SWRL - G5 Fieldwork Manager; Children and Justice

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE:
Applications must be received by27 September 2026 at 11:55pm.

Location: Council Headquarters, Hamilton
Hours: 35hrs per week, temporary for 23 months
Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45 - 4.15pm
Salary / Hourly Rate: £67,430 - £68,470

South Lanarkshire Council Children and Justice Services are looking to recruit a temporary Fieldwork Manager for a period of 23 months.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to provide strategic managerial oversight for key areas related to our Care experience Young People.

The post holder will have prior line management and leadership experience and be able to lead on the strategic management of a range of services for Care experienced young people including Internal Residential Care and strategic oversight of external residential care.

As part of the Children's management team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring we are able to deliver the ambitions of the Promise and South Lanarkshire's approach to keeping our young people Close to Home.

View the Fieldwork Manager job profile.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

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This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

This post is considered a Regulated Role with Children and Adults, in respect of the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and Adults.

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts - including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)