Join the Team

Why work for Community Justice Scotland?

At Community Justice Scotland (CJS) we understand that our colleagues are the most important asset we have. We use a values based approach in everything we do and apply this throughout our recruitment which means we focus on the candidates values to ensure they share our passion for making a difference and contribute to our values based culture.

Values based recruitment means we get to know candidates, what motivates them and their passions and interests. By taking this approach, it helps us to know that the candidate will be a good fit for the organisation and the role they are applying for. By aligning our values into our recruitment techniques, this allows candidates to show their own values allowing us to see who they are, the work they do, how they show up at work and the things that drive them and the reason they are drawn to our organisation. More information on CJS’ values can be found in our Values in Action document.

Appointment of up to two Board Members of Community Justice Scotland

CJS Members are appointed by Scottish Ministers. The Membership plays a key role in setting the strategy, direction, plans, and policies of CJS, so that it fulfils the aims, policies, and priorities of the Scottish Ministers. Each of the two roles advertised is an excellent opportunity to make a difference to individuals and communities across Scotland by helping us work with our wide range of partners to reduce offending and victimisation.

Role 1 – Priority criteria – Lived Experience of the Scottish Criminal Justice System (User Perspective)

We are particularly interested in applicants who can bring a first-hand understanding of what it is like to engage with the justice system, the challenges people face, and the impact that services — or the lack of them — can have on individuals, families and communities.

Role 2 – Priority criteria – IT / Digital / Data & Change Management

This role operates within a complex partner landscape, and we are looking for individuals who can contribute to achieving National outcomes through collaborative and innovative digital approaches

Find out more on the public appointments website

Accessibility and Inclusion

Ban the Box

We know that your past does not define your future, we recognised the great challenge and resilience in making life changes, this is why we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, we are committed to being representative of the community we serve. If you have a conviction you will not be asked to disclose this until after you are offered a job, this means your conviction plays no part is our assessment of suitability for the role.

Living Wage

We want to ensure that our team are financially recompensed for the role that they do for our organisation. Basic fairness is at the heart of what the Living Wage Campaign tries to achieve and CJS are proud to support this campaign.

Disability Confident Employer

We take seriously our commitment to recognising and supporting people to be at their best, this can mean anything from flexible working, reasonable adjustments, tailored management, supportive environment to work in and celebrating people and their differences. We value our team and we are confident in our ability to support people in working with us in a way that works for them.

Carer Positive

We understand that life is about family and home life as well as work, we know that if people feel supported to do what they need to do in work and outside of work they are able to show up fully. We operate a flexible working policy and a carers policy that is considered and caring for those that have additional responsibilities outside of work – we know that life isn’t always easily categorised into neat boxes of work and home – we know that they overlap and interact – our job at CJS is to best support our team so they can be at their best in all areas of life.