SCAI Research Assistant - ABC10891
| Posting date: | 08 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | £34,709.00 to £39,269.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 March 2024 |
| Location: | Aberdeen, AB10 1AB |
| Company: | Aberdeen City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ABC10891 |
Summary
Job Purpose:
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Location: Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Duration: Fixed Term, Full Time The post can be accepted on a secondment basis however prior approval is required from your line manager. We are also willing to consider applications on a part time basis.
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 12 and above (currently £32,555 per annum / £16.92 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
About the role
The successful postholders will:
- Provide Statutory Response to The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
- Accurately process subject access requests from people with experience of care, ensuring compliance with legislation, regulations, and policies. Redact and quality assure records prior to disclosure, to ensure a clear and consistent approach.
- Support people with experience of care or their family members to discover records to enable them to make application to Scotland’s Redress Scheme
- Process Scotland’s Redress Scheme requests
- Identify records and write reports in response to Civil and Criminal Court processes.
The post holder will be required to specifically focus on Right of Access - Subject Access Requests due to demand in this area. This involves accurately processing subject access requests from people with experience of care, ensuring compliance with legislation, regulations, and policies. The post holder will need to redact and quality assure records prior to disclosure, to ensure a consistent approach and the inclusion of appropriate data only.
People you engage with may be vulnerable or at risk in society, with lived experience of care and or identify as survivor victims of abuse and you should have experience in understanding their needs. As the roles will be challenging, being attune to your own emotional responses is key.
The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:
Degree in a relevant subject or a cognate discipline, or equivalent.
The postholder is able to demonstrate:
- The SCAI Team portfolio
- Working in or studying areas relevant to the portfolio
- Legal frameworks specific to the portfolio including civil litigation and court processes
- Projects/ programmes
- Significant research experience
- Working in complex and demanding environments
- Decision making and consideration of research directions and goals
- Strong evaluation and analytical skills and the ability to analyse complex and highly sensitive and potentially distressing data
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written), including presentations and ability to communicate complex data/concepts clearly and concise manner to colleagues, customers and elected members
- Dealing with a range of professions, and interests that are encompassed in a large authority, its partner organisations and the community at large
- Working on one’s own initiative with minimal supervision and aiding and guiding others
- Relationship building, negotiating and influencing to meet the portfolio professionally and appropriately
- Following procedures, protocols and demonstrating sound judgement and decision making.
About Us
Please see Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our roles and who:
- have a disability
- are care-experienced and aged 16-29
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs
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