Justice Worker - Newkirkgate Social Work Centre - 11868_1760113543
| Posting date: | 10 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £33,287.00 to £39,129.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 October 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, EH6 6AD |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 11868_1760113543 |
Summary
Justice Worker - fixed term until 31/03/2026
Newkirkgate Social Work Centre
Salary: £33,287 - £39,129
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks
Your role will be to support people, in prison or the community, on a statutory or voluntary basis, contributing to safety planning, risk assessment and risk management services and interventions, to reduce reoffending, vulnerability and harm and support desistance and wellbeing. Contribute to the provision of agreed priority work and/or accredited programmes.
Justice social work services are provided within the framework of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, National Objectives and Standards for Social Work Services in the Criminal Justice System, and Council policies and guidelines.
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">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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