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£ 40358 - 44225
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Job Description
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 19 May 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 11 May 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC8 40358..49
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: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 Applysection of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked upload resum. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at Details
Fife Councils Child Protection Team is a busy dynamic social work team that is responsible for undertaking joint investigations and joint investigative interviews of children and young people working closely with our colleagues in area social work teams Fife Police and Health Services.
The Child Protection Team work with children from 0 years of age up to 18 who are potentially at risk of significant harm whether as victim or witness to violence abuse or a significant incident. Referral to the Child Protection Team is via Interagency Referral Discussion (IRD).
The Child Protection Team carry out all the Joint Investigative Interviews of children within Fife along with police officers from Fife Public Protection Unit using the nationally trained Scottish Child Interview Model (SCIM). The successful candidate may already be SCIM trained or they may be offered the opportunity to attend this training at some to the investigations and interviews of children Child Protection Team social workers will also have case responsibility for children and young people and will complete initial assessments carry out risk assessments complete childs plans and where necessary take measures to ensure childrens immediate protection safety and care.
The Child Protection are central to the development of Fife Bairns Hoose and are currently involved in the pathfinding for the Scottish Government aiming to bring better outcomes and more aligned services to children who have experienced abuse and trauma.
This can be emotionally challenging work however in taking forward the Scottish Governments Bairns Hoose standards Fife is committed to trauma informed support for children and also our staff. The Child Protection Team have supportive mechanisms in place from close team support regular reflective supervision and wider organisational support.
The Child Protection Team is made up of 8 FTE Social Workers a Social Work Assistant 3 Senior Practitioners and a Team Manager. This is a centralised specialist team that covers the whole of Fife.
The post is a fulltime permanent position working 36 hours a week. The standard hours of work are 08:48 to 17:00 Monday to Friday. It is however sometimes necessary to work outwith those hours. The Child Protection Team is based in Glenrothes. However travel throughout Fife will be required.
The Person
A Degree in Social Work (or equivalent) qualification is essential as is registration with the Scottish Social Services Council.
You should have considerable experience in a relevant settingwith at least two years post qualifying experience being preferred.
You will be able to demonstrate that your practice is traumainformed childcentred and strength focussed.
You will have sound knowledge and experience of working with families in crisis assessing risk proportionate decisionmaking and safety planning.
You will have experience ofmultiagency partnership working to safeguard and protect children.
It would be advantageous if you are already trained to undertake joint investigative interviews using Scottish Child Interview it is not essential as there may be the opportunity to access the national training in the future.
You will have knowledge and understanding of both National and Fife Council Child and Adult Protection guidelines and information sharing protocols.
You will be a reflective practitioner who is able to manage the demands of a busy Child Protection Team.
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.
As this role requires SSSC registration the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.
If appointed you must start your application as soon as possible so youre registered within the required six months. More details are included in the role profile
Further Information
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Employment Type
Full-Time
