Justice Support Worker

• 37.5 hours per week. Fixed Term / Full Time (Fixed term to 21 April 2026 ).

Role

Help us to make a difference!

Sacro’s mission is to deliver life-changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and helpto build safe communities.

This role is specific to those who are in recovery themselves or have lived experience of the JusticeSystem.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our new service Peer lead service. The Recovery Oriented Justice servicehas been established by South Lanarkshire Council to support individuals placed on Structured Deferred Sentencesvia the Alcohol and Drug Problem Solving Court.

Sacro will work in conjunction with the existing Recovery Oriented Justice team to provide speciliased support whererequired. The service will adopt an assertive outreach approach and as such you will be supporting individualswithin their own communities to build hope, social capital and establish support networks.

We work in partnership with South Lanarkshire Justice Services, NHS, and any number of other agencies to provide thebest possible service to the people we support.

You will assist in the delivery and development of the day to day running of the service under the direction of theTeam Leader and Community Justice Manager. You will be responsible for the management of data relating to thepeople we support and liaison with other agencies.

All posts require the ability to use initiative and organise workload within a pressurised environment. Knowledge ofthe Justice system, problematic substance use, and the complex needs that those in the Justice System may faceis necessary. Knowledge of services available in South Lanarkshire area would be an advantage. Relevantexperience within Justice services as well as partnership working is desirable. The successful applicants willbe flexible and proactive in their approach and confident in their ability to assist those who access theservice.

Experience in Social Care would be beneficial. A relevant qualification at SVQ level 3 or equivalent is desirable butnot required as training will be provided. Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) will be arequirement for this post. Along with satisfactory references.

This support at times may cover Saturdays and may also be out with normal business hours, you must be prepared tocommit to this.

A driving licence will be required and access to a vehicle with appropriate business insurance.

We offer some great benefits including 31 days annual leave allowance, family friendly and flexible working policies.We offer excellent training and development opportunities and a good pension scheme with 8% employercontribution.

If you share our values and want to help us to support people and make a positive change in their lives, pleasecontact us.

Should you wish to have an informal discussion in relation to this post please contact Michael Cooke on 0141 2481763.

Aditi – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Women’s Well-being Service

We are looking for Women’s Support Workers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds to deliver directpractical support interventions for Sacro’s new Aditi Women’s Wellbeing Service in partnership with MultiCultural Family Base (MCFB). You must have experience of cross-cultural work, be an effective communicator inEnglish as well as in another language prevalent in Scotland’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)communities, highly organised and have effective casework management skills.

You will be responsible for delivering direct support and mentoring interventions to BAME women affected by domesticabuse and Honour-Based Violence (HBV) and for maintaining accurate case notes. You will operate within theScottish Government’s Equally Safe Strategy as well as Sacro’s policies and procedures and will escalate anysafety/well-being concerns around adult and child protection to the Service Co-ordinator/Service Manager. Youwill be responsible for monitoring women’s well-being throughout their journey within the service and for makingappropriate follow-on referrals to relevant services. You will also be required to organise, deliver andparticipate in group community activities.

Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme is a requirement this post. We particularly welcomeapplicants from BAME communities for this post, and applicants must be female. Funded by the City of EdinburghCouncil.

We are a specialist hub protecting children’s rights in Scotland. We provide free legal advice about child law andchildren’s rights to promote equitable access to justice and specialist training which strengthens advocacy andsustainable support for the rights of the child. We also use evidence from our direct engagement and work withpartners to influence long term change for children.

Importantly, we are the only specialist hub for all ages of children and across all areas of child-related Scots’law. We are here for children, and those who care and support them, and all advice is provided by our qualifiedsolicitors.

Many more children and families are struggling with complex issues in the backdrop of increasing poverty, and demandfor our free legal advice has significantly increased. We also know from feedback that our specialist trainingis deeply valued in the current fast-moving children’s policy environment and as children’s rights areimplemented.

The Scottish Child Law Centre’s vision is for ‘All children growing up in Scotland to have their rights respected,protected and fulfilled.’ To support that vision and the growing need, we have recently produced acommunications strategy to raise our profile and further extend our reach, particularly targeting communitiesexperiencing multiple breaches of their rights.

The Centre has been through a rapid transformation over the past few years with new, innovative services being set upto ensure that children and young people have knowledge of their rights and how to realise them. We will beopening an in-person free community law clinic in Govanhill in September to allow us to reach those children andfamilies who need us most and provide tailored support to empower families to realise children’s rights. We willalso be launching our Access to Justice Programme for secondary school students, which is a course that has beenco-produced with the students of Bucksburn Academy. The course aims to coach young people on access to justiceand will provide opportunities for young people to influence change in their communities.

About the Role

Are you an experienced communicator and passionate children’s rights advocate? If so, we’d love you to hear fromyou.

We are looking for a communications officer to drive forward the Scottish Child Law Centre’s communications and tofurther raise our external profile and demonstrate our impact.

Ideally, you will also have experience of children’s policy and/or have worked with children and young people. Publicaffairs experience would also be valuable.

We are a supportive, creative and dynamic team and this is a part-time post.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking a strategic approach to communications to communicate to a wide variety of audiences the Centre’s purposeand services
• Implementing the communications strategy for the Centre and specific projects such as ourcommunity clinic and schools project.
• Co-ordinating our forward communications planner to effectivelyraise our profile as a specialist hub protecting children’s rights in Scotland, and across a diversity ofaudiences and channels.
• Drafting content for all of the Centre’s communications to engage and support awide range of audiences, and in line with our Message House and wider communications strategy. This will includeletter/emails, social media messaging, graphics, leaflets, press releases, articles, blogs andnewsletters.
• Attending team meetings and working closely with the team to best identify all activities,opportunities and issues to inform our forward communications.
• Regular liaison with the senior solicitorand director to discuss the child policy environment and provide communications campaign support where theCentre can support or influence change for children.
• Supporting the community advice clinics and widerwork through inclusive and accessible communication materials. This includes a bank of case stories, educationalmaterials, and in person and creative events to help people understand how the Centre’s services and knowledgeof child law and children’s rights can support them.
• Monitoring and regularly refreshing the content ofthe Centre’s website, ensuring it is inclusive and accessible to a diversity of audiences.
• Draftingfunding applications to support diversification of the Centre’s funding
• Leading on the shaping ofcreative social media campaigns across all channels, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram andTikTok.
• Producing a quarterly online and print newsletter to keep our membership, partners and the widerpublic updated on the Centre’s work and impact.
• Designing online surveys to support the Centre’sevaluation and monitoring work.
• Responsibility for the Community Clinic’s monitoring and evaluation,through liaising with the administrator and solicitor regarding collection of data and using this to develop anarrative and writing funding reports and demonstrate the impact more widely
• Building the Centre’s mediapresence. This includes establishing a network of supportive print, broadcast and specialist media contacts,generating content for each, preparing quotes and supporting the team with mediaopportunities.
• Organising promotional events and materials, such as a Scottish Parliamentexhibition/event and promotional stalls at related national conferences.
• Regularly reviewing andupdating distribution lists for the Centre’s key communications.

Person specification

• Highly developed communication skills, written and oral, and an ability to provide complex legal information in a comprehensible way to children, young people and those for whom English is an additional language.
• Ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with a wide range of partner organisations and funders.
• Ability to work independently and on own initiative, taking responsibility for delivering and reporting on set targets.
• Excellent IT skills and organisational skills.
• Graphic design skills to draft videos and images in our branding for social media.
• Clear understanding of how to gather evidence, monitoring and evaluation and how to communicate our impact to different audiences.
• Experience of drafting funding applications.
• Knowledge and understanding of how to engage children and young people through digital media.
• Excellent people skills with an ability to build positive and productive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Monitoring of the communications budget line and that activities are delivered within budget.
• Monitoring and evaluation of communications activities to ensure a cycle of continuous improvement.

Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime.

We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being,feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lastingdifference.

Who We Are

Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim andwitness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free,confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs.

Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity andrespect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected bycrime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences. All our work is guidedand underpinned by our six core principles of being engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible;person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive; collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled. Now is thetime to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us work towards the ambitions of our 5-year plan: Empowering people affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026 .

What is The Role

You will be reporting to Head of Service Delivery – National Programmes, you will lead the management, developmentand delivery of Victim Support Scotland’s National Support Centre operating 365 days a year. The NationalSupport Centre provides a vital first point of contact for individuals affected by crime across Scotland. It isbased in Glasgow and open 7 days per week 365 days per year. The service offers information, initial needsassessments, and trauma-informed support via telephone and webchat. It also manages all national referrals andis supported by a dedicated team of staff and volunteers. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring theconsistent delivery of a high-quality, trauma-sensitive service to victims and witnesses. You will overseeworkforce planning for your area, ensuring that both staff and volunteers are well-supported, knowledgeable, andequipped to meet the needs of service users.

What You’ll Need to be Successful

We are looking for an experienced and transformational leader. Someone who will relish the opportunity to shape thedelivery of the VSS vision and strategic priorities. An innovative thinker with strong communication skills andexperience of partnership working. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development is essential. Someone who hasa management qualification and has the ability to develop effective internal and external relationships andnetworks that enable the understanding and delivery of broad organisational goals.

If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role foryou.

Salary band: £34,974 – £46,187 + on call allowance. Salary on appointment will normally be at the lower salary point,with progression subject to review – in line with VSS progression arrangements. A higher salary placing willonly be considered in exceptional circumstances subject to experience demonstrated.

When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer an enhanced annualleave package of 39 days (pro-rata), but you will also have access to our free health cash plan which includescover for you and your family across a range of benefits. This includes dental cover, access to a virtual GP,counselling, legal support and discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail and much more. In addition,we offer a generous pension, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to a credit union. Supportingemployee development is important to us and we offer comprehensive learning and development opportunities.

Please note – This post will be subject to a PVG check.

Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affectedby Crime

We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being,feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lastingdifference.

Who We Are?

Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim andwitness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free,confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs.

• Our Vision is that people affected by crime –victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of thejustice in Scotland.
• Our Missionis to ensure that all those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover fromtheir experiences.

All our work is guided and underpinned by our six core principles of being engaging and compassionate; inclusive andaccessible; person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive; collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled.Now is the time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us work towards the ambitions of our 5-year plan:Empowering people affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026.

What is the role

We are recruiting for multiple Relief Support Co-ordinators to support our team across Scotland. Relief SupportCo-ordinators provide cover over weekdays, evenings and weekends. Shifts are offered when they are available,but there is no obligation to accept work.

Primary location:

Inverness Justice Court, the successful candidate will be supporting service delivery across the whole Highland &Island locality, expenses will be covered.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the work of VSS through helping plan service delivery which isprovided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers. You will be involved in planning their deployment toensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims and witnesses of crime, our serviceusers.

If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role foryou.

What you’ll need to be successful

We are looking for people who are experienced in a similar role. You must be confident to challenge stereotyping,prejudice, discrimination, and bias. The ability to travel across the Highlands and Islands is essential andtherefore a current driving licence and access to a car is required.

VSS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all of our service users and has a thorough and rigorousrecruitment and selection process including PVG scheme checks in place to ensure this commitment is met.

What we offer?

Relief Support Co-ordinators receive an hourly rate of £15.16 per hour. Full training is provided as well asopportunities for further development. Entitled to 5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, please advise if you require any adjustments in the application processby contacting Jobs@victimsupportsco.org.uk

Please note –This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check.

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