Justice Worker - Grindlay Court Social Work Centre - 14347_1776942771

Justice Worker - Fixed term until 31/3/2027
Grindlay Court Social Work Centre

Salary: £34,452 - £40,501 (pro-rata)
Hours: 18 hours

Edinburgh Justice Services are committed to providing high quality services and ensuring a compassionate approach to people who use our services, and to supporting staff wellbeing. We offer a high level of training to support continuous professional development and to deliver a broad range of interventions, including established, accredited, group work programmes.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join us as a Justice Worker in the Domestic Abuse Service This is a fantastic opportunity for people looking to work within a professional, dedicated and supportive team and service.

Justice Workers support people who are in contact with Edinburgh Justice Services on a statutory or voluntary basis. The post holder will be contributing to providing interventions designed to reduce reoffending, vulnerability and harm and to support desistance and wellbeing, within a trauma-informed care approach. The post holder will be part of a team delivering an accredited domestic abuse intervention - the Caledonian Men's Programme - on either an individual or group work basis.. This role includes evening working.

To be considered for this post you should have HNC in Social Care or equivalent, and extensive experience of working in care or justice settings. You should have experience of facilitating groupwork interventions - ideally the Caledonian Men's Programme.

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This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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