Overview

The Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 established Community Justice Scotland (CJS) as the national organisation for promoting, monitoring, and supporting improvement in the delivery of community justice in Scotland.

CJS is here for everyone who has experience of the justice system in Scotland. Victims, people who have broken the law, practitioners and professionals working within the criminal justice system, members of the Scottish Government, policy makers, and legislators but most importantly the population of Scotland who need to be assured that the system of justice is fair, safe, and effective.

CJS’ vision We all want Scotland to be a place where we can all feel safe. That is why we need a justice system than we can rely on. We will achieve that goal through constant innovation and by collaborating closely with our partners to develop new ways of supporting people who have committed a crime, their families and the various agencies that help to break the cycle of reoffending, allowing people to make a positive contribution to society.

Our People Strategy sets out our vision for the type of organisation we want to be. We know that if you like the people, enjoy the role and feel listened to and valued, you will feel fulfilled and productive in your role. We learn from each other and promote continuous improvement in what we do. You will meet great people, and you will be inspired by the work that goes on across Scotland and beyond.

Your Role: Your Strengths

The Learning Support Officer is a key role in Community Justice Scotland and involves supporting our Learning, Development, Innovation & Caledonian (LDIC) team to manage online, blended and face to face learning material and assist with both the dissemination of training materials and monitoring deadlines for submissions of work by students.

You will maintain the LDIC Learning Management System. You will also send reminders to students at key points in their journey through our blended learning products.

You will be able to advise and support LDIC in successfully delivering their training. You will have experience of managing a learning platform and provide timely information to trainers to help mitigate issues and challenges.

The role will require regular liaison with our external stakeholders and dealing with queries submitted by them relating to content and access to the Learning Management System.

You will have excellent time management and organisation skills and an ability to communicate to a range of audiences.

Main Duties

The successful candidate will assist with the organisation of online, blended and face to face learning. You will be responsible for the administration of the Learning Management System (LMS), maintaining the records of students participating in courses run or facilitated by Community Justice Scotland. These courses are aimed at diverse stakeholders across the community justice sector and include eLearning products, blended learning products as well as classroom-based learning. The sending out of relevant materials in advance of courses will also be of key importance to ensure that students are given a high-quality learning experience.

For further details, please see the recruitment pack.

Overview

The Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 established Community Justice Scotland (CJS) as the national organisation for promoting, monitoring, and supporting improvement in the delivery of community justice in Scotland.

CJS is here for everyone who has experience of the justice system in Scotland. Victims, people who have broken the law, practitioners and professionals working within the criminal justice system, members of the Scottish Government, policy makers, and legislators but most importantly the population of Scotland who need to be assured that the system of justice is fair, safe, and effective.

CJS’ vision We all want Scotland to be a place where we can all feel safe. That is why we need a justice system than we can rely on. We will achieve that goal through constant innovation and by collaborating closely with our partners to develop new ways of supporting

Our People Strategy sets out our vision for the type of organisation we want to be. In this time of uncertainty and a rapidly changing world we know that our people are the most important part of our success. We know that if you like the people, enjoy the role and feel listened to and valued, you will feel fulfilled and productive in your role. You’ll join an extraordinary team of driven, passionate individuals who work and support each other to deliver really high quality work. We are highly committed, fun and supportive. We learn from each other and promote continuous improvement in what we do. You will meet great people and you will be inspired by the work that goes on across Scotland and beyond.

Your Role: Your Strengths

As Project Officer you will be an integral part of the CJS Engagement & Improvement Team. You will report to an Improvement Lead and work closely with the Engagement & Improvement Team and across all teams to develop CJS’s strategic approach to the delivery and oversight of projects and plans and supporting their delivery across the organisation.

The Projects Officer is a key role in Community Justice Scotland and involves supporting project leads to plan, monitor and evaluate project work across the organisation. As the main point of contact for all projects work you will be able to monitor multiple projects, having oversight of project plans and supporting project documentation, such as risk registers, PIDs, progress reports and impact assessments.

You will be able to advise and support project leads to successfully deliver on their projects. You will have experience of supporting and monitoring project work and providing information to managers to help mitigate issues and challenges. This is a dual role that will include supporting the Policy & Improvement Team and the wider organisation by enhancing our in-house capacity to monitor and report on information that will drive improvement and change and realise the organisation’s business and corporate plan ambitions.

The role will also work closely with project leads and senior management to bolster capacity for project delivery across the organisation and respond to emerging issues.

You will work across the organisation, supporting colleagues in every team as appropriate to inform and drive forward CJS projects and plans. You will support delivery and evaluation of the Engagement & Improvement Team’s approach to engagement with local community justice stakeholders.

You will have excellent time management and organisation skills and an ability to communicate to a range of audiences.

You will have experience of working in a project environment and applying improvement approaches to help support and inform decision making.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about evidence-based reform, continuous improvement, and delivering better outcomes for people in contact with the justice system.

Main Duties

The successful candidate will lead in the gathering, managing, and reporting of CJS corporate project information. You will provide support to project leads across CJS and will play a key role in identifying, analysing, and escalating key information that enables a full understanding of corporate project activity and outcomes and supports decision making. You will support the statutory activity of CJS in relation to monitoring and reporting performance including that of Community Justice Partners across Scotland. This post requires you to have a detailed knowledge of the factors that influence the successful delivery of project work and an ability to use a wide range of analytical, organisational and communication skills.