ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 27 May at 11:55pm.
Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.
Location: Council Headquarters, Hamilton
Hours: 35hrs per week, temporary for 6 months
Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
Salary / Hourly Rate: £67, - £68,
South Lanarkshire Council Children and Justice Services are looking to recruit a temporary Fieldwork Manager for a period of 6 months.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to provide strategic managerial oversight for key areas of Justice social work.
The post holder will have prior line management and leadership experience and be able to lead on the strategic management of a range of Justice Services including the Pan-Lanarkshire Court Services, Recovery Orientated Justice Services (ROJS), Whole System Approach (WSA)(18-25) and Unpaid Work Services (UPW).
As part of the Justice management team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring we are able to deliver the ambitions of the national community justice strategy and vision for justice priorities.
The role requires a background knowledge and understanding of strategic service delivery and planning as well as the implementation of national and local Justice strategies across South Lanarkshire’s Justice Services.
South Lanarkshire 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.
View the by no later than 27th May at 12 noon.
1. Please study the job profile and detail your skills, knowledge and experience that would be relevant to the role of Fieldwork Manager.
2. Select 3key national priorities for Justice and tell us about how you as a fieldwork manager would look to implement strategies across South Lanarkshire Justice Services.
Also please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents
1. Do you have 5 years post qualifying experience in a statutory social work setting?
2. Have you previously held a social work management role?
3. SLC require all newly recruited Justice Social Work staffto undertake ViSOR vetting. This allows staff to access the Home Office System that both Police and Social Work record information pertaining the management of registered sex offenders. South Lanarkshire Justice Services are committed to the use of ViSOR and its role in public protection. To use this system you require to be vetted by completing a vetting form that asks details on sensitive personal information. Do you agree to this vetting?
If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address
Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.
Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act .
This post is considered a Regulated Role with Children, in respect of the Disclosure Scotland Act. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.