Senior Social Worker (Justice) Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Senior Social Worker (Justice)
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Salary: 46023- 54476 (pro-rata for part-time)
Hours: 18 per week 52 weeks

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 pageOur 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 supervisory management
• Experience of effective partnership working within a multi-agency environment
• Experience of multi-agency meetings e.g. MAPPA risk management case conferences child and adult protection case conferences Integrated Case Management Meetings
• Experience of applying risk assessment tools and in engaging in risk management processes
• Experience of working with individuals with complex needs including trauma survivors and those experiencing mental health problems.
• Experience of criminal justice social work management (Desirable)
• Non-criminal justice social work management experience (Desirable)
• Experience of delivering structured interventions with complex populations individually and in groups (Desirable)
• Experience in a leadership role through innovation and/or service development (Desirable)
• Experience in quality assurance and service improvement. (Desirable)

Knowledge Skills and Understanding:

• Understanding and experience of implementing effective social work intervention with people subject to statutory supervision
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of the wider criminal justice system
• Knowledge of National Outcomes and Standards in Criminal Justice Social Work
• Knowledge of legislation and policies in relation to criminal justice social work child and adult protection
• Ability to develop relationships and maintain a boundaried and consistent approach working with and responding to people affected by trauma whilst working to relevant risk assessment and other council policies and procedures
• Ability to work closely and in collaboration with a range of agencies and professionals in responding systemically to the risks to and needs of women men and children
• Demonstrable leadership skills including a strong ability to contribute to and support others through change service developments and service improvements
• Knowledge and understanding of social work supervision (Desirable)
• Knowledge and understanding of the impact of trauma into adulthood trauma enhanced practice and evidence-based approaches when working with complex trauma survivors (Desirable)
• Knowledge of Scottish Government key policies priorities and outcomes in relation to the Criminal Justice system (Desirable)
• Knowledge of the research on effective practice with people involved in offending behaviour (Desirable)
• Understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on adults and children (Desirable)
• Knowledge of child protection and vulnerable adult processes and procedures (Desirable)
• Knowledge of groupwork theory and skills in facilitating groups (Desirable)
• Good IT skills and experience of using Microsoft Office applications. (Desirable)

Qualifications and Training:

• Social work qualification recognised by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
• Registration with SSSC
• Adherence to the values and principles enshrined in the SSSC Code of Practice
• A desire to develop professional knowledge skills and practice through training and continuous professional development opportunities
• Post qualifying training in leadership or management. (Desirable)
• Training in and experience of the use of a wide range of approved risk assessment tools (Desirable)
• Other relevant training (e.g. MF:MC Caledonian Safe and Together). (Desirable)

Job Specific Requirements:

• An ability to work to prescribed accredited standards and manuals and Criminal Justice and organisational procedures and policy
• Some evening working may be required
• An understanding of the issues around managing change in self others or organisations
• An understanding of professional and personal authority how to exercise discretion and how to use it appropriately
• An ability to communicate and engage with others
• An ability to establish and maintain working relationships with people accessing services
• An ability to reflect on practice self others and the organisation
• An understanding of assessment and management issues in relation to risk and need
• An ability to undertake assessments
• An understanding of and commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
• Ability to support social workers to assist them in implementing Trauma Informed Care and Safe and Together principles utilising components when they are undertaking assessments interviews documentation and case planning (Desirable)
• Experience of leading others in aspects of organisational change (Desirable)
• Understanding of the potential impact of trauma work on professionals interpersonal relationships and the importance of selfcare working in justice services. (Desirable)