Youth Justice Service Social Worker

Job Posted: 2 June 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: Grade 10, £36,778.00 to £39,522.00 per annum + Market supplement & standby allowance
• Industries: Public Sector Social Work

37 hours per week

The Isle of Wight’s Youth Justice Service is looking for a committed and enthusiastic Social Worker to join their multi agency team.

You will work with skilled, passionate and supportive team managers and colleagues, looking at innovative ways to address adolescent risk outside of the home (contextualised safeguarding). You will have a proven track record of building and maintaining relationships with families and partner agencies, so the voices of our children are heard. 

You will be experienced in engaging children and have the confidence and emotional intelligence to engage others. Using a Child First approach you will be expected to manage a varied caseload of children aged 10-18 years old with access to internal support from multi-disciplinary team members.

Qualified and registered as a Social Worker you will be a self-starter, with a good sense of humour and an ability to work well with partner agencies. You will understand the proven benefits of Restorative Justice and embed this within your practice. 

You will be able to demonstrate a commitment to ongoing practice development and continued improvement to frontline service delivery.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact the Team Manager Ruth Hayles on 01983 823011 or email [email protected]

Interviews will be held on Monday 16th June.

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.

We are a Disability Confident employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by;

unacceptable behaviour policy

employee code of conduct

our values, culture and inclusivity

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.

This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

The Isle of Wight Council is committed to supporting all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) via a robust post-graduate competency framework, the ‘Assessed and Supported Year of Employment’ (ASYE). The ASYE is intended to be the first stage of continuing professional development for Registered Social Workers. The framework will be closely allied to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF).  You will be therefore, be required to satisfactorily complete the ASYE programme within a 12-month period (or 18 months if part-time).

For support completing your online application or for further information on how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]  Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.