Trauma Responsive Social Work Services - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Scottish Government

Scottish Government

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Salary:

- £57,141 - £71,243
Job grade:

Grade 7
C1
Contract type:
Fixed term
Length of employment:
23 months
Type of role:
Other
Working pattern:
Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
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Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3

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This exciting opportunity is located within the Office of the Chief Social Work Adviser, and is responsible for delivering a programme of tailored implementation support and training, aligned to the.

This involves supporting social work leaders and their workforce to embed trauma enhanced approaches into their services, systems and practice, in line with the

The Office of the Chief Social Work Adviser (OCSWA) is the key source in Scottish Government for professionally informed advice across the range of government policy and delivery related to social work and social care.

The T workplan, developed in partnership with key stakeholders, includes actions to embed trauma knowledge and skills into social work education, improve access and build sustainability to training, and provide implementation support to develop trauma responsive social work services.

The Partnership Delivery Group reports directly into the and the.

Reporting to the Programme Lead, you will lead a small team who will support social work service providers to adopt organisation and system wide change and embed trauma responsive social work practices across children's, adult and justice social work services in Scotland.

The team work closely with the partners of the NTTP, including colleagues at NHS Education for Scotland, the Improvement Service (IS) and Resilience Learning Partnership.

The team provide advice to other policy areas on trauma responsive social work activity and are delivering on multiple Scottish Government priorities including and

Job description:

Lead a small team to deliver a programme of workforce support for the social work workforce, including support for operational middle and frontline social work leaders
Lead in providing implementation support, consultancy and coaching to a range of social work services in children's, adult and justice social work
Coordinate team resources to ensure day to day delivery of high quality trainings for the social work workforce that include a programme of leadership support, focus on developing trauma responsive services, systems and workforces, understanding and working with those affected by complex trauma in a social work context, relationships based practices and recovery approaches, safety and stabilisation skills, power sharing with people with lived experience, understanding mental health in the context of trauma and supporting worker wellbeing and reflective practice approaches
Provide direct line management to Implementation and Learning Practitioners
Identify suitably experienced and skilled social work practitioners capable of accessing training for trainers, in order to build capacity across Scotland's social work services
Deliver train the trainers programmes for the social work profession, in line with the
Keep up to date with current, innovative and evidencebased approaches to developing trauma informed and responsive services, systems and workforces, to embed trauma enhanced practice that aligns with the
Contribute to evaluation processes and work with key partners to share learning as part of the National Trauma Transformation Programme.

Person specification:

1. Demonstrate and evidence a high level of competence, effectiveness and extensive experience in trauma enhanced practice, with direct experience in providing advocacy, therapeutic support or interventions, taking account of trauma reactions and reducing risk of retraumatisation, or management of these services (in line with the

Transforming Psychological Trauma:
A knowledge and Skills Framework for the Scottish Workforce and The Scottish Psychological Trauma Training Plan)

2. Experience in supporting the professional development and capabilities of others through coaching, education and training delivery, and staff management
3. Leadership experience in a social work role, including influencing and managing organisational change
Benefits:
Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Selection process details:

- w/c Monday 10th June 2024 in person in Edinburgh.