Social Worker

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 23 November 2026

Closing Date: Wednesday 11 November 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC8 £41,972.91 to £45,990

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: Various

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

This is an exciting time to join the Children, Families Social Work Service in Fife. We have redesigned our service to create a range of Early Help & Support and Enhanced Children & Families Teams. This has allowed us to focus on earlier intervention, community connections and the quality of service for children who are looked after or require a child protection plan. We are currently recruiting for the Early Help & Support Central Team based in Kirkcaldy also covering areas in Cowdenbeath and Glenrothes (must be able to travel throughout Fife). Also Leven and Cowdenbeath EH&S.

As a Social Worker you will have a lead role in delivering our Families First Strategy, working alongside children and their families to help them get the right support at the right time, to achieve their potential and succeed.

As part of a team of social work and multi-agency partners, you will bring enthusiasm, creativity, compassion and effective problem-solving skills to: