National Joint Investigative Interviewing Team- Project Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified and experienced practitioner to join a multi-agency team with a remit to deliver the National Joint Investigative Interviewing Training Programme, for the Scottish Child Interview Model, a new approach to joint investigative interviews.

The Scottish Child Interview Model (SCIM) is a fundamental aspect of the national Bairns’ Hoose model. The SCIM model is trauma-informed, keeps the needs and rights of children at the centre of the process and achieves best evidence through robust planning and interviewing techniques.

We are seeking a dynamic individual, able to work in a secondary setting and uphold and teach the core social work values within the context of child protection. Work of the National Team contributes directly to policy and practice developments in the wider children’s services landscape, including, but is not limited to, The Promise, UNCRC, Bairns’ Hoose, Age of Criminal Responsibility and implementation of the National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland.

The successful candidate will deliver the training programme to police and social work practitioners, support the programme of ongoing practice evaluation and contribute to ongoing development of the programme. Experience of working from evidence and relationship-based perspective in the field of child protection in Scotland is essential, as is a sound grounding in social work legislation and principles, and evidenced practice in improving outcomes for children. You should be an experienced practitioner, committed to work on a multiagency basis, applying trauma informed practice and focused on the voice of the child and family, and with experience or evidence of capacity in relation to training.

This post is line managed by and reports to the Project Lead.

Short listing and selection will be based on the requirements set out in the criteria set out in the application pack. Please address these requirements in your application form, drawing on experience at work or in a voluntary capacity.

To apply, please provide a completed application form. Completed application forms should be sent to by 11 : 59pm on Sunday 16 March .