Family Support Worker – Fife, Scotland

Fife Council is recruiting a Family Support Worker to join its children and families services in Fife. This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by supporting vulnerable children, young people, and families to achieve improved wellbeing and positive long-term outcomes within the community.

Applicants should be educated to SCQF Level 7, including an HNC, Advanced Highers, or an equivalent qualification in childcare, social care, health, or community development. The successful candidate will have proven experience working with vulnerable children and families, alongside the ability to build strong, effective relationships based on trust and professionalism.

The position requires sound knowledge of recognised assessment frameworks and experience delivering targeted interventions that demonstrate measurable impact. Strong communication, organisational, and IT skills are essential, including the ability to produce clear, accurate reports. Effective partnership working skills are also crucial, as the role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies.

This opportunity provides a rewarding career pathway within a respected local authority, offering professional development, structured support, and the chance to contribute positively to families across Fife.

Position: Family Support Worker

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: £33,732.26 to £41,972.91 per year pro rata

Location: Fife

Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Tuesday 17 March 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 08 March 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC7 £33,732.26 to £41,972.91 per year pro rata.

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Cupar or Dunfermline

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

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 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

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.

The Person

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

Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile

How We Work Matters – Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.

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

Directorate Information – Council Department information

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For further information, please contact either Marnie Batchelor, EH&S Northeast Fife Marnie.Batchelor@fife.gov.uk Jaclyn Smith, EH&S DunfermlineJaclyn.Smith@fife.gov.uk

Application Process

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Application Deadline

March 8^th, 2026