Proposed Interview Week: Week Commencing 27 July 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 19 July 2026
Salary: FC7 £34,914.86 to £43,437.09
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: Cupar, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy central covering areas in Glenrothes, Cowdenbeath
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 .
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. Early Help and Support Teams (EH&S Teams) are based across the 7 localities in Fife, delivering 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:
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?)
Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements
Educated to SCQF Level 7 which includes HNC or Advanced Highers or equivalent in one of the relevant fields of childcare, social care, health or community development.
The individual should have:
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.
