Targeted Support and Youth Justice Services are for young people who are vulnerable but who are not at immediate risk of harm. Young people may
- identify themselves as vulnerable,
- be referred by professionals or
- be highlighted through the criminal justice system.
Regardless of the way that young people enter the service a structured holistic intervention package will be offered including whole family work when appropriate.
Targeted Support and Youth Justice services are made up of multi-agency teams, drawing skills from the public, voluntary and private sectors; here are some of our partners
Youth Justice Services
We work with children and young people aged between 10 and 18 with the aim of preventing offending and re-offending.
The Youth Justice Service includes representatives from local councils, the police, probation service and health authorities and a range of other agencies. Find out more about Youth Justice Services at GOV.UK.
We make sure young people face up to their crime, take responsibility for their actions and we offer help and support if there are any personal issues like family background and friends that make re-offending more likely.
All referrals into the Youth Justice Service come exclusively through convictions up held in Her Majesty’s Court Service or through Nottinghamshire Police. All youth justice services are provided on a statutory basis.
We give every young person who has offended and been through the Court system one to one support. We look at ways to help the young person change their behaviour, and guide them towards new life opportunities like education and training, or learning new personal skills. All work is undertaken with the aim of reducing any further offending.
Teams
Teams are based across the county
Newark & Bassetlaw Youth Offending Team
Thoresby House, Darwin Drive, Sherwood Energy Village, New Ollerton, NG22 9FF
Mansfield & Ashfield Youth Offending Team
Lawn View House, Station Road, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 5GA
South Youth Offending Team (Gedling, Broxtowe, Ruschcliffe)
Operational Support Team
Thoresby House, Darwin Drive, Sherwood Energy Village, New Ollerton, NG22 9FF
Youth Justice Service Operations
Thoresby House, Darwin Drive, Sherwood Energy Village, New Ollerton, NG22 9FF
Targeted Support Services
Targeted Support works closely with the Youth Justice Service. Not all young people needing Targeted Support are at risk of offending but most young people who may offend need targeted support.
A Targeted Support Case Manager works with young people to help resolve problems which may include
- Problems with attendance or behaviour at school
- Problems with drugs or alcohol
- Difficulties finding work, training or re-entering education having left school
- Being at risk of getting involved in anti-social behaviour and/or crime
- Going missing from home or school
- Being homeless, or at risk of homelessness
- Young carers
- Teenage parents
We do this by listening to the young person and their family and working with them to draw up a structured plan to get them back on track.
Targeted support also provides prison in-reach, resettlement support and outreach youth work at evenings and weekends and is also responsible for delivering parenting contracts and orders.
Targeted Support works with young people between the ages of 8 – 18 across Nottinghamshire and provides a range of planned programmes depending on their needs and those of their families. We can work with you if you are happy to work with us.
Teams
Targeted Support: North Locality Team (Newark & Bassetlaw)
Thoresby House, Darwin Drive, Sherwood Energy Village, New Ollerton, NG22 9FF
Targeted Support: West Locality Team (Mansfield & Ashfield)
Lawn View House, Station Road, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 5GA
Targeted Support: South Locality Team (Gedling, Broxtowe & Rushcliffe)
Sir John Robinson Way, Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG5 6DB
Targeted Support: Specialist Services (homelessness, substance misuse, missing children countywide services)
Thoresby House, Darwin Drive, Sherwood Energy Village, New Ollerton, NG22 9FF
Targeted Support: Crime Prevention & Parenting (countywide services)
Trent Bridge House (floor 7) - Fox Road West Bridgeford NG2 6BJ
Targeted Support: Access & Outreach (detached youth work countywide services)
Thoresby House, Darwin Drive, Sherwood Energy Village, New Ollerton, NG22 9FF
Further information
To get access to any of these services you can telephone, or send an email to the above.
For any general enquires about both Targeted Support or Youth Justice Services please e-mail: tsyjcomms@nottscc.gov.uk
If another professional wants to request services they will need to do so through the request for services form [PDF] , complete and email to one of the teams above. For more information about access to services please go to www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/nscb
If you have worked with us and find any problems with our service we would like to hear your views.
The Group Manager responsible for Targeted Support and Youth Justice is Laurence Jones
e-mail: laurence.jones@nottscc.gov.uk Student placement opportunities
The Targeted Support and Youth Justice Service are able to offer student placement opportunities. The number of student placements is fixed and requires application. If you are a student seeking a placement please complete the Student Placement Request Proforma [Word] and forward (with contact details) to e-mail: tsyjcomms@nottscc.gov.uk
Your application may lead to an interview, and if you are successful and we have placement availability, we may be able to help.
We may also be able to provide work shadowing opportunities. If you are interested please contact e-mail: tsyjcomms@nottscc.gov.uk for further information. The Development Worker responsible for training will get in touch with you to discuss your requirements.
