Justice Officer – Programme Delivery

Job Description

Please note: This post is a part time post for 17.5 hours per week.

The purpose of the Justice Officer role is to support the delivery of a statutory Justice Social Work Service in line with relevant legislation, national outcomes and local policy.

The role supports social workers with case management responsibilities and contributes to assessment, risk management and intervention delivery for individuals in contact with the justice system. This includes work with people subject to Bail Supervision, Diversion from Prosecution, Structured Deferred Sentence, Voluntary Throughcare and other justice pathways.

Justice Officers deliver direct interventions to individuals and small groups, contribute to risk processes, provide timely information to courts and partner agencies, and participate in multi‑agency working to reduce reoffending, promote desistance and improve community safety.

Work is undertaken in accordance with departmental procedures, national guidance, and partnership arrangements. The candidate will represent the Social Work Service in multi-disciplinary forums in accordance with the Council or hosted stakeholder arrangements, through a Service Level Agreement or Partnership arrangement.

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job. You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply. Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

You will be required to undergo a disclosure check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. The cost of this check will be detailed in your conditional offer of employment if you are successful. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/disclosure-levels

Should you have difficulty applying for a job online please call 01259 452244 (24 hrs) and leave your details along with the reference number of the post.

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

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