Senior Social Worker Justice Services – Grindlay Court Justice Services – EDN25102 Full Time

Job Description

Children’s, Education and Justice Services

Senior Social Worker, Justice Services
Grindlay Court Justice Services, Edinburgh

Salary: £40,275 – £47,654 per year
Hours: 36 per week

Edinburgh Justice Services are looking to recruit two enthusiastic individuals to join our service as Senior Social Workers in one of the following teams:

• Justice Practice Team – providing assessments (including Court, Parole and Caledonian); tasks associated with risk assessment/management and supervision of statutory Orders and Licences (Community Payback Orders and post-release Licences). This is a great opportunity for someone to join an experienced management team.

• Community Intervention Services for Sexual Offending (CISSO) – is a project that supports the work of Justice Social Work across Edinburgh, Lothians, and Scottish Borders, through providing specialist assessments and interventions, as well as coaching, training, and consultation to social work staff. This is an exciting position with plenty of leadership opportunities for someone interested in developing their specialist knowledge and skills, alongside of project and people management.

Accountable to the Team Leader, the post holder will: ensure a high quality of practice is provided and maintained, appropriate services are delivered to meet service users’ needs within the Council’s statutory obligations, policies and procedures; provide professional support, supervision and leadership to a group of staff, whilst maintaining a direct involvement in social work practice; represent and promote the Council at multi-agency meetings, with local community groups and be a department representative at a range of information sharing and risk planning forums.

Edinburgh Justice Services are committed to providing high quality services while ensuring a compassionate approach to people accessing our services and 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 implementing Trauma Informed Practice, Safe & Together™ and Restorative Justice practice models and interventions across our services, and are establishing a Women’s Centre, in partnership with NHS Lothian, to reduce barriers and meet the needs of women involved in the justice system.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about these posts and the services provided by the teams, please email [email protected] or [email protected].

Candidates will have a Social Work qualification recognised by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and be registered, or eligible to register, with the SSSC. In addition, they will be trained in and have extensive experience of using risk assessment tools and leading risk management processes.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.

We’re committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

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

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