1. You must be able to communicate with young people.
"You need to be a people person," says Trevor Brown, manager of the Greenwich Youth Inclusion Project. You also need to be able to understand and communicate with young people on their level.
Lorna Hadley, vice-chair of the Association of Youth Offending Team Managers, says good communication skills are essential to find out how best to help the individuals you encounter.
"You need to have the skills to engage with young people," she explains. "You need to think about what outcomes you are looking for. Is the best outcome to get them back to school or integrated into the community?" She says some of the best youth justice workers have been nursery nurses because they "understand child development".
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