Senior Social Worker (Justice) Prison - HMP Edinburgh - 14449_1778145949

HM Prison Edinburgh

Salary: £47,639 - £56,392 (plus environmental allowance)

Hours: 36 per week (part-time hours will be considered)

Edinburgh Justice Services are committed to providing high quality services while ensuring a compassionate approach to people accessing our services and supporting staff wellbeing. We offer a high level of training to support continuous professional development and to deliver a broad range of interventions, including established accredited group work programmes. We are implementing Trauma Informed Care and Restorative Justice practice models and interventions across our services.

This is an exciting and unique opportunity to be part of the social work team operating within HMP Edinburgh. There are a range of tasks which have to be carried out by the team in relation to pre-release, risk assessment and planning, associated with parole and other statutory supervision post-release.

• Completing risk assessments in order to inform of the prisoners level of risk and needs
• Liaising with justice services in the community throughout the prisoner's sentence and preparation for release.

Accountable to the Team Leader, the post holder will:

• Ensure a high quality of practice is provided and maintained, appropriate services are delivered to meet service users' needs within the Council's statutory obligations, policies and procedures;
• Provide professional support, supervision and leadership to a group of staff, whilst maintaining a direct involvement in social work practice;
• Represent and promote the Council at multi-agency meetings, with local community groups and be a department representative at a range of information sharing and risk planning forums.

Candidates will have a Social Work qualification recognised by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and be registered, or eligible to register, with the SSSC. In addition, they will be trained in and have extensive experience of using risk assessment tools and leading risk management processes.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.

We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.