Social Work Assistant

fife-council - Fife, United Kingdom | 2025-01-23 16:33:34

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 24 February 2025
Closing Date: Monday 17 February 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC6 £29,508.69 - £32,437.03
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: Fife House, Glenrothes (Blended approach of home working and office base)
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 is committed to ensuring that high quality social work service is delivered to the over 65 client group in Glenrothes. To do this, we are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team with a focus on assessing and supporting older people to maintain their independence in the community.
Within this role your main responsibilities would include: 
Co-ordinating and managing cases, effectively using case recording and file management systems.
Undertaking assessment of needs and risks as directed.
Contributing to complex assessments of need and risk.
Reducing levels of risk to service users and others.
Contributing to and developing care/action plans
Contributing towards the team duty system
 
A link to the role profile is provided at the bottom of this advert. It provides more detailed information about the job and the type of person we are looking for. 
The Person
This post has a blended approach of working from home and spending time in the office. The pattern of working hours will be determined for individual remits and on occasions may include evenings. 
Knowledge and understanding of the older person client group is desirable, together with experience of joint working to achieve common goals.
Before confirming 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.
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We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.
For further information please contact: Chris Harney - [email protected]


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