Practitioner (National Upside Service)

Apex Scotland; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading training organization in Loughborough is seeking a full time Practitioner to join their National Upside Service. The role involves providing support to individuals in transition from custody to community life, collaborating with various partners, and conducting risk assessments. Candidates should have experience in a community setting and be PVG members. Benefits include flexible working and generous annual leave.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

Employee wellbeing scheme

Pension scheme

Death in service benefits

Company sick pay

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a community environment.
• Understanding of Throughcare support preferred.
• Knowledge and experience of working with databases an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and emotional support to individuals in transition to community life.
• Work collaboratively with various partners including prison services and social work.
• Complete dynamic and robust risk assessments.

Skills

Experience working in a community environment

Ability to conduct dynamic and robust risk assessments

Collaborative working skills

Education

Membership of the Prevention of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme

Job description

Practitioner (National Upside Service)

• Posting date: 18 November 2025
• Salary: £26,500.00 to £28,000.00 per year
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 07 December 2025
• Location: Lanarkshire, LE11 5XS
• Company: Vacancy Filler
• Job type: Temporary
• Job reference: NOV20257174

Summary

Apex Scotland is the leading employment and training organisation specialising in work with people with convictions. We believe in a future beyond your past. Apex Scotland offer a diverse range of services for young people and adults to help them break down barriers to employment, engage in education, or integrate into their communities. We are looking for a full time Practitioner to join our team in our National Upside Service at 35 hours per week, covering the Lanarkshire area.

The post will present an opportunity to cover our service we deliver in partnership with Access to industry, Action for Children, Barnardo's, Circle, Families Outside, Sacro and Turning Point Scotland. Upside is a national throughcare service, available in all parts of Scotland. Throughcare provides people in short-term custody or remand with the practical and emotional support they need to transition to community life. The Service will achieve this by working in partnership with the Scottish Prison Service, Community Justice Social Work and other agencies across Scotland to ensure our approach of focusing on meeting people where they are, addressing immediate challenges, and helping them build sustainable futures within their communities are met.

The successful applicant will have experience of working in a community environment and an understanding of Throughcare support would be an advantage. There will be some travel throughout the country therefore a driving license or access to a means of transport is essential. The right candidate will have an aptitude for working collaboratively with participants, prison workers, SPS, social work and other partners. Offer a tailored and responsive engagement experience to our participants in a person-centred way. The candidate must be able to complete dynamic and robust risk assessments and follow safeguarding practices. An understanding of Prison Throughcare would be an advantage, as would knowledge and experience in working with databases.

Membership of the Prevention of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is required. The role may require some evening or weekend working. A full description will be available. The post is funded until end of March 2028 and may require some evening or weekend working.

We offer some great benefits, including family friendly policies, flexible and hybrid working and work-life balance. We also have generous annual leave entitlement, employee wellbeing scheme (Perkbox), pension scheme and death in service, company sick pay. We welcome applications from individuals who share Apex Scotland's aims and values and value diversity from all sections of the community.