Groupworker - Domestic Abuse Services

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Groupworker - Domestic Abuse Services
Grindlay Street Social Work Centre

Salary: £30,732 - £35,936 per year (Pro rata for part-time)
Hours: 18 per week

This group worker post is located within Domestic Abuse Services, working with men on both a voluntary basis and those subject to statutory supervision. The post holder will facilitate groups including working within the Caledonian accredited programme approach.

The post holder will demonstrate excellent groupwork skills and have in-depth understanding of domestic abuse and its impact.

Routine evening work will be required.

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.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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