Social Worker

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Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 13 December 2021

The post is for a Social Worker in an area team within the Children and Families Service. The successful candidate will work as part of a team, supporting children, young people and their families to access services specific to the needs or risks they may be experiencing.

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.

You will be educated to SCQF level 9, which includes a Degree in Social Work or equivalent.

Other essential 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.

For further information please contact: Nicola Stewart - nicola.stewart@fife.gov.uk