Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 31 August 2026 and 07 September 2026 (2 Stage interview process)
Closing Date: Sunday 23 August 2026
Salary: FC9 £47,604.34 to £57,196.54
Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week, Must be able to participate as part of a 24-hour per day, 7 days per week on call rota
Location: Glenrothes, Fife Wide
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
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Multisystemic therapy (MST) is an intensive family and community-based intervention that targets the multiple causes of antisocial behaviour in young people. MST aims to prevent out of home placements or reunification to family home.
MST adopts a social-ecological approach to understanding problematic behaviours in young people. Viewing the individual as being surrounded by a network of interconnected systems that include the young person themselves, their family as well as their peer group, school and wider neighbourhood.
In MST, parents and caregivers are viewed as the main instigators of change in the young person. Therefore, the
ultimate goal
of MST is to empower the family to take responsibility for making and maintaining positive changes in the young person’s behaviour.
We are looking for a practitioner with significant experience of working effectively with young people and families with multiple problems and challenging behaviours. You will be able to evidence considerable success in having engaged hard to reach families and have experience in delivering therapeutic interventions. You will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be able to remain calm with ability to defuse difficult and sometimes volatile situations.
Educated to SCQF level 9, which includes a degree or equivalent in Social Work, Applied Psychology, Mental Health Nursing or equivalent
Significant experience of working effectively with young people and families with multiple problems and challenging behaviours. You will be able to evidence considerable success in having engaged hard to reach families. You will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, be able to remain calm and have the ability to defuse difficult and sometimes volatile situations.
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