Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 13 May 2024
Closing Date: Tuesday 30 April 2024
Contract Type: Temporary until 30 May 2025
Salary: FC6 £28,251.00 - £31,179.34
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: Glenrothes but working throughout 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 resumé’. 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
The Kinship Team provide support to Kinship families across Fife. An exciting opportunity has arisen within this team for 2 posts to develop intensive support to Kinship families in crisis where there is a risk of family breakdown. This support would be provided through direct work, small groups with young people and identifying other appropriate sources of support. The team is part of a wider strategy to ensure that families in Fife get the right support at a time when it is needed most.
You will be required to work a shift pattern on a rota which encompasses both days, evenings, weekends (every 3rd off) and public holidays. Enhancements are payable for unsocial hours at the weekends and public holidays.
These shifts can be reviewed dependent on the needs of the service.
Day to day task include, but are not restricted to:
- Work closely with colleagues in Kinship team, area teams and partner agencies to identify short term support plans, and desired outcomes for support.
- Providing focused and flexible support to families, working creatively to stabilise a young person’s living situation utilising a strength based, solution focused approach reflecting the principles of The Promise and GIRFEC.
- Through small group work Identify and promote engagement of young people in community activities that will decrease isolation, provide a focus and be a sustainable area of support.
A link to the role profile is included below. You will find more information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
The Person
Experience in a relevant setting either dealing with crisis or working with children, young people and their families.
Knowledge and understanding of Child and Adult Protection guidelines and information sharing protocols.
Experience of joint working to achieve common goals.
Experience of providing direct one to one support to families and young people
Experience of working independently.
Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland.
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.
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For further information please contact: Emma McKenna - emma.mckenna@fife.gov.uk
We are holding a Fife Council jobs fair on 15th May 10am - 2pm at Rothes Halls, Glenrothes. We will be on hand to talk about the vacancies we have on offer and what it's like to work with the council. There will also be a chance to get support from our job clubs and employability teams and can offer help with the online application process. Please pop along on the day to find out more.
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