- Location:
- Dundee City, DD1 1NL, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £42,416 - £48,636 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 37 hours per week
- Work From Home:
- Hybrid
Job Description
Working in a hybrid style, based at home and Dundee CJS office at Friarfield House and also covering Perth & Kinross CJS office, you will work full time, 37 hours per week.
This role will be based in the Caledonian Delivery Team which is responsible for the assessment and interventions delivered to target and address domestically abusive behaviour. Within the role you will be working across both Dundee and PKC and will be expected to undertake programme delivery in 2:1 and group settings. As such if not already trained, you will be required to undertake and complete all relevant associated training for both the risk assessments and programmes for addressing domestically abusive behaviour.
If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Lucy Coleman 01382 43507 or email lucy.coleman@dundeecity.gov.uk.Requirements
You will have a Degree in Social Work, CQSW, Dip Social Work, CSS.Responsibilities
You will provide an effective high quality service to individuals and their families. Use professional social work skills to assess risk and need and provide supervisory, preventative and rehabilitative approaches to reducing reoffending, including the delivery of group work programmes. Undertake a range of statutory duties for which the Social Work Department is responsible. To represent the service in a range of settings including Court.The Individual
You will have experience of working adults/children and families with collaborative work with other agencies.
You will be able to communicate effectively with individuals and their families, to undertake assessments of risk and need, to work to fixed timescales with the ability to relate positively with colleagues across agencies along with the ability to work creatively.
You will have the availability to work beyond normal hours when needs of the service and service users require this.
The ability to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within a specified timeframe.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidates 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 Dundee City Council.