Social Worker

Fife Council; Kirkcaldy, Cowdenbeath, Glenrothes, Leven; Vor Ort; GBP 42.000 - 46.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Induction programme for new workers

Regular supervision

Career development opportunities

Home-working opportunities and office-

Generous annual leave

LG Pension scheme

Zusammenfassung

Fife Council is seeking a qualified Social Worker for the Early Help & Support Central Team, based in Kirkcaldy and covering Cowdenbeath and Glenrothes. You will help deliver the Families First Strategy, supporting children and families with timely, evidence-based interventions.

You will manage a caseload, work with multi-agency partners, and travel across Fife to ensure access to services. Demonstrable communication and planning skills are essential.

Qualifikationen

• You will be a qualified social worker (or a social work student close to qualifying).
• Registered with the SSSC.
• You will carry a caseload of varying complexity requiring specialist skills and knowledge to enable the team/individual to respond effectively to needs/risks.

Aufgaben

• Deliver strengths based and person-centred support at the earliest opportunity to prevent family crisis.
• Undertake trauma-informed assessment of risk to inform plans.
• Lead professionals in Team Around the Child meetings and related safeguarding processes.
• Coordinate and/or deliver interventions to support children, young people and families.
• Produce high-quality written work and work to timescales.

Kenntnisse

Qualified social worker

Communication skills

Travel across Fife

Ausbildung

Social Work degree

Jobbeschreibung

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 23 November 2026

Closing Date: Wednesday 11 November 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC8 £41,972.91 to £45,990

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: Various

Job Details

This is an exciting time to join the Children, Families Social Work Service in Fife. We have redesigned our service to create a range of Early Help & Support and Enhanced Children & Families Teams. This has allowed us to focus on earlier intervention, community connections and the quality of service for children who are looked after or require a child protection plan. We are currently recruiting for the Early Help & Support Central Team based in Kirkcaldy also covering areas in Cowdenbeath and Glenrothes (must be able to travel throughout Fife). Also Leven and Cowdenbeath EH&S.

As a Social Worker you will have a lead role in delivering our Families First Strategy, working alongside children and their families to help them get the right support at the right time, to achieve their potential and succeed.

As part of a team of social work and multi-agency partners, you will bring enthusiasm, creativity, compassion and effective problem-solving skills to:

• Deliver strengths based and person-centred support at the earliest opportunity to prevent and reduce family crisis and support inclusion in the wider community.
• Undertake trauma informed assessment of risk and need to inform effective and outcome focused plans.
• Support timely planning as the lead professional in Team Around the Child meetings, Child Protection Planning Meetings, Looked after Children Reviews and Children’s Hearings.
• Use a Partnership approach for effective multi-agency working to deliver an accessible whole family service.
• A link to the role profile and the Families First Strategy is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

• You will be a qualified social worker (or a social work student close to qualifying).
• Registered with the SSSC.
• You will carry a caseload of varying complexity requiring specialist skills and knowledge to enable the team/individual to respond effectively to the assessed needs/risks of service users.
• You will be able to communicate effectively with children, young people, their carers and other professionals involved with families.
• You will be able to assess need and risk.
• You will be able to work individually and/or collaboratively to produce plans to support vulnerable people.
• You will be able to coordinate and/or deliver interventions to support children, young people and families.
• You will produce high-quality written work and be able to work to timescales.
• You will be able to organise your diary and prioritise your work.
• You will be committed to keeping The Promise and making a difference for children and families.
• You should have the ability to travel across Fife.

Workforce Support

• A comprehensive induction programme for new workers
• A commitment to regular and reflective supervision
• A culture where your voice matters and opportunities are available to shape how we work together
• Bespoke training, mentoring and a range of career development opportunities, with protected study time equivalent to one working day per month
• Enhanced support to Newly Qualified Social workers including a monthly forum
• Generous annual leave and working arrangements with home-working opportunities and office-working as required
• Competitive salaries
• Local Government pension scheme and employee benefits and rewards scheme
• Use of the Magic Notes tool to reduce the time required to complete administrative tasks.

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