Social Worker (Justice) - Newkirkgate Social Work Centre - 11686_1758637781

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A public service organization in Edinburgh seeks a Women's Justice Social Worker to support women in the justice system. The role includes providing trauma-informed and gender-specific services in a multi-disciplinary team setting. Candidates should have relevant social work qualifications and experience in justice services. This is a full-time position with a salary range of £39,129 - £46,023.

Benefits

Flexible working

Comprehensive training programs

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with experience in justice services.
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed care.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to women involved with the justice system.
• Conduct one-to-one and group work interventions.
• Engage in community outreach support.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Education

Relevant social work qualification

Job description

Overview

Women's Justice Social Worker, Willow - Fixed term until 31/3/2026 or 31/8/2026

Newkirkgate Social Work Centre

Salary: £39,129 - £46,023

Hours: 36 per week

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 Care, Safe & Together and Restorative Justice practice models and interventions across our services and have established a Women's Centre, from where all Justice Services for women are delivered, to reduce barriers and meet the needs of women involved in the Justice System.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Willow Service, where we offer trauma informed, evidence based and gender specific services. Women that are aged 18 and above can attend as part of a statutory order or voluntarily, including women entitled to support due to their partner's/ex-partner's involvement with the Caledonian system.

• The team is multi-disciplinary and includes support workers, social workers, psychologists, nursing staff as well as key third sector partners and peer supporters, all of whom contribute to the delivery of a range of interventions and support offered to the women in an integrated way.
• This includes the provision of one to one and group work interventions as well as community outreach support.

The post is open to female candidates only (Occupational Requirement exception under Equality Act 2010).

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.

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.

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.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours page. Details are provided on the internal communications for the City of Edinburgh Council.

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

Happy to talk flexible working.

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