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Community Justice and Voluntary Work
Please visit our Career Pathways| website for a detailed overview of the different roles available in Community Justice.
Some of the content of the websites below is supplied by external sources. Skills for Justice can take no responsibility for the accuracy of the material, nor should their inclusion on this site be taken to indicate Skills for Justice endorsement.
View the Community Justice Qualification Framework| and the Youth Justice Qualification Framework|. Please note that these are not definitive lists of relevant qualifications for these strands.
The Youth Justice National Qualifications framework provides detailed information for those wanting a career in youth justice. While a variety of options are outlined for those wanting to volunteer, this includes the Youth Offending Teams, Mentors, Youth Offender Panels. Various volunteering opportunities within the youth justice field can be found on the Do It website|.
Youth Justice Agency - Northern Ireland contains current vacancy information only.
The Scottish Executive| provides information on Criminal Justice Social Work in Scotland.
The Community Service Volunteers (CSV) website includes details on full-time volunteering opportunities in the UK, online application information, project profiles, benefits of volunteering and Information on open days.
Job Profile
Victim Support volunteer Emma Dove talks about the skills needed to support victims and witnesses of crime.
|Job profile - Victim Support
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Community Safety:
Read a report by OPM for IDeA regards the role of the Community Safety Manager.
|Community Safety Report
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Domestic and Sexual Violence Workforce:
Here is an illustration of the different job roles that are involved with Domestic and Sexual Violence:
Domestic and Sexual Violence Workforce|
The following non-statutory organisations within community justice provide recruitment and vacancy information for volunteers and/or permanent staff on their websites. However, this is not a comprehensive list of these organisations.
- Victim Support - UK
- Apex Scotland - Scotland
- Catch 22| - England
- Supporting Others through Volunteer Action (SOVA) - England & Wales
- National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders(NACRO)- England & Wales
- Safeguarding Communities - Reducing Offending (SACRO) - Scotland
- Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NIACRO) - Northern ireland
- Turning Point - England, Wales & Scotland
- Women's Aid - UK
The following drug and alcohol criminal justice intervention organisations within Community Justice provide recruitment and vacancy information for volunteers and/or permanent staff on their websites. However, this is not a comprehensive list of these organisations.
- Compass - UK
- Addaction - UK
- Cranstoun - England & Wales
- Drink and Drugs| - UK
- Rehabilitation of Addicted Prisoners Trust (RAPT) - England & Wales
- National Treatment Agency - England
- Sussex DAAT - England. Contact number for information on careers in Sussex on 01243 382621.
Download the following documents to find out whats its like to spend a day in the life of a Victim Support Officer, a Community Justice Panel Volunteer and a Youth Offending Team Support Worker
A day in the life...of a victim support officer|
A day in the life... of a Community Justice Panel Volunteer|
A day in the life...of a Youth Offending Team Support Officer|
Case Study - Youth Justice Foundation Degree Student|
General Advice and Information
- Victim Support
- Community Service Volunteers
- Youth Justice Board
- Clink| - supporting voluntary organisations that work with offenders and their families
- Jobs Go Public| contains information on entry requirements for becoming a Substance Misuse Worker, a Drug and Alcohol Youth Worker, or a Youth Offending Team Officer.
