SWRK 575 - Placement Co-ordinator (Groupwork) 608990 - 405522

An exciting opportunity has arisen within South Lanarkshire Justice Social Work for a full time Groupwork Co-ordinator. The successful candidate will work across the Justice locality teams to support the establishment and ongoing co-ordination of a groupwork programme for individuals in conflict with the law in the South Lanarkshire area. The key aim of the role is to support those involved with the Justice System to reduce elements of risk and to support individuals to achieve positive destinations.

This is a new element of locality Justice Social Work and so the role will initially be focused on supporting the development of a groupwork programme under the guidance of management. Thereafter it will involve overseeing the logistics and organisation of the programme to ensure its effective operation. In addition, it will involve contributing to the ongoing development of the content of the programme; liaising with external partners and agencies to form positive links with the programme and promotion and development and co-ordination of the programme internally. It will also include supporting the facilitation of the programme as and when required.

The successful candidate will have a sound knowledge of the issues facing individuals in conflict with the law; have a proven track record of co-ordinating and developing programme work and have strong leadership skills. The role also requires the successful candidate to be adept at partnership working, developing good relationships and they must be a good communicator and have sound knowledge of trauma informed practice. 

The successful candidate should have an HNC or other relevant equivalent qualification in health and social care. Applicants should be willing to undertake any necessary training required for the role.

When completing the application process please ensure that you cover the following areas:

• Please study the job profile and detail your skills, knowledge and experience that would be relevant to the role of Groupwork Co-ordinator. 
• This role involves a high level of partnership working with a range of different agencies involved in one case. Can you describe a situation where you have utilised other agencies to support an individual service user or a group of service users to address risk and needs and promote positive destinations?
• Can you outline what in your view are the main challenges facing individuals in conflict with the law and how would you seek to address these challenges in this role?
• Can you give an example of when you have worked in a flexible, imaginative manner to support a service user? Explain what actions you took and why as well as any positive outcomes achieved?
• Can you describe a situation where you have taken a lead role in service development, what positive outcomes were achieved and what you learned from this experience?

Hours: 35 hours per week

Vacancy: Permanent

Salary: £35,019.83 - £36,023.53

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Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.  

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.