Justice Officer (35 hpw) Fort William

Job Description

Post Title: Justice Officer
Location: Fort William
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £29,666 - £32,468 per annum

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Details: Andrew MacDonald Tel: 01349 781781 or Email: andrew.macdonald@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: To work with and provide support to individuals subject to statutory supervision (Community Payback Orders), bail supervision, structured deferred sentences and voluntary throughcare, group work and contributing to providing a justice social work service to Court.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

Short listed applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

• Education to at least Scottish Higher Grade or the equivalent.

This position is classified as a regulated role. As such, an Overseas Criminal Record Check may be required depending on your nationality and recent residency history. Specifically, this check will be necessary if you do not meet both of the following criteria:

• You must be a national of the United Kingdom or one of the following countries: Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Hungary, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, or Poland.
• You must not have lived or worked in any country outside of the UK or those listed above for a period of three months or more, while aged 18 years or over, within the past five years.

Please note that it is your responsibility to obtain the Overseas Criminal Record Check, and you will be required to cover any associated costs.”