Apex Scotland is the leading employment and training organisation specialising in work with people with convictions. We believe in a future beyond your past.

Apex Scotland offer a diverse range of services for young people and adults to help them break down barriers to employment, engage in education, or integrate into their communities.

About the role

We are looking for a part-time Practitioner to join our team in our National Upside Service at 17.5 hours per week, covering the Lanarkshire area, working with male, females and young people.

The post will present an opportunity to cover our service we deliver in partnership with Access to industry, Action for Children, Barnardo’s, Circle, Families Outside, Sacro and Turning Point Scotland. Upside is a national throughcare service, available in all parts of Scotland. Throughcare provides people in short-term custody or remand with the practical and emotional support they need to transition to community life. The Service will achieve this by working in partnership with the Scottish Prison Service, Community Justice Social Work and other agencies across Scotland to ensure our approach of focusing on meeting people where they are, addressing immediate challenges, and helping them build sustainable futures within their communities are met.

About you

You will have experience of working in a community environment and an understanding of Throughcare support would be an advantage.

You will have an aptitude for working collaboratively with participants, prison workers, SPS, social work and other partners. Offer a tailored and responsive engagement experience to our participants in a person-centred way. The candidate must be able to complete dynamic and robust risk assessments and follow safeguarding practices. An understanding of Prison Throughcare would be an advantage, as would knowledge and experience in working with databases. You would need to demonstrate flexibility and the ability to work in partnership.

Travel throughout the Lanarkshire and other areas are required, therefore, a driving license and use of a car for work are essential. Evening or weekend working may be required.

Membership of the Prevention of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is required.

We offer some great benefits, including family friendly policies, flexible and hybrid working and work-life balance. We also have generous annual leave entitlement, employee wellbeing scheme, pension scheme and death in service, company sick pay.

We welcome applications from individuals who share Apex Scotland’s aims and values and value diversity from all sections of the community.

Join Our Business Support Team!

At Apex Scotland every role plays a crucial part in changing lives. At Apex Scotland, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to build a future beyond their past. Behind the services we deliver across Scotland is a dedicated team of people whose skills, commitment and hard work help make that possible.

We're looking for an organised, enthusiastic and proactive individual to join our Business Support team and help give someone a future beyond their past.

Help connect people with opportunities through effective training coordination, excellent customer service and support for our training activities.

What we're offering

• Starting Salary: £24,479 per annum pro rata
• Hours: 17.5 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent, part-time
• Location: Flexible working opportunities, including remote working, with some in-person office attendance required or working from any one of our offices across Scotland.

Alongside the opportunity to do meaningful work, we offer generous annual leave, additional paid time off during our Christmas and New Year closure, a health plan, employee assistance programme and opportunities for learning and development.

You don't need previous experience in the third sector to make a difference here. We're interested in the skills, experience, enthusiasm and fresh perspectives you could bring.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those with lived experience of the justice system.

Join Our Business Support Team!

At Apex Scotland every role plays a crucial part in changing lives. At Apex Scotland, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to build a future beyond their past. Behind the services we deliver across Scotland is a dedicated team of people whose skills, commitment and hard work help make that possible.

We're looking for an organised, enthusiastic and proactive individual to join our Business Support team and help give someone a future beyond their past.

Help keep our organisation running smoothly by providing essential finance, operational and administrative support to colleagues and services across Scotland.

What we're offering

• Starting Salary: £24,479 per annum pro rata
• Hours: 17.5 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent, part-time
• Location: Flexible working opportunities, including remote working, with some in-person office attendance required or working from any one of our offices across Scotland.

Alongside the opportunity to do meaningful work, we offer generous annual leave, additional paid time off during our Christmas and New Year closure, a health plan, employee assistance programme and opportunities for learning and development.

You don't need previous experience in the third sector to make a difference here. We're interested in the skills, experience, enthusiasm and fresh perspectives you could bring.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those with lived experience of the justice system.