Job Description

Closing Date:

Sunday 13 July 2025

Proposed Interview Dates: Stage 1 Friday 18 July 2025 and Stage 2 Friday 25 July 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC9 44,225.49 - 53,141.91 (Pro-Rata)

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: Glenrothes, but travelling across all of Fife

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

Job Details

We are seeking three practitioners to join our new Multisystemic Therapy (MST) team, specifically focusing on Child Abuse & Neglect (MST-CAN). MST-CAN is a community-based program aimed at supporting children and young people to remain safely at home.


MST-CAN works with families for 6-9 months to prevent re-abuse and neglect, reduce mental health difficulties and increase natural social supports.


MST-CAN uses theories such as family systems theory, social ecological theory and child development and evidence-based approaches to the treatment of trauma and substance misuse in both children and adults.




The key responsibilities include providing intensive family intervention services to families at risk due to physical abuse and/or neglect, managing a specialized caseload, conducting MST assessments, and engaging caregivers in treatment. The role involves delivering clinical treatment aligned with MST principles, maintaining clear documentation for review, independently managing the caseload with empirically-based interventions, participating in MST-CAN training and consultations, and building relationships with community stakeholders to ensure cooperation among service providers.




Flexibility and participation in a 24/7 on-call service are required. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, along with the ability to engage hard-to-reach families and defuse difficult situations, are essential.

The Person

Holds a degree or equivalent qualification at SCQF level 9 in Social Work, Applied Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, or a related field.




Has completed courses and qualifications and possesses experience in theoretical models and applied therapeutic techniques relevant to pragmatic therapies, CBT, trauma treatment, child development, substance abuse treatment and behavioural therapy.




Demonstrates considerable success in engaging hard-to-reach families, with strong interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to remain calm and defuse difficult or volatile situations.


Possesses knowledge and experience in family systems, social ecological, and cognitive behavioural therapy theories and their application.




New workers must obtain registration with the relevant regulatory body within six months of their start date.

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.

Is able to travel within Fife.

Further Information

Role Profile

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Employee Benefits

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For more information, please contact: Stacey McDonald, stacey.mcdonald@fife.gov.uk