Social Care Worker - (Temporary) - GLA11841
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £34,561.21 to £40,112.78 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | Glasgow Central, G5 0PQ |
| Company: | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | GLA11841 |
Summary
Job Description
Tomorrows Women Glasgow is a multi-agency project for women involved in the Criminal Justice System. The service operates a “one stop shop” where the main aims are:
- To support women to reduce further offending
- To support women to complete statutory orders
- To support women to address issues that prevent desistance
- To increase women’s confidence to believe change is possible
- To help women develop resilience and build on strengths
- To empower women to meet their own needs
- To enable women to access local community resources
The team consists of social work staff and mental health nurses with clinical supervision and reflective practice supported by a clinical psychologist. The service offers assertive outreach, individual support, several group work programmes, clothes, food and toiletries bank, daily drop in, daily duty system, prison throughcare support.
Women experience ongoing challenges with being released from custody without adequate support. Prison Throughcare, in particular preparing individuals for reintegration to communities, is a critical element of justice services, requiring close collaboration across third and public sector partners. Tomorrows Women Glasgow support women in the community and in-reach into prison settings to engage women early in this process.
The SCW role within the team manages a caseload of women who are open to the TWG service as well as delivering various groupwork sessions within the service. The post provides support to women in the community who are involved in various aspects of the criminal justice system including women subject to statutory orders such as Community Payback Orders. The team are required to work in partnership with both their colleagues in social work and key stakeholders to continue to deliver and develop the service moving forward.
Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme will be essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above position will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.
These posts are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).
This post is temporary for a period up to 31/03/25.
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GCC Website and GCC Conditions of Service
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