As Social Work Scotland’s Justice Social Work Policy and Practice Lead you will provide operational social work insight and expertise across the diverse range of issues currently facing justice social work in Scotland. The Justice Social Work Policy and Practice Lead will be provided line management from the Head of Policy and Workforce. Supporting the Justice Standing Committee’s Chair, you will be a visible representative of the profession in national discussions about policy, funding and reform. You will link in directly with Social Work Scotland’s Board, local authority Chief Social Work Officers and key partners (such as the Scottish Government’s Justice Directorate and Office of the Chief Social Work Advisor) to inform, influence and deliver the national agenda. You will assist colleagues and Social Work Scotland members to realise our organisation’s core objectives.

As Social Work Scotland’s Children & Families Social Work Policy and Practice Lead you will provide the national team and partners with operational insight and expertise across the diverse range of children and families issues which, on a day-to-day basis, social work is involved in. You will play a key role in national discussions around the Promise, child protection, youth justice workforce capacity and the ongoing development of the profession. You will assist project leads in the delivery of their work programmes, and support colleagues and Social Work Scotland members to realise our organisation’s objectives; that includes playing a role in public facing communication about the role and value of social work.

You will link in directly with Social Work Scotland’s Children and Families Committee, our Board, local authority Chief Social Work Officers and key partners (such as the Office of the Chief Social Work Advisor) to progress the national agenda. You will be a visible representative of the profession, and you will assist others to articulate Social Work Scotland’s positions in a number of high-profile forums and settings.

In helping to support effective national leadership of social work in Scotland, you will be expected to ensure the voices of children, families, carers and communities inform all aspects of this role.