Social Worker (Justice) - Grindlay Court Social Work Centre

City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council seeks a dedicated Social Worker for the Justice Pathways Service. This role involves working with individuals affected by complex trauma, providing assessments, and overseeing group programs. Candidates should possess a degree in Social Work and have excellent communication skills while demonstrating a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Registered or eligible to register with the SSSC.
• Experience in trauma-informed practice and group work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and write reports.
• Supervise service users in various settings.
• Contribute to multi-agency safety planning.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Understanding of National Outcomes and Standards

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Social Worker - Justice
Grindlay Court Social Work Centre

Salary: £37,626 - £44,257
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks

Edinburgh Justice Services are committed to providing high quality services and ensuring a compassionate approach to people who use our services, and to supporting staff wellbeing. We offer a high level of training to support continuous professional development and to deliver a broad range of interventions.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker with a particular interest in Trauma Informed Practice, Early Intervention and Groupwork to join the Justice Pathways Service (JPS). JPS delivers a range of Justice interventions such as Diversion from Prosecution, Structured Deferred Sentences and Community Payback Orders. The overall remit of the team is to deliver a service that is responsive to the risks and needs of men affected by complex trauma and/or substance use.

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Assessment and report writing
• Supervising and responding to service users in the community and in custody
• Contributing to multi agency risk and safety planning and management
• Development and delivery of groupwork programmes such as Survive and Thrive

Candidates should demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a good understanding of National Outcomes and Standards and public protection, be willing to work in a dynamic environment and to contribute to an inclusive culture that values and respects diversity and lived experience.

Candidates will have a degree in Social Work and be registered, or eligible to register, with the SSSC

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

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.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

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