Salary range: £42149 - £51799
FTE: Full time (35 hours/week)
Term: Fixed Term (12 months)*
Closing date: Sunday, 17 October 2021

The Children & Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) is looking to recruit a full-time Practice Development Advisor.  The post is for one year fixed term contract or secondment (with the potential to be extended for a further 12 months) for someone with expertise in developing, supporting and understanding children and young people on the cusp of or involved in offending behaviour, with a particular focus on secure care.

The main focus of this role is to lead on CYCJs secure care workstream; supporting the implementation of the Secure Care Pathway and Standards across Scotland and providing project management support for the national secure care group. This includes working with all stakeholders, including the Scottish Government and COSLA, in the development of youth and criminal justice practice with a specific focus on secure care. Supporting the STARR group, Scotland’s only curated space for secure care experienced children, young people and adults and; delivering training and engagement sessions; representing the CYCJ at meetings, events and conferences; and leading on the development of knowledge exchange resources, activities and publications.

This post reports to the Deputy Director within the Children & Young People’s Centre for Justice

 * Please note this is a fixed term post for one year with the potential to be extended for a further 12 months. 

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Fiona Dyer:  fiona.dyer@strath.ac.uk  

Formal interviews for this post will be held on Thursday, 28 October 2021.

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