Justice Officer - HGH22097

Highland Council; Inverness; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Council is seeking a dedicated social work professional to provide support to individuals subject to statutory supervision, bail supervision, and structured deferred sentences within a broader justice social work service to Court. The role involves group work and throughcare responsibilities in a community setting.

Successful candidates will be part of a committed council team advocating equality, diversity, and fairness, with a requirement to commit to PVG membership where applicable

Qualifications

• Education to at least Scottish Higher Grade or the equivalent.

Responsibilities

• To work with and provide support to individuals subject to statutory supervision (Community Payback Orders), bail supervision, structured deferred sentences and voluntary throughcare, group work and contributing to providing a justice social work service to Court.

Education

Scottish Higher Grade or equivalent

Job description

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Job Purpose: To work with and provide support to individuals subject to statutory supervision (Community Payback Orders), bail supervision, structured deferred

sentences and voluntary throughcare, group work and contributing to providing a justice social work service to Court.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

Requirements

Education to at least Scottish Higher Grade or the equivalent.

This position is classified as a regulated role. As such, an Overseas Criminal Record Check may be required depending on your nationality and recent residency history. Specifically, this check will be necessary if you do not meet both of the following criteria:

You must be a national of the United Kingdom or one of the following countries: Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Hungary, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, or Poland.

You must not have lived or worked in any country outside of the UK or those listed above for a period of three months or more, while aged 18 years or over, within the past five years.

Please note that it is your responsibility to obtain the Overseas Criminal Record Check, and you will be required to cover any associated costs.