Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Wednesday 1 July 2026

Closing Date: Tuesday 23 June 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC4 £26,786.83 - £29,170.80

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Based at Fife House, Glenrothes supporting young people Fife Wide

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

The Aftercare Support Team offer support and guidance to Fife care experienced young people age 16-26 who live in their own tenancies or one of the various supported accommodations they can access.

An exciting opportunity have arisen for a Support Worker within the Aftercare Support Team.

This role involves supporting young people with day to day tasks.

Supporting young people within their tenancies and assisting them to set up their first tenancy.

Supporting them as difficulties arise.

Make applications/referrals for young people.

Facilitate group work in response to the needs of the young people e.g cooking groups/gym groups.

Lone working.

Working alongside other professionals.

Mapping out available community resources.

Ongoing training will be provided, this includes ‘outcome star’ and ‘decider skills.’

Fife Council is committed to delivering services which are responsive, reliable, efficient and effective.

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

• Experience working with either care experienced young people or teens/young adults.
• Must be able to work with other Council services and partner agencies to support the effective planning and delivery of care and support within our service.
• You should be able to work flexibly and creatively within a dynamic and ambitious team.
• You should be caring, compassionate and responsive to the needs of our young people.
• Confidence with IT skills as case recording and other administration duties will need to be completed on LCS and applications be made for young people e.g UC.
• Ability to travel within Fife.
• Ability to support group work.

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

• 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.
• Directorate Information - Council Department information
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• Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please e-mail transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk

For further information please contact: Margaret Livingstone - Margaret.Livingstone@fife.gov.uk