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Job Summary
Please note that salary will be pro-rated for part-time hours.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Community Payback Supervisor to join our professionally challenging and rewarding justice services team within East Dunbartonshire Council. You will carry out a range of duties in relation to the supervision of groups of up to 5 people with convictions, undertaking unpaid work within the community. The service runs seven days a week and the successful post holder will be required to work a minimum of 1 day per calendar month contracted and as required with additional days to cover the demand of the service.
It is essential that you are willing to deal with people from diverse backgrounds. You must be an effective communicator, both verbally and in writing; have organisational and time management skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations.
Experience in gardening and environmental work, DIY, textile, jewellery, photography, furniture restoration, arts and crafts will be considered.
Full training and Support will be given. If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check.
This job requires a full UK driving licence. The post is permanent, and the service runs 7 days.
If you would like to discuss this vacancy, please contact Stephen McGinley, Unpaid Work Manager for an informal discussion on 07425 628717.
Charter of Commitment
The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:
• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with
screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.
PVG / Disclosure Scotland
The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria
Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.
Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.
In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead.
Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.
The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.
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