Recruitment pack Criminal Justice Development Officer
This post, funded by the Scottish Government, is being established to enhance the capacity of Social Work Scotland to contribute to the national criminal justice social work agenda.
The post is being established at an important stage in the progressive programme of community justice and penal policy reform in Scotland and will support the capacity of Social Work Scotland to contribute to these reforms.
The successful candidate will be managed jointly by the Scottish Government and Social Work Scotland.
Application is by CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are the right person with the right skills, experience and vision to carry out this role. For informal discussions in the first instance, please contact Jane Devine, Business Manager, Social Work Scotland.
Please find included in this pack:
1. Summary information, including the application process and contact details 2. Job description and key activities 3. Person specification 4. Core competencies 5. About Social Work Scotland
We look forward to hearing from you.
1 1 SUMMARY INFORMATION
Criminal Justice Development Officer
Employer Social Work Scotland
Work base Edinburgh and home based
Work location Social Work Scotland, 4th Floor, Hayweight House, 23 Lauriston Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DQ
Salary £40-50K depending on experience; secondment on existing terms and conditions.
Position type Full time
Contract type Fixed term until 31st March 2018. Secondment or fixed term contract.
Hours per week 37
Application process Application is by CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are the right person with the right skills, experience and vision to carry out this role. This should be restricted to 4 sides of A4 (2 sides for your cv; and 2 sides for your letter).
For informal discussions in the first instance, please contact Jane Devine, Business Manager, Social Work Scotland.
Contact information Jane Devine Business Manager, Social Work Scotland Tel: 0131 281 0852 [email protected] Or Sean McKendrick Head of Children’s Services and Criminal Justice Tel No: 0141 427 8235 Email: [email protected]
Position start date As soon as available
Position closing date 12pm, Friday 9th September 2016 Interview date Wednesday 28th September 2016, Edinburgh
2 2 JOB DESCRIPTION The post holder will support Social Work Scotland’s dual role in influencing and advising on legislation and policy development and supporting the development of the social work workforce. The post holder will give the organisation additional capacity to contribute to policy formation, take forward workforce development issues at both practitioner and leadership levels and ensure good links are made to other parts of the public sector reform agenda.
The post holder will also support the Scottish Government by providing professional support and advice to the Justice Directorate.
Key activities:
1. Develop a work plan for the length of the secondment that will support Social Work Scotland to develop professional positons on key issues.
2. Provide professional advice to Scottish Government and SPS.
3. Lead the review of the national CJSW standards, working with relevant policy areas in the Scottish Government.
4. Develop a conference programme for a national conference for criminal justice social workers.
5. Support the development of the Social Work Scotland Standing Committee to be a strategic space for key debates and conversation about the future role of social work in the reform of penal policy
6. Provide briefings for Social Work Scotland officer bearers to speak at key events.
7. Attend key working groups and meetings on behalf of Social Work Scotland presenting the social work view and feeding back to members.
8. Join up the criminal justice social work agenda with key developments in other social work areas and with the ongoing public sector reform agenda.
9. Be a credible voice for the social work profession in the development of Community Justice Scotland.
10. Develop strategic relationships and planning with regards to proposed role of community justice Scotland / Social work Scotland and SPS.
3 3 PERSON SPECIFICATION
Attribute Essential Desirable
Qualifications and Experience Qualified and registered social worker. X Experienced in working in a criminal justice service X
Leadership Significant experience of leading and influencing policy change and X development. Experience of working on National projects and / or working in X groups.
Context Knowledge of major legislative and other issues within criminal justice X social work.
Relationships Experience of successful partnership working and networking with key X stakeholders e.g. people, voluntary sector, local government and public agencies.
Ability to create networks for peer support. X
Communication High level of written and verbal communication and an understanding X of how to communicate complex messages to a varied audience.
Working style A self-starter with the ability to work in a small team of people on a X national agenda. Comfortable managing multiple demands from multiple sources and X prioritising. Experience of work planning and developing and using achievable X work plans. Proficient in the use of Word Excel and Outlook and able to manage X own administration.
4 4 CORE COMPETENCIES
Planning & Establishes an appropriate course of action for oneself and or others to Organising accomplish specific goals and operates within deadlines while managing their time as efficiently as possible.
Motivation: Focuses energy to make things happen with positive results.
Flexibility: Demonstrates the ability to adapt to all situations and to achieve tasks quickly and efficiently and within the set deadlines.
Communication: Demonstrates clear, two way communications at all levels.
Teamwork: Works with and helps others to achieve common standards.
Initiative: Generates ideas and takes action to solve problems.
Judgement: Makes rational and realistic decisions which are based on logical assumptions, factual information and which consider the resources of the organisation.
Integrity: Ability to maintain social, organisational and ethical norms in job related activities.
5 5 ABOUT SOCIAL WORK SCOTLAND
Social Work Scotland is the professional leadership body for the social work and social care workforce. It is a membership body with members coming from across all sectors: public, private and voluntary.
Social Work Scotland functions to promote and support the development of social work and social care and to influence and advice on policy and legislation that affects people supported by social work services and social workers and social carers themselves.
Our vision is of a social work profession across Scotland which is led effectively and creatively; is responsive to the needs of the people we support and protect; is accessible and accountable; and promotes social justice.
Our values are based on professional leadership to achieve social justice and public protection. We value each person we support as an individual, without judgement; we celebrate and actively promote the unique contribution and role of professional social work; we embrace change and encourage collaborative and integrated arrangements to deliver better outcomes for people; and we support and create opportunities for those within and those supporting the profession of social work in order that we can develop effective and creative leaders for the future.
Our objectives • Influence and shape legislation and policy relating to social work and social care. • Promote the unique role, value and contribution of social work and social care. • Champion research and evidence informed approaches in our work. • Provide professional leadership and increase leadership capacity across social work and social care. • Support and encourage workforce development (with a focus on celebrating success, promoting standards, achieving practice improvement and demonstrating continuous learning). • Recognise the value of continuous improvement through self-evaluation and performance improvement activities.
We operate the following structure and are supported by a small staff team.
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