CRANE Case Coordinator

CRANE Offender Accommodation Service, Justice Services

Salary: £33,287 - £39,129

Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join a small, highly committed team that supports the management of people assessed as presenting a high risk of harm within a residential unit. They will work closely with Justice Services Social Workers and professionals from other agencies, helping the residents link back into the community. The post requires working on a variable rota shift pattern, which includes weekend working and overnight (sleepovers). The standard Council salary enhancements reflect this.

CRANE works with people who present a high risk of harm in terms of sexual and/or violent offending. We provide residential accommodation and outreach services as part of multi-agency risk management planning to support those making the transition from prison back into the community. CRANE Services offers both home leave placements to people in the open prison estate and full-time placements for those released from custody before supporting them to move to more independent living. We work closely with other professionals to ensure necessary sharing of information, with a view to enhancing individual risk management plans.

We are seeking interest from people who have experience of residential work, alongside experience of supporting people with offending histories. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate skills in creating service cultures that prioritise the needs of residents whilst maintaining public protection. The ability to ensure the service follows operational procedures is essential.

The postholder will be required to develop effective working relationships within Justice and wider social work services, as well as partner agencies, including Scottish Prison Service, Police, Health and Housing. We take pride in our contribution to Community Justice risk management and in the care we take in helping people resettle successfully. We would welcome interest from suitably experienced and qualified colleagues who view this work with the same positivity and enthusiasm.

The successful candidate will have a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Social Services plus SVQ 3 in Social Services and Healthcare (SCQF7) or equivalent. This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. 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. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We’re committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in our approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

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.