An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in partnership with key agencies, including Police, Health and the Third Sector, to influence and support the delivery of the National Strategy for Community Justice within Midlothian. This post is available as a result of maternity leave cover and offers an excellent development opportunity for the successful candidate to enhance their skills and knowledge of strategic partnership working, planning, and managing change at a system level. Secondment applications will be considered.
We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual with excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills to bring partners together to achieve a common goal. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong value base, an understanding of the factors contributing to offending behaviour and a positive commitment to rehabilitation and reintegration.
Community Justice is at the heart of preventing offending and re-offending in Midlothian. It represents the individuals, agencies and services that work together to support, manage and supervise people who have committed offences or who may be at risk of committing offences. The Community Justice
Partnership aims to support and manage offenders in the community, from the point of arrest through to the end of sentence and to being fully reintegrated into the community. Community Justice promotes desistance, social inclusion, and citizenship. Local communities and the third sector are a vital part of Community Justice; a strong partnership-working approach is critical to its success. The Partnership’s key aim is to ensure Midlothian is a safe place to live, grow up, work and visit.
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
The jobholder must hold a degree or equivalent level of qualification in a relevant subject indicative of the ability to research, analyse and report.
In order to exercise the wider remit of the post, in particular the awareness of professional and legislative changes and the development of good practice following the publication of reports, a jobholder requires post-qualifying experience to include the following:
- Experience of service planning or development
- Practical experience of partnership working
- Knowledge current issues in Community Justice.
- Proven report writing and presentation skills.
- An understanding of performance management
A high level of competency in communication, presentational and interpersonal skills, strong organisational and analytical skills and practical facilitation skills.
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This experience is gained through having held a variety of roles in the service provision field.
The jobholder calls on knowledge of relevant legislation, a wide knowledge of partnership working, and an understanding of the needs and expectations of external partners and providers and must have an understanding of the interrelationship between individual and aggregated need in order to develop an effective partnership model that will improve Community Safety and Justice outcomes.
Desirable
A postgraduate qualification from a recognised professional institute in a relevant discipline or similar subject.
CLOSING DATE - Sunday 5th July
INTERVIEW DATE - Tuesday 14th July 2026
Position Title: Community Justice Co-Ordinator
Position Number: WAF060
Directorate: Health and Social Care
Working from Home: No
Location: Fairfield House and No 11
Contract Status: Fixed Term until 31/08/2027
Hours of Work: 18-21 hours per week
Working Pattern: 3-4 days (Tuesday – Thursday) pattern TBC with successful candidate
Weeks per year: 52
Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.
The minimum actual salary for this position is £26.65 per hour.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children or adults.
Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Adults, You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk
Please note that Disclosure Scotland has changed the way PVG certificates are issued. You will be notified by email from Disclosure Scotland that your certificate is available to view. Once you have viewed your certificate you will be allowed to share this with your employer and it is only available for 14 days from the first day you have viewed the certificate. If you do not grant access to Midlothian Council to view before access is removed, a further application will need to be generated, and this will incur an additional cost.
If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email [email protected] stating the post reference number.
Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person who has previously been a looked after child you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.
