Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 01 December 2025

Closing Date: 24 November 2025

Contract Type: Temporary until December 2027

Salary: 30,691.29 to 33,732.26 (50% pro - rated year 1, 80% pro - rated year 2)

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a

Supporting Statement

which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the

How to Apply

section of our Career Site.

Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resume'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

More information is available on our Career site at

www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement

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Fife Council is committed to creating employment and training opportunities for the young people of Fife. This post is part of that commitment. This post is funded through the Workforce Youth Investment programme and therefore is restricted to applicants who live in Fife and are aged between 16 and 24 on or by the specified start date.

Job Details

An exciting opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and experience of working in social services. You will work, after training and under supervision, to provide support to care experienced young people who participate in Fife's National House Project, including:




Supporting the team to deliver group work interventions with vulnerable groups of young people.


Learning about, and contributing to, planning around risk and need.


Using systems to record updates and contribute to the development of digital learning portfolios for young people.


Learning about, and applying, the National House Project's psychologically informed practice framework.


Supporting young people to develop skills in interdependent living.


Working closely with a wide range of partners and attending meetings.


Supporting care experienced young people to move into their first home. Undertaking practical tasks to support them to furnish and decorate their first home

The Person

Educated to SCQF Level 5, including 3 Standard Grades at credit level, Intermediate 2s or national 5s, including maths and English.


Ideally you should be capable of using IT applications and the ability to develop good communication skills


You will have the aptitude to develop key skills including listening, problem-solving and organisational skills.


You will have a basic understanding of the issues affecting.


You will have an interest in learning about social services and the support available to young people leaving care.


Knowledge or experience of the care system.


Experience of working or participating in groups.


Ability to prioritise workload.


Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle information sensitively.


A Modern Apprenticeship is a work-based training programme that leads to an industry approved qualification. As part of this post, the Apprentice must achieve milestone targets related to completion of Social Services (Children & Young People) SVQ Level 3 (SCQF Level 7) as agreed on an individual Training Plan. Failure to meet these targets may result in the termination of the apprenticeship post.

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

If you are under 16 and don't have a National Insurance number, email

Recruitment.allocations@fife.gov.uk

and you will be given a temporary number to enable you to complete your application.

Further Information

Role Profile -

When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria

Role Profile

How We Work Matters -

Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our

How We Work Matters

behaviour framework for more information.

Employee Benefits -

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services

Directorate Information -

Council Department information

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Alternative Formats

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Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email:

transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk

For Further Information Please Contact : Chris Burns - Christopher.Burns-sw@fife.gov.uk