Sexual and Violent Liaison Officer (SAVOLO) - 11768_1759993758
| Posting date: | 09 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,023.00 to £54,476.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, EH8 8BG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 11768_1759993758 |
Summary
Children's, Education and Justice Services
Sexual and Violent Offending Liaison Officer (SAVOLO)
Various locations across Edinburgh
Salary: £46,023 - £54,476
Hours: 36 per week
An exciting opportunities have arisen within Edinburgh Justice Services, and we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual to join our service as SAVOLO. Accountable to the Team Leader and with public safety being paramount, as a SAVOLO you will work closely with colleagues across Edinburgh Justice Services, the wider Council, and other partners including Police Scotland, Health, Scottish Prison Service and Third Sector, to make decisions regarding risk levels, develop risk management plans which mitigate against these risks and safeguard the public, and provide support and advice to colleagues and partners.
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 Practice, Safe & Together™ and Restorative Justice practice models and interventions across our services, and have established a Women's Centre, in partnership with NHS Lothian, to reduce barriers and meet the needs of women involved in the justice system.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about this post and the services provided by the team, please email mailto:steven.harvey@edinburgh.gov.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">steven.harvey@edinburgh.gov.uk
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. 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 their 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 https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
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.
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