Description Proposed Interview Date: Monday 8 September 2025 Closing Date: Thursday 28 August 2025 Contract Type: Permanent Salary: FC6 £30,691.29 to £33,732.26 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 resum é’. 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 are developing their Service to support birth parents who have had children permanently removed from their care. This is a new post for a full-time, permanent, Social Work Assistant. This new and exciting role will support the Senior Practitioner responsible for the day to day running of Service. The successful candidate will work primarily with birth parents as well as with colleagues in both the Adoption Team & C&F Enhanced Teams and partner agencies. The successful candidate will: Be passionate about developing this Service to support birth parents with a particular emphasis on the unique needs of birth mothers Be confident and capable in managing group dynamics and promoting inclusion and engagement Be able to work on a 1:1 basis to provide individual support to birth parents Establish close & effective working relationships with colleagues across a range of services to provide support to birth parents Contribute to the training and development of Adopters and Foster Carers The Person Experience in a Children and Family setting Knowledge and understanding of Child and Adult Protection guidelines and information sharing protocols Experience of joint working to achieve common goals Experience of working with people affected by adoption Knowledge and understanding of theory underpinning practice in relevant areas of Social Work Experience of group work Empathetic and understanding Ability to think out with the box to problem solve PVG scheme membership Ability to travel within and out with Fife 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 Social Media - Search for more 'Fife Council Jobs' on Facebook or follow us on X @FCJobsOfficial Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email: transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk For further information, please contact: Linda Fraser at Linda.Fraser@fife.gov.uk