The pay increase, effective from September last year, means an immediate pay increase of 2.75 per cent, with a further 2.95 per cent rise from September this year - in line with other local government employees.
The deal also included a pledge to set up a working group this month to formulate a new Advanced Practitioner Grade to be implemented in September.
The grade aims to encourage experienced youth workers to stay in the job rather than seeking higher salaries in management posts.
The settlement has been accepted with some reservations by union representatives, who had asked employer representatives on the Joint Negotiating Committee to come up with a "significant" increase.
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