Social Worker

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Job Details

It’s an exciting time to practice within Children and Families in Fife as we seek to deliver ‘The Promise’. Fife has invested into services and as such we know we can support Social Workers to have small caseloads ensuring they can work creatively and innovatively with families. We have a strong ambition to support children to stay within their families and in their communities. We are seeking a Social Worker to join our team in Cowdenbeath, as well as opportunities across Fife.

We can offer all Social Workers a diverse induction, access to a range of learning and training opportunities, coaching and mentoring as well as the support and supervision needed to develop practitioners. We offer a comprehensive induction, extensive training plan, group supervision and the opportunity to undertake post qualifying courses to enhance skills, knowledge and career progression. By investing in our staff, we invest in the children and families who receive our services.

We remain committed to ensuring that we achieve the best outcomes for all the children we support. In Fife we put children at the centre of everything we do, and we invite applications from candidates who will share our enthusiasm.

If you are a qualified Social Worker and wish to have a career in supporting children, young people and their families in a statutory setting then a career in children’s social work service in Fife awaits you. We have a high level of support and supervision for NQSW and offer the opportunities for experienced staff to develop their careers. We support continued professional development with the opportunity to undertake post qualifying courses, as well as protected time for supervision, including group supervision, aimed towards developing practice. We seek to offer a creative training programme to support our workforce to be trauma informed.

The Person

You will be required to demonstrate knowledge and skills in working within a statutory childcare settling. You will have a sound understanding of child development, theories and legislation and be confident in the use of these within assessments.

You must be able to work within a multi disciplinary team and display excellent communications skills, both verbal and written. You must be able to demonstrate an ability to engage with families and display a clear understanding of their needs.

You will be required to travel efficiently and effectively throughout the course of the job.

Social Workers must be qualified with a BA (Hons) Social Work prior to applying, or qualifying imminently.

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.

Before confirming 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.

You will save money on your SSSC fees as these will now be paid for all roles and grades by the Scottish Government

We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.

For further information please contact Tracy Bonar - Tracy.Bonar@fife.gov.uk