodies are treated as internal applicants. We also welcome applications from those who do not currently work in these bodies or the public sector.
Role purpose
Your role is a key leadership and influencing one. You will lead the work in your region which makes sure the YJB can fulfil its statutory duty to provide advice to ministers on the youth justice system and promote effective practice. Your leadership will ensure we focus on our strategic, business and delivery plan in order to achieve our aims of:
- reducing the disproportionate number of ethnic minority children in the youth justice system,
- reducing re-offending,
- improving resettlement,
- advising on the reduction of serious violence
- advising on improvements in the way the sector operates and
- working toward a Child First approach in the youth justice system
Role Context:
You will work within our Operations directorate and will work collaboratively with others in the youth justice sector and in the YJB such as Business Intelligence and Insights, Strategy and Portfolio directorates to gather intelligence to, support the monitoring of performance and engage appropriately to drive up performance, support oversight of the system, provide assurance against performance of youth justice services and support the YJB’s functions of providing advice and supporting effective practice. support building the evidence base for our advice.
Key activities and relationships
You will be a member of the Directorate’s Senior Management Group. You will take responsibility to;
- lead, manage and shape strategic engagement with all key youth justice partners across a specific geographical area.
- lead a small team of Oversight Managers and support them in working with frontline Youth Justice Services
- Use specialist knowledge, expertise and influence to contribute to the outcomes achieved for children across the system
- Acting as a critical friend to operational delivery partners and provide stewardship to the youth justice system
- At all times, demonstrate support and respect for the YJBs commitment to equity, inclusivity and the diversity of the YJB and its partners.
- Be responsible for making sure you understand and adhere to your responsibilities in relation to health and safety and data protection.
- Work positively and collaboratively with colleagues in both England and YJB Cymru and will consider the impact of developments on policy, practice, and legislation specific to Wales.
- Work flexibly. All posts within the YJB operate flexibly to make sure the requirements of the business are met and as such you may be required to undertake other duties in your role or duties in other parts of the business at your grade to meet business priorities
Main Responsibilities
- Provide positive leadership by encouraging positive emotions and positive social exchanges in the workplace. Set high expectations and live up to them. Make sure you deliver on the commitments you make. Value the contribution of others and nurture positive relationships as well as skills and professional development
- Leading and developing a team of Oversight Managers to work effectively with Youth Justice Services through identifying and sharing practice and working to achieve improvement activities where needed
- Accountable for representing the YJB at a strategic and senior operational level with stakeholders across their allocated region.
- Accountable for YJB oversight of the whole youth justice in their geographical area, with a focus on performance improvement that supports the delivery of the YJB strategic vision and operational business plan, managing regionally allocated YJ Oversight Managers in doing so
- Contribute to the organisational responsibility to proactively collate, promote and disseminate practice.
- Accountable for promotion of innovation which advances youth justice delivery and contributes to improved outcomes for children, families and communities.
- Accountable for sharing intelligence to inform the evaluation of service delivery including escalating performance concerns where appropriate, across the YJB and with key strategic partners to inform the YJB oversight and monitoring statutory functions.
- Accountable for advancing YJB strategic objectives on a regional basis, to support the delivery of the YJB’s strategic vision and improve outcomes for children.
- Responsible for working collaboratively across directorates to deliver YJB’s objectives, connecting solutions to problems and mobilising resources to deliver successful outcomes.
- Accountable for providing flexible support and management as required as risk and demand arises. Deputising for the Director/s of Operations as required.
Selection process details This vacancy is using Civil Service Success Profiles,
The assessment process will be made up of two parts:
- An Application (see below)
- Interview (see below)
Application Stage:
Please provide:
- Written examples demonstrating in no more than 250 words for each of the following essential civil service behaviours: Leadership (lead behaviour 250 words), Communicating and Influencing (250 words), Seeing the Big Picture (250 words), Making Effective Decisions (250 words)and Changing and Improving (250 words).
A statement (no more than 500 words) of how you meet the ‘essential criteria: Technical, Experience and Ability’ as outlined in the job description. (Should a large number of applications be received, the initial sift may be conducted based on the lead behaviour: Leadership & Essential Criteria)
Use of Artificial Intelligence
You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application including your CV, statement of suitability and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
Interview
For candidates who get to the interview stage it will be a blended interview covering, further elaboration on your application and the Civil Service behaviours, and strengths as described in the Success Profiles - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (this is a very particular style of interview please make sure you make yourself aware of these in advance).
Reserve List
Those candidates who successfully demonstrate at interview, the behaviours, strengths, and essential criteria required by YJB for the role, but who are not selected as the successful candidate, may be added to a reserve list for 12 months. Candidates on a reserve list may be contacted and offered a role which is sufficiently similar, without further need for application, within the timeframe.
Essential Criteria
Experience:
- Demonstrable experience of successfully influencing and delivering outcomes through effective and positive relationships.
- Experience of leading a team through change
- Demonstrable experience of successfully applying effective strategic thinking and approaches to successfully respond to changing contexts and objectives.
- Project and programme systems understanding
- Previous experience of successful management or senior role within a youth justice or related field.
- Operational and strategic knowledge of the youth justice system and the role of relevant key stakeholders.
- Knowledge/understanding of the Youth Justice Board in relation to the wider children’s and justice agenda.
Ability:
- Clear and succinct written and verbal communication skills that can be readily tailored for varied audiences, ranging from children to Ministers.
- Engage and influence with strategic partners and stakeholders across the whole youth justice system
Behaviours
- Leadership: (Lead behaviour)
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture:
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
Person specification
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
Benefits
- Access to learning and development
- A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Annual Leave
- Public Holidays
- Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
Diversity and Inclusion
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
- Telephone : 0845 241 5359
Recruitment team
- Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com
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