Location: Various locations within Dumfries and Galloway Council Offices English Street Dumfries, DG1 2DD
Salary: £41,238 - £44,223 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 36 hours per week
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Social Worker, Programme Delivery Team
Dumfries or Stranraer
Are you keen to work in a team where you can develop meaningful therapeutic relationships with service users?
Do you want to support individuals to make positive changes through delivering behaviour change programmes?
A job which provides ongoing training and development within a supportive team through accredited training alongside ongoing support in-house? If so, this post will interest you…
The Programme Delivery Team in Justice Social Work, Dumfries and Galloway, is looking to recruit a Justice Social Worker to deliver behaviour change programmes to Justice Social Work service users, including those convicted of sexual offences and domestic abuse offences.
Responsibilities:
1. Deliver behaviour change programmes to Justice Social Work service users.
2. Write Criminal Justice Social Work Reports.
3. Supervise offenders subject to court orders and post custody licences.
4. Travel based on service needs.
Minimum Requirements:
1. A recognised social work qualification and SSSC registration.
2. Knowledge and experience of Justice Social Work preferred.
3. Interest in and previous experience of group work essential.
4. Training in and delivery of accredited behaviour change programmes desirable.
5. Full driving licence is essential.
The position is permanent, full-time (36 hours), Monday to Friday, with some evening work as required. As a team we embrace agile and flexible working.
The delivery of the accredited programmes requires successful completion of a significant training programme and ongoing performance monitoring to ensure programme integrity and accreditation standard practice. The successful candidate will be supported to develop in knowledge and practice with access to regular clinical supervision and support.
The successful applicant will be joining a skilled and knowledgeable team committed to achieving positive outcomes for service users, their families, and local communities. This is a real opportunity to deliver interventions and develop positive therapeutic relationships to support individuals on their change journey.
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This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident.
For further information or an informal chat please contact:
Allyson McLaughlin, Senior Social Worker, Programme Delivery Team; 01387 273730
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