Appropriate Adult (Harrogate or Scarborough Police Station)
Could you volunteer to support teenagers under arrest at the police station?
Appropriate Adults support young people in custody to make sure they understand the processes, can communicate with the police and are treated fairly.
Apply here: https://nycjobs.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/7051/0/454045/21082/appropriate-adult-volunteer
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Your Role in Creating Change
Appropriate adults are required to attend the police stations custody suite when a 10–17-year-olds has been arrested and detained by the police. The role is to ensure that while in custody the young person's welfare needs are meet and that they are supported to communicate with the police. You will support, advise and assist the young person, particularly while they are being formally interviewed. You will ensure the young person understands their rights, the importance of a solicitor, the police processes and the reason for his or her detention. You will attend the police interview to ensure that it is carried out fairly. There is always a YJS manager on call to provide support by phone.
What we’re looking for:
· Volunteers need to be 18 or over
· Have experience of working with or supporting young people or vulnerable adults (this could be in work, volunteering or personal setting)
· Able to respond to unplanned call outs at short notice
· Good communication skills
· Able to build empathy and rapport with young people
· To ensure that fair process is meet throughout the child’s time within the custody
· Able to maintain a non-judgmental approach and follow anti-oppressive & anti-discriminatory practices.
· Able to adhere to NYC and Youth Justice Service policies and procedures during the course of all volunteering activities.
· All Youth Offending Volunteers are required to complete an enhanced DBS check
As an Appropriate Adult, you’ll receive specific training on: Safeguarding and Appropriate Adult Training.
Apply here: https://nycjobs.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/7051/0/454045/21082/appropriate-adult-volunteer
Apply here: https://nycjobs.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/7051/0/454045/21082/appropriate-adult-volunteer
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What to Expect After Applying
Apply here: https://nycjobs.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/7051/0/454045/21082/appropriate-adult-volunteer There will be an informal interview. We will ask for references and conduct an enhanced DBS check.
About North Yorkshire Youth Justice Service
A range of services aiming to reduce crime, protect the public from serious harm and support the welfare of young people by helping them stay out of trouble.
North Yorkshire youth justice is a specialist element within the county's 0-19 years prevention service who work with all young people involved in the criminal justice system across North Yorkshire. Our expert staff comprises of a range of different skills, professions and agencies, including seconded workers from the police, probation and health.
Youth justice services are arranged into local delivery teams across the county (Harrogate, Selby, Hambleton and Scarborough), each led by a practice manager. Each delivery team comprises case-holding youth justice officers and some specialist support staff.
We are always interested in hearing from new volunteers. We understand that people volunteer for a wide variety of reasons, ranging from a general interest in helping young people, to a need to build up work experience for new career possibilities.
Volunteers give whatever time they can depending on their own commitments and the youth justice service offers a flexible approach to this. There are opportunities across North Yorkshire. As a volunteer we offer you comprehensive training programmes and quality support and supervision, so you can make a real difference to the lives of young people.
We use volunteers in two key roles:
- Referral panel members sit on community panels which meet with young people, their parents and sometimes their victims to agree a contract to repair harm that has been caused and prevent further offending.
- Appropriate adults attend police stations to assist young people who have been arrested and whose parents are unable to attend.
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