Practitioner

Apex Scotland is the leading employment and training organisation specialising in work with people with convictions. We believe in a future beyond your past.

Apex Scotland offers a diverse range of services for young people and adults to help them break down barriers to employment, engage in education, or integrate into their communities.

We are looking for a full-time Practitioner to join our team in our National Upside Service at 35 hours per week, covering the Tayside area, working with male participants.

The post will present an opportunity to cover our service we deliver in partnership with Access to Industry, Action for Children, Barnardo’s, Circle, Families Outside, Sacro and Turning Point Scotland. Upside is a national through care service, available in all parts of Scotland. The post will involve prison visits, engaging people while in prison and gate liberations.

Through care provides people in short‑term custody or remand with the practical and emotional support they need to transition to community life. The service will achieve this by working in partnership with the Scottish Prison Service, Community Justice Social Work and other agencies across Scotland to ensure our approach of focusing on meeting people where they are, addressing immediate challenges, and helping them build sustainable futures within their communities are met.

You will have experience of working in a community environment and an understanding of Through care support would be an advantage.

You will have an aptitude for working collaboratively with participants, prison workers, SPS, social work and other partners. Offer a tailored and responsive engagement experience to our participants in a person-centred way. The candidate must be able to complete dynamic and robust risk assessments and follow safeguarding practices. An understanding of Prison Through care would be an advantage, as would knowledge and experience in working with databases.

You would need to demonstrate flexibility and the ability to work in partnership.

Travel throughout the Tayside and other areas is required, therefore, a driving licence and use of a car for work are essential. Evening or weekend working may be required.

Membership of the Prevention of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is required.

• Death in service benefit: 2 times salary.
• Holidays: 20 days (increasing to 25 after 5 years continuous service) + 10 public holidays.
• Christmas break: allocated days over Christmas and New Year in addition to the Holidays allowance.
• Perkbox which provides an Employee Assistance Programme together with access to a range of well‑being support, discount opportunities and offers.

We welcome applications from individuals who share Apex Scotland’s aims and values and value diversity from all sections of the community.