Social Work Assistant

Proposed Interview Date: Monday 8 September 2025

Closing Date: Thursday 28 August 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC6 £30,691.29 to £33,732.26

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes

Supporting Statement

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Job Details

Fife Council are developing their Service to support birth parents who have had children permanently removed from their care. This is a new post for a full-time, permanent, Social Work Assistant. This new and exciting role will support the Senior Practitioner responsible for the day to day running of Service. The successful candidate will work primarily with birth parents as well as with colleagues in both the Adoption Team & C&F Enhanced Teams and partner agencies.

The successful candidate will:

Be passionate about developing this Service to support birth parents with a particular emphasis on the unique needs of birth mothers
Be confident and capable in managing group dynamics and promoting inclusion and engagement
Be able to work on a 1:1 basis to provide individual support to birth parents
Establish close & effective working relationships with colleagues across a range of services to provide support to birth parents

Contribute to the training and development of Adopters and Foster Carers

The Person

Experience in a Children and Family setting

Knowledge and understanding of Child and Adult Protection guidelines and information sharing protocols

Experience of joint working to achieve common goals

Experience of working with people affected by adoption

Knowledge and understanding of theory underpinning practice in relevant areas of Social Work

Experience of group work

Empathetic and understanding

Ability to think out with the box to problem solve

PVG scheme membership

Ability to travel within and out with Fife

Further Information

Role Profile

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Role Profile

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Employee Benefits -

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services

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