SWRK 427 - Team Leader

An exciting opportunity has arisen in South Lanarkshire Justice Social Work Services for a Team Leader in the Cambuslang Locality Team.

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Team Leader with recent experience of Justice Social Work and a wider knowledge of issues around the strategic Justice Social Work environment.

The post holder will be expected to maintain the high standard of service already established; to further develop the potential of the teams; take a lead role in the development of Justice Services and be accountable for team performance.

This is a varied, challenging and rewarding post involving managing qualified and para-professional social work staff; allocation and monitoring of work within teams; chairing reviews and planning meetings up to and including MAPPA 1 level; maintaining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); liaising with the wider service and partner agencies and promoting good practice within the team and wider service.

The successful candidate must hold a degree level qualification in Social Work or equivalent. The post requires the successful candidate to be SSSC registered. The successful applicant would be required to undertaken Non Personal Police Vetting level 2 as part of a requirement to use ViSOR and by applying for this post you agree to this vetting.

For further information or discussion in relation to the post please contact Euan Lloyd, Fieldwork Manager, at euan.lloyd@southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Hours: 35 per week

Vacancy: Permanent

Salary: £48,670.08 - £49,400.04

View the Team Leader job profile

When completing the application process please ensure that you cover the following areas:

• Please study the job profile and detail your skills, knowledge and experience that would be relevant to the role of Team Leader within Justice Social Work
• Can you describe a situation where you have had to manage a challenging member of staff and explain how you approached this situation and what you learned from it?
• Can you give an example of when you have been required to respond unexpectedly to the changing needs of a service you have worked for, and how you managed this?
• The role of Team Leader in Justice Services involves knowledge and understanding of the wider strategic and policy context of criminal justice in Scotland. What in your view is the key strategic or policy challenge facing Justice Services and how do you see a locality Justice Team contributing to meeting that challenge?

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with Adults.

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.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.