# Gangs and Violence Reduction Worker

**Company**: Brent Council
**Location**: London Borough of Brent, Greater London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: GBP 46,161 - 49,590 per year
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Government & Public Sector

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## Description

We are seeking a passionate and skilled Gangs & Violence Reduction Worker to join our growing Targeted Prevention Hub.

As a Gangs & Violence reduction Worker, you will work on a co-working basis, reducing risk, and improving outcomes for children and young people. You will support the highest-risk young people aged 11–17 referred to the Targeted Prevention Hub (TPH), particularly those at risk of, or involved in, gang-related activity and experiencing Risk Outside the Home. You will work flexibly across the provision to deliver and coordinate high-quality, targeted gang’s interventions aimed at reducing harm, preventing escalation, and minimising the risk of young people entering the care system.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Deliver high-quality gangs interventions to children and young people (11–17) and their families referred to the Targeted Prevention Hub (TPH).

- Provide bespoke one-to-one, group, and community outreach interventions to reduce risks linked to gangs, county lines, and serious youth violence.

- Co-work and manage high-risk cases, contributing to assessments, action plans, and safeguarding interventions to prevent escalation and entry into care.

- Support families and carers to access services and strengthen protective and safeguarding responses.

- Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners, sharing information appropriately and contributing to multi-agency planning and meetings.

- Maintain accurate case records and contribute to monitoring and evaluation of service impact.

- Deliver workshops, awareness sessions, and training related to gangs, knife crime, and serious youth violence.

- Engage with local communities through outreach work and contribute to peer mapping and contextual safeguarding activity.

- Uphold council policies, procedures, and values, and contribute to service development as required.

**About You**

- You will be an experienced practitioner with a background in social work, youth work, mediation, or family support.

- A recognised qualification (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent) in a relevant field.

- Experience working with families in distress or conflict.

- Strong facilitation and communication skills.

- A commitment to anti-racist practice and cultural sensitivity.

- The ability to work flexibly across Brent and occasionally outside normal working hours.

**Benefits**

- A comprehensive induction and ongoing training,

- Opportunities to contribute to service development and innovation.

- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service.

- Employer Pension Contribution.

- 27 days' annual leave, rising with length of service, plus bank holidays.

- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.

- Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles.

- Supportive family-friendly policies, including carers’ leave, paternity leave and compassionate leave for eligible employees.

- Health and wellbeing support, including eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.

- Financial wellbeing support, including education sessions, childcare deposit loans and season ticket loans.

- Travel support, including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme and onsite facilities.

- Learning and development opportunities to support your career.

- Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure and entertainment.

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## Skills

### Required
- anti-racist practice
- cultural sensitivity
- facilitation
- communication
- youth work
- social work
- mediation
- family support

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