Senior Family Worker

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Proposed Interview Date:
Wednesday 18 March 2026

Closing Date:
Sunday 1 March 2026

Contract Type:
Temporary for up to 23 Months

Salary: FC8 £ 41,972.91 to £45,990.00

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location:
Fife Wide

The Education Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values:
Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.

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

In your Supporting Statement you should link your experience from other roles to how this would meet the criteria outlined in the Senior Family Worker Role Profile (see link under Further Information section).

• To develop, manage and coordinate the delivery of a range of family support services across Fife as part of a whole family approach (0-18 yrs.) in partnership with a range of agencies.

• Managing and supervising a team of Family Support workers

• Contribute to supporting and managing home education liaising with Education Manager

• Contributing to professional development of the attendance support team

• Participating in local resourcing groups

• Supporting the development of systems and processes and across education establishments

• Collaboratively working with a range of Community Planning Partners

• Ensuring the continuation of improvement through data collection and recording

• Developing and supporting the delivery of parenting and family support services

• Promoting and embedding practice based on the key components of the Getting It Right in Fife (GIRIF) Framework, the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act, The Promise, UNCRC and the objectives of the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund

• Collating impact and outcome reports

• Monitoring expenditure as part of the wider budget in Strategic Equity Fund

Lead a team of Family Support Workers by:

• Ensuring high standard of skills and competency

• Reviewing and monitoring staff workload

• Delivering presentations

• Managing staff performance and development

• Responding to conflict

The individual should have experience of supporting staff development, collaborative working and systems development. The ideal candidate should have strong organisational, negotiation, evaluation, and analytical skills. Experience with financial budgeting, presentation and report writing are also essential.

A minimum of SCQF level 9 is required, with a degree or equivalent Education, Social Work or Community Education or equivalent experience is required. With particular attention to evaluation and analytical skills.

A link to the Role Profile is provided below. It provides more detailed information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

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.

• 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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For more information, please contact:
Sarah Else at