Community Payback Officer – ARB14561 Part Time

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership 

Closing Date: Thursday 11th July 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join The Justice Social Work Service to deliver an increased range of interventions to service users throughout Argyll and Bute.  These posts will be aimed at enhancing the availability of diversion from prosecution, bail supervision and structured deferred sentences in remote and rural communities. The successful candidate will be motivated to increase the life chances of service users subject to Court disposals whilst contributing to community safety.

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible. 

Applicants should note that:-

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements. 
• This post is not suitable for job share. 
• The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked.  
• This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with both children and adults.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.  
• This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee’s line manager.  
• Successful candidates will have to apply for Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) at Level 1, 2 or 3 (dependent on post) in order to access Police databases as an essential requirement of the post. 

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:-

Ian Kidman, Social Work Team Manager

Contact Telephone Number: 01369 708522

Email: [email protected]

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy