Justice Worker

Justice Worker – Justice Pathways Service
Grindlay Court Social Work Centre

Salary: £33,287 - £39,129 
Hours: 36 per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Justice Worker with a particular interest in Trauma Informed Practice, Early Intervention and Groupwork to join the Justice Pathways Service (JPS). 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 of the Justice Worker relate primarily to our Bail Supervision scheme, which is intended to provide a robust and credible alternative to remand in custody, whereby people accused or convicted of an offence (or offences) are assessed as requiring a level of supervision, monitoring, and support to adhere to bail conditions. Further information is available online

The post holder will be:

•    Supervising people subject to Bail Supervision and supporting them to comply with the conditions of their bail.

•    Collaboratively developing individual bail supervision management plans, which identify areas of need and plans to address these needs, including linking people in with drug and alcohol services, health, accommodation, as well as education and employment supports.

•    Providing progress reports to the Courts.

•    Involved in the development and delivery of interventions, including groupwork.

Candidates should demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a good understanding of the needs of people within the Justice system, 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 an HNC in Health and Social Care, or equivalent qualification. 

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.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – 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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Experience

Experience of undertaking face to face interviews with people who have complex needs and managing a case load (essential).

Experience of working in partnership with other agencies (essential).

Experience recording information on systems and/or databases (essential).

Experience/understanding of, or willingness to learn about pro-social modelling techniques and evidence-based practice in relation to people involved in Justice services (essential).

Experience of working with individuals with complex needs, who experience emotional distress and display challenging and behaviour (essential).

Experience of working with people who have had contact with the criminal justice system (desirable).

Experience of working with people who have experienced difficulties as a result of substance use, mental health and past trauma (desirable).

Experience of group work (desirable).

Knowledge, Skills & Understanding

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – verbal, non-verbal and written (essential).

An understanding of the Justice System, in particular community sentences and supervision expectations of local social work services (essential).

IT skills and use IT recording systems and databases (essential).

Ability to work in a multi -agency partnerships (essential).

Ability to show initiative and work towards achieving agreed standards, in a fast-paced environment (essential).

An understanding of the issues surrounding working with people with complex needs who may have experienced trauma (essential).

A knowledge of services available to meet the needs of people involved with Justice such as health, housing, benefit advice and substance use agencies (desirable).

Understanding of the impact of trauma (desirable).

Understanding of the impact of domestic abuse (desirable).

Understanding of adult and child protection (desirable).

Qualifications and Training

Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) (essential).

SVQ-3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) (desirable).