Senior Social Worker (Justice)
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Children Education and Justice Services
Senior Social Worker - Court Team
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Salary: 46023 - 54476 (pro-rata for part time)
Hours: 18 per week
We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join us as Senior Social Worker in the Court Social Work Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to work within a professional dedicated and supportive team and service.
Accountable to the Team Leader the post holder will: ensure a high quality of practice is provided and maintained appropriate services are delivered to meet service users needs within the Councils statutory obligations policies and procedures; provide professional support supervision and leadership to a group of staff whilst maintaining a direct involvement in social work practice; represent and promote the Council at multi-agency meetings with local community groups and be a department representative at a range of information sharing and risk planning forums.
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.
The post holder will work in a busy Court-based team working collaboratively with colleagues within and out with Justice services in line with relevant legislation public protection and other national and departmental policy and procedures. Specific tasks of the Court Team include:
- Undertaking assessments in relation to Bail Supervision and Justice Social Work Reports
- Liaising with partner agencies e.g. housing mental health and substance use services
If you would like to have an informal discussion about this post please email
Candidates will have a Social Work qualification recognised by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and be registered or eligible to register with the addition they will be trained in and have extensive experience of using risk assessment tools and leading risk management processes.
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. Anunconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
Were 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 were 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 were 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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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
