Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 07 December 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 29 November 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC6 £37,761.26 to £34,914.86

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: St Andrews Family Support Hub

Supporting Statement

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Job Details

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic and committed Social Work Assistant to join the Fife House Project, supporting care-experienced young people as they prepare to leave care and move towards independent living.

The Fife House Project provides a supportive, relationship-based approach that empowers young people to develop the confidence, skills and resilience needed to successfully transition into their own homes and maintain long-term tenancies.

The successful candidate will work closely with a small group of care-experienced young people, providing practical, emotional and social support to help them achieve their individual goals, access education, employment and training opportunities, and become active, independent members of their communities.

As a Social Work Assistant within the Fife House Project, you will play a key role in supporting care-experienced young people to make a successful transition from care into independent living.

You will provide intensive, individualised and group-based support to a cohort of young people, helping them develop essential life skills, build positive relationships and prepare for the responsibilities of managing and sustaining their own tenancies.

Working alongside young people, social workers, housing providers and partner agencies, you will promote independence, encourage personal development and ensure young people are supported to achieve positive outcomes in all aspects of their lives.

The role requires a compassionate, flexible and relationship-based approach, recognising the individual experiences, strengths and aspirations of care-experienced young people.

The Person

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about improving outcomes for care-experienced young people and supporting them to achieve independence.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• An understanding of the challenges care-experienced young people may face when transitioning into adulthood and independent living.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trusting and supportive relationships.
• An understanding of trauma-informed practice, relationship-based and person-centred approaches.
• The ability to plan, deliver and evaluate individual support and groupwork activities.
• An ability to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies.
• Effective organisational, record-keeping and time-management skills.
• A commitment to safeguarding, equality, inclusion and promoting the rights of young people.
• A flexible, compassionate, non-judgemental and solution-focused approach.
• Must be able to see beyond presenting behaviours and to display empathy, compassion and hope for young people
• Needs to understand that this is a demanding and, at times, very tough job. A high level of composure and resilience is required·
• Must have an HNC in Social Care and SVQ 3 or be willing to work toward these qualifications within a set time frame.
• Ability to organise and participate in leisure and recreational activities

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain a Level 2 Disclosure with PVG.

Further Information

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For Further information Please Contact : Dawna.Mutter@fife.gov.uk