Senior Practitioner

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Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 3 June 2024

Closing Date: Sunday 26 May

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC9 £42,686.23 - £51,302.31 (Pro-Rata)

Working Pattern: 18 hours per week - Wednesday, Thursday (full days) and Friday mornings

Location: Springfield Project, Playfield House, Stratheden Hospital, Cupar

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

Springfield Project - multi-disciplinary therapeutic service for children and young people in Fife Council care placements.

The post offers a unique opportunity to be part of a specialist, multi-disciplinary / multi-agency team, providing therapeutic services to children and young people in local authority care throughout Fife.

The post involves working with children and carers and will include direct assessment and intervention, consultation to the care network around the child, and providing training for foster carers.

The post holder will have a shared role in maintaining the Springfield Project's strong links with all relevant agencies, as well as service development and evaluation.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

Candidates should have experience working as a Social Worker or Senior Practitioner within a Children and Families team. Experience within fostering/adoption setting would be desirable. The candidate should be able to demonstrate a good understanding of trauma and the impact this has on child attachment and development.

The children and young people referred to the Project have experienced complex trauma, and it is essential that the candidate is able to understand the impact of their experiences and keep their needs central to any work being undertaken by the Project.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate their ability to help others to see the world from a child's perspective, and to help carers and professionals adapt the child's environment accordingly.

Strong assessment skills, and analytical report writing is essential.

The candidate should have experience of, or a keen interest in developing experience in facilitating group work and training. Facilitating training and groupwork with parents and carers will be a part of the role.

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.

Further Information

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For further information please contact: Sheila Addison - Sheila.Addison@fife.gov.uk