Senior Family Worker

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Job Details

The Children & Family Service has completed a service redesign to ensure services offer both an early help and support alongside core statutory services to improve outcomes for children, young people and families in Fife. Early Help and Support Teams (EH&S Teams) are based across the 7 localities in Fife, delivering a range of earlier intervention services to children in need to address wellbeing needs, concerns and emerging risks. The support will consist of a family-based assessment, direct 1-1 support, family decision making and a range of group work opportunities. The core components of the EH&S Teams are outlined below:

• Initial assessment underpinned by a whole family approach.
• Development of a family plan which is co-produced with families as part of a relational approach.
• support in family homes/EH&S base underpinned by a family decision making model.
• Delivery of group work (e.g. Incredible Years, Mellow, Triple P).
• Pre-birth support and assessment (including caregivers using harmful substances).
• Collaborative work with primary & secondary schools through formal partnership meetings (e.g.  thematic group work, partnership training etc.)
• Collaborative work with Health Visiting Teams, CLD, Housing and Third sector organisations.
• Development of community initiatives based on thematic priorities.

Job Details

Key tasks include:

• Contributing to the development and implementation of processes, systems and practice standards with the aim of developing effective partnerships and building resilience and capacity for children; young people and families.
• Supervising and coaching family workers to ensure policies and procedures are applied, promoting high standards of practice within the team to support collaborative working.
• Coordinating and chairing meetings and formulating plans ensuring services are having a positive impact against agreed outcomes.
• Developing effective partnership and collaborative working with colleagues in Education; Health; Third Sector; Community Development to improve outcomes for children; young people and families.

The post involves some lone working, working flexibly.

Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements

Educated to SCQF level 9 which includes a Degree or equivalent in Education; Social Work; Community Education.

The individual should have:

• Significant experience and skills in delivering children’s services.
• Knowledge of practice models; assessment frameworks and standards.
• Experience in Child Protection.
• Experience of working with vulnerable young people and adults.
• Supervisory skills.
• Motivational skills.

For further information please contact Louise Stott, Team Manager, Early Help and Support Kirkcaldy - louise.stott@fife.gov.uk