Senior Practitioner Justice Social Work
Senior Practitioner Justice Social Work
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£ 44225 - 53141
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Job Description
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 14 April 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 6 April 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC9 44225.49 to 53141.91 ProRata
Working Pattern: 18 Hours Per Week
Location: Fife House Glenrothes
Supporting Statement
As part of your application you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information check out theHow to Applysection of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked upload resum. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site atwww.fife/jobs/supportingstatement
Job Details
This is a Parttime permanent post of 18 hours per week. You will be based in Fife House Glenrothes within the Justice Social Work Team. You will hold a caseload as well as supervising Justice Workers within the team on a pro rata basis. You will have the opportunity to work in a blended workstyle. You will be required to compile statutory court reports and reviews and undertake supervisory responsibility to a range of offence types including MAPPA Managed cases Domestic Violence Drug Treatment and Testing and Youth Justice. You will provide operational management cover for the Team Manager as and when required and support the work and development of the Justice workers and Social Workers in the team.
The role provides opportunities for the successful candidate to undertake further training in the role as part of their professional development.
The Person
The successful candidate should have experience in case and risk management. This will include experience of joint working with other professionals and services to improve outcomes for people whilst understanding and working to national standards and data protection guidelines.
Knowledge of risk assessing and how this impacts on service delivery is a crucial element of this post. The successful candidate should be able to evidence an understanding of the complexities of managing risk whilst supporting individuals.
Skills in report writing are essential as the Senior Practitioner role requires writing reports for the Court and other professional bodies the successful candidate should be able to write reports that are factual and concise.
The ability to motivate advise and listen are key communication skills for the role as the successful candidate will be engaging individuals with varying motivation and communication needs.
The successful candidate should have experience of empowering others to make positive lifestyle changes promoting equality and diversity.
The successful candidate should have the ability to travel within Fife.
Before confirming to your appointment you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
As this role requires SSSC registration the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.
If appointed you must start your application as soon as possible so youre registered within the required six months. More details are included in the role profile
Further Information
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We are currently shaping our future workstyles however in light of current advice we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.
For more information please contact: Stuart MacArthur
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
