Overview
Team Leader, Grindlay Court Social Work Centre, Edinburgh Justice Services
Salary: £54,476 - £65,184. Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks. Two permanent posts:
* Team Leader, Justice Practice Team
* Team Leader, CISSO, Crane and SAVOLO
Edinburgh Justice Services are committed to providing high quality services while ensuring a compassionate approach to people accessing our services and supporting staff wellbeing. We offer a high level of training to support continuous professional development and to deliver a broad range of interventions, including established accredited group work programmes. We are implementing Trauma Informed Care, Safe & Together™ and Restorative Justice practice models and interventions across our services.
Responsibilities
* Be accountable to the Sector Manager for the management, professional oversight and organisation of your team, offering an integrated range of social work services in the justice system.
* Provide professional leadership, support and direct supervision to your team.
* Work with a range of partners across all justice services to deliver services.
Qualifications and requirements
* A Social Work qualification recognised by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and be registered, or eligible to register, with the SSSC.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, an understanding of National Outcomes and Standards and public protection.
* Willingness to work in a dynamic environment and to contribute to an inclusive culture that values and respects diversity and lived experience.
* PVG Scheme membership or update check is required for this post as it is regulated work with children and/or protected adults; where applicable, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required for time spent outside the UK in the last 5 years. An unconditional offer is subject to satisfactory completion of these checks.
How to discuss the role
If you would like to have an informal discussion about these posts and the services provided by the teams, please email:
* victoria.kerr@edinburgh.gov.uk (Justice Practice Team)
* steven.harvey@edinburgh.gov.uk (CISSO, Crane and SAVOLO)
Other information
* We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
* We are changing the interview approach to behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based assessment, reflecting Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility.
We aim to bring the best people into our roles, not only for their skills and experience but also for their approach to work.
We are happy to talk flexible working.
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