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.
An Early Help and Support Team is being established to work with children and families affected by disability. This team will deliver 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:
1. Initial assessment underpinned by a whole family approach
2. Development of a family plan which is co-produced with families as part of a relational approach
3. 1-1 support in family homes underpinned by a family decision making model
4. Development and Delivery of group work (. Mellow Ability)
5. Collaborative work with Primary & Secondary Schools through formal partnership meetings. (. thematic group work, partnership training etc)
6. Collaborative work with Health, CLD, and Third sector organisations.
7. 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?)
Ways in which you have demonstrated supervising and coaching skills
(consider how you have supported staff to ensure policies and procedures are applied, promoting high standards of practice within the team to support collaborative
Key tasks include:
8. Contributing to the development and implementation of processes, systems and practice standards with the aim of developing effective partnerships and building resilience and capacity for children; young people and families.
9. Supervising and coaching family workers to ensure policies and procedures are applied, promoting high standards of practice within the team to support collaborative working.
10. Coordinating and chairing meetings and formulating plans ensuring services are having a positive impact against agreed outcomes
11. Developing effective partnership and collaborative working with colleagues in Education; Health; Third Sector; Community Development to improve outcomes for children; young people and families.
12. The post involves some lone working, working flexibly
Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements
Educated to SCQF level 9 which includes a degree or equivalent in Education; Social Work; Community Education
The individual should have:
13. Significant experience and skills in delivering children’s services
14. Knowledge of practice models; assessment frameworks and standards
15. Experience in Child Protection
16. Experience of working with vulnerable young people and adults
17. Supervisory skills
18. Motivational skills
19. 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.