Community Justice Officer

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Duration: Fixed Term, Full Time

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Job purpose/about the role

The purpose of the role is to support and progress the Community Justice agenda in Aberdeen City by co-ordinating Community Justice arrangements, including leading on the development and review of Community Justice Outcomes for improvement as embedded in the Local Outcomes Improvement Plan, and supporting Community Justice partners to deliver against these Outcomes.

An opportunity has arisen for a 12 month secondment to the post of Community Justice Officer for Aberdeen City. The purpose of the role is to support and progress the Community Justice agenda of preventing reoffending by tackling root causes in Aberdeen by co-ordinating Community Justice arrangements, including leading on the development and review of Community Justice Outcomes for improvement, and supporting Community Justice partners to deliver against these Outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity for a self-starter to drive forwards this agenda in collaboration with colleagues from partner agencies across the Justice landscape. If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Val Vertigans, Strategic Service Manager for Justice Social Work, on 01224 069553, or make contact via email, at vavertigans@aberdeencity.gov.uk

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

The postholder is able to demonstrate:

• Influencing and inspiring people to work for safer communities
• Partnership working in the statutory or voluntary sectors
• Implementing performance and planning techniques in a policy or service delivery context
• Undertaking analysis, research and/ or consultation
• Managing projects or initiatives
• Awareness and understanding of relevant social policy issues
• Strategy and or policy development at a Local and National level
• Project and Programme Management
• Continuous improvement
• The ability to facilitate innovative practice
• Anti-discriminatory practice
• Leadership and management, sound and up to date knowledge of theory and practice as it relates to the post
• Working to tight deadlines and responding quickly to new demands

About Us

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer.  If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a gold award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.  We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk.  We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs