Social Worker - 101950

Stirling Justice Social Work Service is currently looking to recruit an experienced, highly motivated and enthusiastic social worker to join the team to help deliver Core Statutory Social Work services. The post holder will work as part of a busy team to help plan, organise and manage offenders in the community, and support the supervision of Court Orders and Licences in the community.

Duties will include providing a Social Work service in accordance with relevant legislation including Court based social work tasks; preparing Justice Social Work Reports for Courts, preparing TARL reports for the Parole Board; undertaking ongoing assessments and reviews; responsibility for case management including carrying out direct intervention work and working jointly with other relevant agencies.

The successful candidate will be expected make themselves available for late working 1 night per week to accommodate appointments after 5pm for service users in full time employment who are unable to attend during normal working hours.

The successful candidate will also be responsible for providing interventions that promote desistance including delivery of accredited programmes such as Caledonian and Moving Forward 2 Change. Full training and support will be given to ensure that you are able to maintain the department’s commitment to continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will work 35 hours per week, we aim to provide flexible working arrangements to meet the needs of the service and promote a positive work/life balance.

All applicants must be registered, or in the process of registering with Scottish Social Services Council and hold a degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification. Successful applicants in the process of registering will be placed on a temporary lower grade position (Justice Officer) until they can provide proof of registration, at which point they will move to the advertised social worker contract.

Stirling Justice Services require all successful applicants to undertake Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) at a minimum of level 2. This is due to the requirement to access the Violent and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR) information system.

If you wish to discuss the post further please contact Seona Cooper, Gemma Provan or Chris Allan, Team Leaders on 01786 233 950.

The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for Children and Adults. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified.

If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

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The Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service) Pro-rated for part time roles.
• Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
• Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
• Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
• Carers Leave
• Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
• Access to Health & Wellbeing support
• Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lift share Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Technology Benefit Scheme