Fife Council

Job DetailsThe Emergency Support Team provide short term assessment, intensive support and intervention for families in crisis where there is risk of family breakdown. 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. The team works alongside workers in our locality teams by creatively with families to provide short term crisis support (approximately weeks) with a view to prevent family breakdown and unplanned admissions to care. The role of the team is to work to stabilise a situation with a view to support future planning and any transitions to longer term supports if required.You will be required to work a shift pattern on a -week rota which encompasses both days, evenings, weekends (every rd off) and public holidays. Enhancements are payable for unsocial hours at the weekends and public holidays. The Emergency Support Team operates from am until pm weekdays and am until pm at weekends. Staff work...

Job DetailsAs part of your role, you will be working in partnership to deliver high quality services to children and their families through robust assessment and case management processes. This will involve co-ordinating and managing your own cases, effectively using case recording and file management systems and undertaking assessment of needs and risks as directed.It is expected that the successful candidate will contribute to complex assessments of need and risk with a focus upon reducing levels of risk to service users and others. Additionally, an ongoing contribution to and developing of care/action plans is expected.Providing written reports as required, including informed recommendations concerning care/action plans and further actions. Maintaining service user/carer contact as required, and promoting/maintaining independence and inclusion for service users.Working in partnership to deliver high quality services to children and their families through robust assessment and...

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing October Closing Date: Sunday October Contract Type: Temporary until March   Salary: FC £, to £, Working Pattern: Hours per week  Location: Based at Cupar County Buildings or Kirkcaldy Town House 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 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 Job details  posts available, both hours, temporary until March , one based within Kirkcaldy Area Team and one within Throughcare East. The Kirkcaldy team is responsible for providing services to Court and supervision of Community Payback...

Proposed Interview Date: Tuesday October Closing date: Sunday October Contract Type: PermanentSalary: FC £, to £, per yearWorking Pattern: or hours per weekLocation: Bankhead, GlenrothesSupporting StatementAs 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 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 .Job Description Social Worker in Emergency Out of Hours Service based at Bankhead Office, Beaufort Drive, Glenrothes, though flexible working is available.Two posts advertised: hours per week on a full-time permanent basis with a salary of F £, to £, per year. The successful candidate will work...

Job DetailsThe post holder will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to support people to move from hospital to more appropriate settings. You will work alongside social workers carrying out personal outcome focused assessments and work with individuals who have complex physical or mental health needs to promote their rights and to achieve better outcomes.Good skills in caseload and performance management are crucial to provide a high-quality service whilst meeting Scottish Governments standards on delayed discharge. An understanding and experience of working in a secondary setting is desirable. The Person Have experience of working in a relevant setting supporting individuals who have complex physical or mental health needs Have experience of multidisciplinary working  Possess good communication skills and be able to transfer these to different areas of the role Have an ability to maintain a professional relationship with service users Be adaptable Have an ability to...

Job DetailsIt’s an exciting time to practice within Children and Families in Fife as we seek to deliver ‘The Promise’. Fife has made a focussed investment into our service and as such we know we can support social workers to have caseloads of between and children, ensuring they can work creatively and innovatively with families. Newly qualified workers would have their case load capped at no more than children for their first year in practice. We have a strong ambition to support children to stay with their families and in their communities. We are seeking social workers, including Newly Qualified Social Workers who are about to or have recently graduated, to work in our teams in Kirkcaldy. We support a range of mobile and flexible working styles. Our full time, permanent contracts are based on a hour working week and attract a salary of £, to £, Part time and flexible working opportunities are available and supported.You will work as part of a team, supporting individuals and...

Job DetailsAs part of your role, you will be working in partnership to deliver high quality services to children and their families through robust assessment and case management processes. This will involve co-ordinating and managing your own cases, effectively using case recording and file management systems and undertaking assessment of needs and risks as directed.It is expected that the successful candidate will contribute to complex assessments of need and risk with a focus upon reducing levels of risk to service users and others. Additionally, an ongoing contribution to and developing of care/action plans is expected.Providing written reports as required, including informed recommendations concerning care/action plans and further actions. Maintaining service user/carer contact as required, and promoting/maintaining independence and inclusion for service users.Working in partnership to deliver high quality services to children and their families through robust assessment and...

Job DetailsIt’s an exciting time to practice within Children and Families in Fife as we seek to deliver ‘The Promise’. Fife has made a focussed investment into our service and as such we know we can support social workers to have caseloads of between and children, ensuring they can work creatively and innovatively with families. Newly qualified workers would have their case load capped at no more than children for their first year in practice. We have a strong ambition to support children to stay with their families and in their communities. We are seeking social workers, including Newly Qualified Social Workers who are about to or have recently graduated, to work in our teams in Kirkcaldy. We support a range of mobile and flexible working styles. Our full time, permanent contracts are based on a hour working week and attract a salary of £, to £, Part time and flexible working opportunities are available and supported.You will work as part of a team, supporting individuals and...

Job Details The Hospital Discharge Team works with individuals to promote a person centred approach to discharge planning. The Hospital Discharge Team East covers East Fife Community Hospitals and when required provides a service to Fife residents in Ninewells Hospital or Perth Royal Infirmary. The Hospital Discharge Team West covers Victoria Hospital and Queen Margaret Hospital. The post holder will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to support people to move from hospital to more appropriate settings. You will carry out personal outcome focused assessments as part of a multi disciplinary team and work with individuals who have complex physical or mental health needs to promote their rights and to achieve better outcomes. Good skills in caseload and performance management are crucial to provide a high quality service whilst meeting Scottish Governments standards on delayed discharge. An understanding and experience of working in a secondary setting is desirable....