Social Worker (Drug Court)

Job Description

The Glasgow Drug Court is a therapeutic problem solving court which supervises the treatment of individuals with drug addiction issues who commit crime to fund their drug habit. The court aims to break that cycle of addiction and offending.

The objectives of the Glasgow drug court are: -

• To reduce the level of drug related offending behaviour, and
• To reduce or eliminate an offender’s dependence on or propensity to misuse drugs.

In order to achieve those objectives the drug court is supported by a specialist supervision and treatment team made up of social work staff, addiction specialists, a medical officer and a nurse team. This team ensures that the service user is given rapid access to treatment once a drug court order is made. The court as a whole is overseen by a multi-disciplinary management team, consisting of representatives of the key criminal justice and treatment agencies.

The drug court team provides a statutory service to the Glasgow Sheriff Drug Court and produce court reports, manage Structured Deferred Sentences and Drug Treatment and Testing Orders. Given how the drug court operates staff are expected to produce monthly progress reports for court. The team only undertake statutory work. The QSW role is key to how the team operates and ensures that clients are seen regularly, their risk and needs managed and progress maintained. The QSW role is responsible for all of the statutory tasks within the team such as Court reports, risk assessments & supervision action plans as well as managing orders such as DTTOs and SDS.

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme will be essential on taking up appointment along with SSSC Registration. Please note successful candidates for the above position will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.

These posts are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Only existing employees of Glasgow City Council –Social Work Services, Criminal Justice (Youth and Adult) can apply for this vacancy.

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