Derbyshire Youth Offending Service
Restorative Justice Facilitator
About the opportunity
Derbyshire Youth offending Service trains volunteers for the role of Restorative Justice Facilitator, primarily for the task of facilitating youth offender panels after a Referral Order has been imposed by the by the Court.Volunteers will sit on a panel with a young person who has been given a court order (with their parent/carer) and will discuss and draw up a contract of work that the young person will need to complete whilst they are on their order.
Volunteers will need to attend review meetings to monitor progress and sign young people off their order once they have completed it. Possible mentoring roles could also be available in the future.
A Referral Order is a unique sentence, which directly involves the local community, as volunteers from the community to train as Referral Order panel members.
Referral Orders use restorative justice to encourage young people to take responsibility for their behaviour and at the same time giving them the opportunity to ‘make amends’.
The Referral Order panel is chaired by two volunteers from the community assisted by a member of the Youth Offending Team (YOT). The young person agrees a contract with the panel which can include reparation or restitution to their victim, as well as undertaking a programme of interventions and activities to address their offending behaviour.
The young person’s progress is monitored by the panel through regular review meetings attended by the young person.
About Derbyshire Youth Offending Service
Derbyshire Youth Offending Service is a Statutory organisation set up following the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act. It has representatives from the partner agencies, the police, health, education, probation and social services with the aim of preventing offending and re-offending by young people aged 10-17 years.
What are they looking for?
We welcome volunteers from all walks of life, aged 18+ who have some time to give to helping their communities and children. We encourage a diverse range of volunteers to mirror the community they live in.
Practical Considerations
Derbyshire Youth Offending Service is committed to:Train Volunteers to enable them to undertake this role which takes place over six evenings.
Ensure that all Volunteers are given the opportunity to undergo regular relevant training, on-going support and all expenses reimbursed.
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