Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 09 February 2026

Closing Date: Monday 02 February 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary:

30,691.29 - 33,732.26

Working Pattern:

36 hours per week

Location:

Based at Carberry House, Leven

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

Fife Council Children & Family Service is undergoing a period of redesign to ensure services offer both an early help and support function alongside core statutory services to improve outcomes for children, young people and families in Fife.


We are looking for motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic Social Work Assistants to be a part of our newly formed, busy Enhanced Children and Families Teams.


The role involves engaging and supporting children, families and carers at home and in the community, contributing to the assessment of need and risk as part of care planning processes led by Social Workers, taking an active part in supporting family time and sibling contact, building skills and capacity within families to promote strong attachments and positive parenting, direct work with parents, carers and children, as well as contributing to the delivery of targeted group and community work.


The successful candidate will:


Be passionate about supporting children to build, develop and maintain relationships with their siblings, parents and other family members. Be able to work on a 1:1 basis to provide individual support to children, their parents, care-givers and family members. Establish close & effective working relationships with colleagues across a range of services to provide support to children, their families and care-givers. Be empathetic, understanding, creative and pro-active, with an ability to think out with the box to problem solve.

The Person

You will be skilled at building positive relationships and resilience in families, work in collaboration with partners, e.g. Health Service, Education, Police and Voluntary Sector Agencies. You will be a supportive team player and work well independently, you will have strong written and verbal communication skills coupled with strong organisation and time-management abilities. You will have the ability to remain calm and professional under pressure and be willing to learn and engage in professional development. You will practice in a way that empowers others.


Experience of working in Children and Families settings is desirable, particularly statutory settings. We are child-focused, non-discriminatory, strength-based and trauma-informed, non-stigmatising and inclusive, and we adopt a whole family approach.

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.

The Children, Families and Justice service is invested in supporting its workforce to be skilled, confident and competent. We offer a range of support to our employee's including:


A commitment to regular and reflective supervision A culture where your voice matters and opportunities are available to shape how we work together as a service Bespoke training and a range of career development opportunities, with protected study time equivalent to one working day per month Generous annual leave and "blended working" arrangements with home-working opportunities and office-working as required. Competitive salaries Local Government pension scheme and employee benefits and rewards scheme

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 more information, please contact: Sonia Montgomery,

Sonia.Montgomery@fife.gov.uk