Background Information on new innovative probation programme that will be hosted by Belvedere Youth Club CLG.

Belvedere Youth Club, CLG will work in conjunction with the Probation Service and other stakeholders to deliver YJARC and JARC to clients referred through existing pathways. The programme will be called “The Diamond” programme.

The Joint Agency Response to Crime programme (JARC) was established in 2014 as a multi-agency response to offender management between An Garda Síochána, the Probation Service and Irish Prison Service.. The strategic objectives of the programme are to:

• Develop and further strengthen a multi-agency approach to the management of crime.
• Prioritise offenders in order to develop programmes which will address their behaviour.
• Reduce crime and increase public safety in local communities.

The aims of Y-JARC are to:

• Develop and further strengthen a multi-agency approach to the management of crime.
• Prioritise offenders in order to develop initiatives which will address their behaviour.
• Reduce crime and increase public safety in local communities.

The Probation Service and An Garda Síochána were tasked by the Department of Justice with developing targeted proposals to address offending by young people in the Dublin North Inner City (NIC).

The central premise of the model is that improved communication and collaboration between respective agencies will help young people who have offended desist from further offending behaviour and will reduce offending behaviour in the area identified.

Participant Target Group:

A Youth-Joint Agency Response to Crime (Y-JARC) to support those aged 12-18 years is being developed in addition to a Joint Agency Response to Crime (JARC) to support those aged 18-24 years in the NIC.

Vacant positions

• Project worker x2
• Process facilitator x1
• Family Therapist x1

These positions are funded by the Department of Justice.

See job specification for each roles for further information.

Application Process

Application is by way of Curriculum Vitae (3 pages max) and a one to two page covering letter outlining suitability for the post. Please do not submit any additional material. All applications should be addressed to the CEO Belvedere Youth Club.

Applications can be posted to Belvedere Youth Club CLG (BYC), 41 Lower Buckingham Street, Dublin 1, D01KR99 or sent by e-mail to careers@belvedereyouthclub.ie

All applications must be received by 5pm 3rd May 2024. Late applications will not be considered.

Applications will be shortlisted and Interview will be held end of May 2024. Belvedere Youth Club CLG. (BYC) is an equal opportunities employer.