Social Worker

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Job Details

Each area team comprises a Team Manager, 2 Senior Practitioners, 8 Social Workers and 3 Social Work Assistants.

We welcome both experienced and newly qualified social workers. Fife is committed to developing and retaining our staff and recognise that they are our most valuable resource. Fife Children’s Services support newly qualified and new to Fife social workers with a clear induction programme and a monthly forum that runs for a period of 15 months.

We are committed to prioritising and achieving best outcomes for children fully taking into account The Promise and children’s rights. In Fife we put children at the centre of everything we do and we invite applications from candidates who share our enthusiasm.

Key responsibilities include:

• Undertaking thorough and informed comprehensive assessments of need and risk.
• Working individually and/or collaboratively to produce plans to support children, young people and their families.
• Assessing, managing, monitoring and reducing risks to service users and others.
• Contributing to complex assessments of need and risk with an aim of improving outcomes whenever possible.
• Carrying a children and families caseload with varying complexity, requiring specialist skills and knowledge to enable appropriate and effective responses to the needs/risks of service users.
• Providing written reports as required, including informed recommendations concerning care/action plans.
• Attending meetings and case reviews.
• Updating and ensuring the accuracy of all relevant service user records and taking responsibility for the effective application of information management systems.
• Engaging and working in partnership with service users, family members, Police, Health, statutory/voluntary agencies and others as appropriate.
• Chairing meetings and review panels as appropriate.

The Person

The successful candidate will be Educated to SCQF level 9, which includes a Degree in Social Work or equivalent.

Other essential person criteria for this post are:

• Ability to travel throughout Fife
• Experience of assessment tools
• Knowledge of national outcomes, policies, procedures, professional practice models, values and standards
• Skills in risk management and caseload management
• Knowledge of appropriate legislation
• Initiative taking skills
• Experience of promoting equality and diversity
• Experience of analysing information
• Team working skills
• Ability to provide a regular, efficient and effective service
• Organisation skills
• Knowledge of information sharing protocols
• Problem solving skills
• Communicating skills
• Prioritisation skills
• Negotiation skills
• Ability to work effectively with others and on own

You are required to register with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up employment in this role and to complete the required Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) over the first registration period.

You may be required to obtain a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Membership or Disclosure Check for this role

For further information about these posts please contact Susan Chalmers, Team Manager, on 03451 55 55 55, extension 460499 or susan.chalmers@fife.gov.uk