Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in West Lothian, is currently looking to recruit a Justice Assistant for an initial 3 month contract with potential to extend on a rate of £17.07/hour PAYE. This role will be based onsite. The working hours are 37.5 hours per week.
 
Responsibilities:
 
– To undertake operational aspects of assessments and service provision to a range of justice service users and partners. 
– Additionally, the post holder will provide individual support and guidance to service users where this is assessed as required and deliver these services in accordance with current legislation and organisation policies, procedures and standards.
 
 
Essential Skills:
 
– Significant previous experience of direct service user contact in a Health, Social Care, or Justice setting.
– Ability to work constructively with difficult and challenging people using authority appropriately.
– Proven experience of working in partnership with other services.
– Ability to understand and work within legislative and procedural frameworks.
– Ability to communicate to a high standard in written and verbal form.
 
 
Desirable Skills:
 
– HNC/SVQ Level 3 in Social Care; HNC/SVQ for Health Support Workers or other relevant qualification at a similar or higher level is desirable.
– Experience of working with those who offend.
– Previous experience of working with confidential materials.
– Ability to understand strategic significance of work and impact on wider community.
– An understanding of the need to work within allocated financial resources.
– Experience of meeting performance targets.
 
 
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