Intensive Youth Support Officer

Are you passionate about making a difference and want to join an exceptional team? Enfield Youth Justice Service is recruiting an Intensive Youth Support Officer to help us deliver high-quality, innovative work. We are looking for dedicated individuals committed to achieving the best outcomes for children, young people, their families, and the wider community. Flexibility is essential to meet the needs of our service.

About The Role

This is a key position focused on delivering impactful interventions for young people involved in the criminal justice system. The post holder will:

• Support children subject to an Intensive Supervision and Surveillance (ISS) requirement.
• Visit children in custody and assist with resettlement planning and delivery upon release.

We need someone who is resourceful, organised, and creative—skilled at building positive, trusting relationships with young people and families, confident in challenging harmful attitudes and behaviours, and able to manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver structured programmes addressing a range of needs, including offence-specific interventions and life skills.
• Use a trauma-informed approach when engaging with young people.
• Provide support, guidance, and advocacy while challenging views and behaviours that may lead to further offending.
• Maintain accurate, timely records in line with national standards.
• Work flexibly across different sites, including face-to-face work in the secure estate, office-based duties, and home visits.

Our Vision

We aim to see children as children within youth justice services—treating them fairly, building on their strengths, and supporting rehabilitation so they can make positive contributions to society. This role is central to achieving that vision by supporting young people subject to ISS, in custody, and during their transition and resettlement back into the community or adult services.

Contact Details

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Tammy Rosser on 020 8132 2785 for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.

Enfield’s Social Care Centre of Excellence confirms our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment for new and existing staff to be the best and deliver high quality social work to our most vulnerable children and young people.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service.
• You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
• 1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you.