Advanced Practitioner - Justice - ERN

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We have an exciting 12-month fixed term opportunity to join our well-established Justice Social Work team as an Advanced Practitioner (Groupwork and Structured Interventions).

This is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in the development, delivery and quality assurance of evidence-based groupwork programmes and structured offending behaviour interventions across East Renfrewshire. Working alongside experienced practitioners and managers, you will provide professional leadership and specialist support in the delivery of interventions with individuals presenting complex needs and varying levels of risk.

As part of this role, you will be responsible for supporting the coordination, development and oversight of Justice Social Work groupwork programmes, promoting best practice, providing guidance to colleagues and contributing to service improvement activity. You will help ensure interventions are delivered consistently, effectively and in line with national standards, evidence-based practice and legislative requirements. This role will also contribute to workforce development, programme evaluation and ongoing service transformation within Justice Social Work.

We are looking for someone who is a qualified and registered Social Worker with substantial experience of working within Justice Social Work. You will have a strong understanding of risk assessment and risk management, experience of working with individuals involved in offending behaviour, and the ability to provide professional leadership and support to colleagues. You will be able to demonstrate sound judgement, effective communication skills and a commitment to achieving positive outcomes for individuals and communities.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have experience of delivering or overseeing accredited or structured offending behaviour programmes, practice development and quality assurance activity, and supporting services to implement evidence-based approaches in a justice setting. Experience of domestic abuse and sexual offending interventions and working with high-risk and complex cases would be advantageous.

This post offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced Justice Social Worker to develop advanced practice skills, influence service development and help shape the future delivery of structured interventions within East Renfrewshire. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead on specialist areas of practice, support colleagues and play a key role in improving outcomes for people involved in the justice system.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children and protected adults. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.

This post requires Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) registration. You must currently have registration or eligibility to apply from commencement of employment (you must apply to register within the first 3 months of employment to ensure registration is complete within 6 months of starting in your role).

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Please note – East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

References – during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer. It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees. Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted.

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