Family Support Worker

Proposed Interview Week: Week Commencing 27 July 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 19 July 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC7 £34,914.86 to £43,437.09

Working Pattern: 36 per week

Location: Cupar, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy central covering areas in Glenrothes, Cowdenbeath

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 How to Apply 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 www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.

Job Details

The Children & Family Service has completed a service redesign to ensure services offer both an early help and support alongside core statutory services to improve outcomes for children, young people and families in Fife. Early Help and Support Teams (EH&S Teams) are based across the 7 localities in Fife, delivering a range of earlier intervention services to children in need to address wellbeing needs, concerns and emerging risks. The support will consist of a family-based assessment, direct 1-1 support, family decision making and a range of group work opportunities. The core components of the EH&S Teams are outlined below:

• Initial assessment underpinned by a whole family approach 

• Development of a family plan which is co-produced with families as part of a relational approach

• 1-1 support in family homes/EH&S base underpinned by a family decision making model

• Delivery of group work (e.g. Incredible Years, Mellow, Triple P)

• Pre-birth support and assessment  (including caregivers using harmful substances)

• Collaborative work with Primary & Secondary Schools through formal partnership meetings. (e.g.  thematic group work, partnership training etc) 

• Collaborative work with Health Visiting Teams, CLD and Third sector organisations.

• Development of community initiatives based on thematic priorities

Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can work effectively as part of a team.

(Consider the following: how you have built positive relationships built on trust and respect; how you communicate with others; how you use your initiative to meet targets and achieve goals)

Ways in which you have built and sustained positive relationships that have led to positive outcomes for Children and their families.

(Consider the following:  how have you demonstrated care and commitment when actively engaging with children, young people and their families; how have you established positive and purposeful relationships; how have you worked collaboratively with others to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families?) 

Key tasks include:

• Undertaking assessment and practical support/advice to families to address wellbeing needs, concerns and emerging risk

• Working collaboratively with a range of partner agencies to promote wellbeing and achieve positive outcomes

• Contributing to the delivery of a range of group work opportunities 

• Recording service user information and measuring impact of support

• The post involves some lone working, working flexibly.

Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements

Educated to SCQF Level 7 which includes HNC or Advanced Highers or equivalent in one of the relevant fields of childcare, social care, health or community development.

The individual should have:

• Experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and families and the ability to build effective relationships

• Knowledge of assessment frameworks

• Experience of delivering interventions which demonstrate impact and improve outcomes

• Good communication and organisational skills including IT and report writing skills

• Partnership working skills

• Ability to travel within Fife

• Ability to work as part of a Team and on own as required 

Before confirming to 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. 

Further Information

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For further information, please contact Fiona McLaughlin: Fiona.mclaughlin@fife.gov.uk