Support Worker

Support Worker

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 4 May 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 26 April 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC4 £26,786.83 - £29,170.80

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes

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

Fife Council Children & Family Service is undergoing a period of redesign to ensure services offer both an early help and support function alongside core statutory services to improve outcomes for children, young people and families in Fife.

We are looking for a motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic Support Worker to be a part of our newly formed, Aftercare Service.

This exciting role involves engaging and supporting young people navigating independence, supporting the delivery of groupwork, supporting with transitions and other areas of practical support with young people aged 16-26 years old.

The successful candidate will:

• Be passionate about participation and ensuring young people's voice is included in service delivery.
• Be passionate about supporting young people to navigate independence.
• Be able to work on a 1:1 basis to provide individual support to young people to improve their outcomes.
• Establish close & effective working relationships with colleagues across a range of services to provide support to young people, their families and caregivers.
• Be an integral team member in delivery a quality service.
• Be empathetic, understanding, creative and pro-active, with an ability to think out with the box to problem solve.

The Person

You will be skilled at building positive relationships and resilience in families, work in collaboration with partners, e.g. Health Service, Education, Police and Voluntary Sector Agencies. You will be a supportive team player and work well independently, you will have strong written and verbal communication skills coupled with strong organisation and time-management abilities. You will have the ability to remain calm and professional under pressure and be willing to learn and engage in professional development. You will practice in a way that empowers others.

Experience of working in Children and Families settings is desirable. We are child-focused, non-discriminatory, strength-based and trauma-informed, non-stigmatising and inclusive, and we adopt a whole family approach.

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: Margaret Livingstone - Margaret.Livingstone@fife.gov.uk