Team Manager (Justice) (Full Time) (Permanent)

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Team Manager (Justice Social Work)  

 

Renfrewshire Justice Service is looking to recruit a motivated, ambitious individual to join our service as a Team Manager, to lead and support service delivery and provide high-quality support and supervision to team members in Justice Team. This post is based in our fieldwork team located in Renfrewshire House.

 

The Team Manager will work as part of the Justice Service Management Team to deliver services in line with the vision, values, legislation, policies, and procedures for Justice Services, both locally and nationally.

 

A necessity for this post is your sound social work value base that always respects and balances the rights of everyone within the justice system. This includes the individual, the victim and the wider community.

 

You will have significant operational experience and knowledge of the broad landscape of contemporary justice social work practice. You will be able to demonstrate that you can model, promote, and deliver best practice within your team.   

 

You will share our key commitment to our practitioners in terms of their professional support, learning and development. Your own practice will be aligned to trauma-informed, relationship and strengths-based practice that underpins our work.

 

Degree level qualification, Degree in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work (DipSw) or equivalent is essential.

 

You must have proven experience of leading and managing a service or team in line with professional standards and codes of practice, experience of partnership working and delivering outcomes with partners as well as experience in policy implementation and experience of working in a statutory Justice Social Work setting.

 

Working knowledge of legislation and best practice, Effective leadership, interpersonal and written and communication skills including the ability to produce reports on complex issues is also essential.

 

*Please note applications will only be accepted from qualified social workers who fully meet the post criteria, who are already registered with SSSC and are able to work in the UK.

 

NPPV3 vetting for ViSOR will be a requirement of the recruitment process.

 

If you would like more information, please contact Kirsten Hamilton, Senior Manager (kirstenhamilton@renfrewshire.gov.uk) or Lorna Hamilton, Senior Manager (lornahamilton@renfrewshire.gov.uk).