At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action, and getting people into work.

In Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, veterans in custody, victim services, gangs work and youth justice.

Catch22's Victim Service provide emotional and practical support for victims and witnesses of crime and anti-social behaviour, alongside crime prevention advice. Last year, we supported 32,500 victims across the UK, achieving improved health and wellbeing outcomes for 99% of our service users.

You will be a member of the local management team within the victim service, managing a team of volunteer and student placements, and leading the team to deliver a holistic restorative justice model across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

As the Restorative Justice Lead, you will deliver a restorative service for identifiable victims of crime. You will lead the team to develop their restorative justice practice through coaching and working on cases together. You will work collaboratively with a wide range of agencies to ensure that there is a robust referral pathway in place. 

You will ensure that victims receive a high-quality service through the effective management of the team’s performance, maintaining organisational and professional standards expected of the victim service. You will ensure that victims’ needs are reviewed and met in line with the key targets and contractual expectations.

As the RJ Lead, you will deliver a restorative service for identifiable victims of crime. You will support Caseworkers to develop their restorative justice practice through coaching and working on cases together. You will work collaboratively with a wide range of agencies to ensure that there is a robust referral pathway in place. 

Good will look like the following:

• A confident, professional, and creative individual with a ‘can-do’ approach 
• Responsive to pressure and change – flexible and adaptable to sustain performance.
• Ability to build and manage relationships, share knowledge and skills to deliver shared goals.
• Working collaboratively across the whole of Catch22 to ensure we make best use of our wealth of skills and experience.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence key stakeholders and retain confidentiality at all times.

Those interested in applying for this opportunity should review the Job Information Pack to find out more. If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please see our contact information on the Candidate Help Page. Please use reference REF3843K in your message so that we can identify the opportunity. 

When applying please be cautious over the answers you provide. If you select “NO” to the screening question regarding Right to Work in the UK, your application will automatically be closed. 

Additional Requirements: The NPPV (non-police personnel vetting) check also requires that the post-holder has lived in the UK for the past 3 years with a few exceptions. 

Contract: Permanent

Hours & work pattern: Full time, 37.5 hours per week. 

Salary: £32,620

Location: Leicestershire Police Headquarters St John's, Enderby, Leicester LE19 2BX

Closing Date: 1630 on 25th of February 2026. Catch22 reserves the right to withdraw the vacancy at any time, for any reason before the stated closing date.

Screening: Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, police vetting check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas but please see this register to see those that do.

To Apply: Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Please note, in the interest of safer recruitment and ensuring that applicants are a right fit for the role, submitted applications must contain a CV, satisfactory responses to the screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role, to be considered for this position.

Use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) should not be used to exaggerate skills & experiences, create generic responses that are not unique to the individual, and for any assessments used by the Hiring Team to measure an individual's natural abilities. 

Catch22’s Commitment to Opportunity & Progression

At Catch22 we are proud of our commitment in supporting people develop in their careers and progress in our organisation. In 2024, within our Justice Hub, we have 68% of those in management roles that originally joined Catch22 in the frontline workforce and some worked across a number of roles and Leadership positions before joining management. This allows us to have a highly experienced management group and provides development opportunities for those in our much valued front-line.

Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box

Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.

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This role is subject to the satisfactory completion of relevant pre-employment checks, which may include HMPPS vetting, NPPV, or other role-specific security clearances.

Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful outcome of these checks. Where clearance is not granted, or is subsequently withdrawn, Catch22 reserves the right to withdraw the offer of employment.

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