Victim Liaison Officer

Are you interested in supporting victims of serious crime in navigating the Scottish Parole Process ?

The Parole Board for Scotland plays a vital role in the safety of Scotland’s communities, by ensuring that only those prisoners whose risk can be safely managed are released on parole to serve the remainder of their sentence in the community. The Board considers c. 2,500 cases per year and the process is administered by Parole Scotland which currently includes the Board’s casework administration, corporate services and victims team function.

A developing focus on the needs of victims, and legislative change that results in rights for victims in the parole process has led to the creation of the Parole Board Victims Team. This is a role in a sensitive and high profile area which will require the post holder to manage a caseload that will include victim attendance at Oral Hearings and victim interviews (including attending these to provide administrative support), producing and issuing summaries of decisions to victims, liaising with victims organisations and others including the Scottish Government and responding to queries from victims and others about victim involvement.

The team is currently made up of one Head of Victims Team and four Victim Liaison Officers (including this post). Opportunity might arise to manage administration support as the team develops.