Principal Social Work Officer

Proposed Interview Date: Friday 30 July 2021

Closing Date: Sunday 11 July 2021

Real Play Assessment Date: Wednesday 28 July 2021

Supporting Statement

As part of the application process, you must provide a Supporting Statement which tells us how your skills, knowledge and experience make you a good candidate. This should be uploaded where you see Supporting Documents and URLs "upload CV". We know this is confusing and we are working to resolve it, however we only want a supporting statement and not a CV. Without this supporting statement, your application will not be progressed. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/howtoapply.

For this opportunity, your Supporting Statement should specifically tell us about your experience of social work, senior-level management and leadership, dealing with change and challenge, building effective relationships, and ensuring effective professional standards within adult and older people social work and social care and care governance. We recommend that you refer to the job pack and our How We Work Matters behaviours.

Job Details

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Principal Professional Social Work Lead to join the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership Senior Leadership Team. Reporting operationally to the Director of Health and Social Care and, professionally, to the Chief Social Work Officer we are looking for a dynamic, inventive, collaborative and courageous Principal Professional Social Work Officer to join our team.

Working collegiately as part of an Integrated Senior Leadership Team you will support direction and enable a culture of multi-professional and multi agency working, continuous improvement and of modernisation. Leading on delegated professional responsibilities from the Chief Social Work Officer for Adult and Older Adult Social Work and Social Care within the Health and Social Care Partnership you will contribute to the development of social work practice at a local and national level. You will support the Director of Health and Social Care in the delivery and leadership of delegated corporate work programmes.

It is an exciting time to join the Senior Leadership Team as we are commencing a significant programme of change and transformation. We are committed to the delivery of the National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes in line with the Principles of Integration and Health and Social Care Standards. We are striving for excellence for the people of Fife in relation to quality, sustainability and person centred care through our strategic plan. By choosing to join Fife Health and Social Care Partnership, you are choosing to make a real difference. A link to the Job Pack is provided at the bottom of this advert. It provides more detail about the key activities of the role.

This post is designated as politically restricted within the terms of Section 2 (3) and 2 (6) of the Local Government & Housing Act 1989. Further guidance is available here - https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/about-your-council2/politicians-and-committees/committees/governance-documentation

The Person

The successful candidate will be a highly experienced strategic and professional leader who understands the value of empowering those around them, who can help ensure that the principles of quality, safety and compassion are embedded in culture and practice and who will champion the development of innovation and integrated teams as we build services embedded in our localities.

A professional Social Work Qualification and Registration is required and you will be educated to Masters level or equivalent experience. You will be a professional role model and demonstrate a proven track record in senior social work leadership and complex change across diverse social work and social care services and evidence a commitment to the Integration of Health and Social Care.

You can find more information on the essential and desirable skills in the Recruitment Pack.

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 leaders are expected to promote and display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.

Key Documents:

Recruitment Pack: https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/223287/Principal-social-work-officer-recruitment-pack-final-draft-18th-May-2021-word.pdf

Selection Process: Those shortlisted will be invited to complete online Executive and Psychometric testing and will be invited for two interviews: the first is a Real Play Assessment with the Senior Leadership Team, and the second interview is led by a panel which will be confirmed by letter to short listed candidates. Delivery of a presentation to that panel will be required.

Interviews will take place using Microsoft Teams. We will require educational certificates, evidence of Certificates, and evidence of right to work in the UK to be provided.

Key Terms and Conditions for Chief Officers: An attractive package of terms and conditions includes four-weekly pay periods, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, 8 public holidays each leave year and 24 days personal holiday each year, increasing to 29 days personal holiday after 5 years’ continuous local government service.

Employee Benefits: Fife Council employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.

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For an informal discussion with Nicky Connor, Chief Officer & Director of Health and Social Care please contact Sally Howley, Management Support Officer to Chief Officer on sally.howley@fife.gov.uk or Kathy Henwood, Chief Social Work Officer (after 21 June) please contact Isabel Middlemass, Management Support Officer on isabel.middlemass@fife.gov.uk