Social Worker

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Job Details

An opportunities has arisen within the Kinship Team which is part of the Children and Families Resource Service.

You will:

• work as part of a team with a particular focus on whole family supports.
• join a highly motivated and skilled team who work across Fife with partners to identify, assess and provide high quality support to Kinship Carers, enabling children and young people to remain within their families.
• ensure high quality support plans and interventions for the children, young people and Families we support, contributing to complex assessments of need and risk.
• contribute to the development of a high quality professional Children and Families Service. Develop thorough and informed assessments of children and young people and their families in order to provide logical and coherently presented recommendations for the Kinship Panel.
• undertake the duties placed on the Local Authority in relation to the provision of services for children affected by disability, looked after children and children at risk.

The Person

• A Diploma in Social Work qualification is essential, as is registration with the Scottish Social Services Council.
• You should have experience in a relevant setting.
• You will have knowledge and understanding of Child and Adult Protection guidelines and information sharing protocols and experience of joint working to achieve common goals.
• Effective writing and verbal skills.
• Ability to communicate and present information clearly within a variety of settings.
• Knowledge of professional practice models and standards.
• Knowledge, skills and experience of utilising a variety of interventions in working with groups and individuals.
• Commitment to service user participation principles.
• You will have the ability to travel throughout Fife and at times further.

As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.

If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible so you're registered within the required six months. More details are included in the role profile.

Before confirming to 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.

For further information please contact: Emma McKenna - emma.mckenna@fife.gov.uk