Join our team
Our team supports vulnerable people, making sure they get the right services at the right time.
If you are keen to be at the forefront of change and development in justice social work services, we would love you to join our team.
We are committed to trauma informed practice and are building our team’s knowledge, skills and experience using the National Trauma Training Programme. Join us and help bring the ‘Vision for Justice In Scotland’ to life.
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A message from the head of Justice Services
Working with the Council's Justice Services
Why work for us
We will offer you a broad range of opportunities and great career progression.
We have a range of opportunities across the service for anyone who is committed to helping people turn their lives around. We are committed to the SSSC Newly Qualified Supported Year and to continuous professional development for our whole team.
Check back soon to listen to our team talk about working for the City of Edinburgh Council Justice Services.
About our work
We provide a range of integrated services that are leading the way in changes to trauma support, including
- Women’s Justice Centre which provides services within one safe space, including primary healthcare and financial advice
- Caledonian System, our integrated domestic abuse intervention service for men and the women and children affected by the abuse
- Survive and Thrive, offering trauma intervention to help women and men who have experienced trauma find safety and stabilisation
- Moving Forward: Making Changes (MF:MC), working with people convicted of sexual offences.
Where we work
We have recently upgraded our workplaces to make them safe and supportive spaces. We have brought together services to help people get the most from their supervision, but also offer local services to people who need support closer to home.
Working with partners
We work closely with our partners in the Third Sector to help people build life skills, confidence and social capital, and reduce poverty and the impact of trauma.
Our Unpaid Work team, in partnership with the Cyrenians, has achieved terrific results in a garden project. This involved people on Community Payback Orders transforming a neglected area into a peaceful, wildlife friendly space. One participant noted “it was nice to be treated as part of a team and as an individual”.
Edinburgh Community Food works with our team at Willow to help women
- increase their awareness of a healthy balanced diet
- access affordable food
- gain confidence in food preparation and cooking.
Read more about Willow and Edinburgh Community Food.
Find out more about working for the Council including information about our commitment to attract and retain a diverse workforce.
What the people we work with say about our services
Good to be able to have someone to talk to. I do not feel anxious about coming to the office. My worker has helped me a lot since the start of my Order
Open, understanding, I feel I can speak to my workers and get the support I need
It has made me think about things and made me determined not to get into any more trouble in the future. The team have given me great support
I feel the service is well run with excellent staff who are professional, dedicated and supportive.
Learning from my mistakes and learning new skills from the future.
feel like my SO cares about me