SWRK G3 1923 - Social Worker (Justice) (605978) - 1923-407587215

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS. Location: Regent House, 9 High Patrick Street, South Lanarkshire An exciting opportunity has arisen in South Lanarkshire Justice Social Work Services for three experienced Social Workers to join our new Justice MAPPA Team. This is a rare opportunity to be involved in a new, specialist team focusing on assessment and case management of MAPPA cases as well as delivery of the new MF2C Programme across South Lanarkshire. The Justice MAPPA Team will carry out assessments, including Court Reports; case management and intervention using MF2C and other programmes as appropriate for individuals subject to MAPPA and assessed as requiring this level of intervention. The successful applicants will be nominated for MF2C facilitator training and upon successful completion of this training will deliver this programme on a 1:1 and group work basis. We are looking for skilled and motivated Social Workers with a minimum of two years recent experience in a Justice Social Work setting and knowledge of MAPPA processes. Those with experience of delivering MF2C or MFMC at case management or facilitator level are of particular interest. There will be an expectation that the successful candidate is vetted for use of VISOR/MAPPS and to utilise these systems to promote public protection. This post will be of interest to experienced Justice Social Workers who wish to specialise in this area of public protection. There will be a clear focus on carrying out interventions and multi agency working with MAPPA partners. There will be the opportunity to work with complex and challenging cases and develop skills and experience in this area working alongside Senior Practitioners and supported by a Team Leader. The successful candidate will have a Social Work degree with a minimum of two years experience in Justice Services and a clear understanding of risk assessment and management within the MAPPA framework. The ability to priorities your workload and sound assessment; writing and communication skills are also essential for this post. You will be expected to record and monitor work using electronic case recording systems. You will be committed to working with our service users in a pro-active and non-judgemental manner in the community to address their risks and needs and promote public safety. The post requires the successful candidate to be SSSC registered. The successful applicant would be required to undertaken Non-Personal Police Vetting level 2 as part of a requirement to use ViSOR. Hours: 35 and 17.5 hour posts available Vacancy: Permanent Salary: £24.24 - 24.76 per hour View the Social">https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/16970/swrk_-_social_… Worker job profile As part of you application, please answer the following questions directly: Please study the job profile and detail your skills, knowledge and experience that would be relevant to the role of Social Worker in a MAPPA Justice Team. Can you give an example of when you have been required to respond unexpectedly to the changing needs of either a service user you managed or the service you have worked for, and how you managed this? MAPPA involves a high level of partnership working often with a number of different agencies involved in one case. Can you describe a situation where you have worked on a multi-agency basis; what your contribution was and what outcomes were achieved? For further information or discussion in relation to the post please contact Euan Lloyd, Fieldwork Manager, at euan.lloyd@southlanarkshire.gov.uk ">mailto:euan.lloyd@southlanarkshire.gov.uk">euan.lloyd@southlanarkshire… ; 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 a Regulated Role working with Children and adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children or 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">https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.di… 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. 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Location: Hamilton, GB

Posted Date: 7/11/2025