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Job Description
Proposed Interview Date: Thursday 23 January 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 22 December 2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC12 £65,437.20 - £78,239.31
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: Fife House, Glenrothes
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement in the section marked 'upload resumé'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.
Job Details
* This is an exciting time to join the Children and Families & Justice Service within the Communities Directorate. The post holder will work across the Directorate to realise the potential of the Wellbeing and Prevention Service. The service manager will operationalise the concept of 'The No Wrong Door' service design into an operational multi-disciplinary service ensuring timely assistance and support to the most vulnerable households in Fife.
* You will work with partners across this Directorate, Council, Health and Social Care Partnership and Third Sector to develop referral pathways, models of intervention, oversight arrangements, measurable performance indicators and cohesive multi-disciplinary working.
* The service manager will be skilled in assessing and managing risk and supporting this workforce to identify need and risk and manage this appropriately within this new service.
* You will provide supervision to managers.
* You will have autonomy to lead this programme of change, developing an operational service and framework that can be rolled out across Fife.
* You will work with the service manager for strategic commissioning to ensure that this service connects with the 3rd Sector ensuring a range of services are available in communities to meet the needs of Fifers.
* You will lead and manage staff through a programme of change. You must be a skilled and experienced senior manager within the profession of Social Work.
* You will report on progress to Elected Members, Directorate Management Team, Executive Director of Communities and the Council Executive Team.
The Person
* You will be an experienced manager within Social Work and have held a senior management position. You will be a motivated and enthusiastic leader who can produce high quality reports, presentations and strategy.
* You must be able to work in partnership with all staff across the Communities Directorate and have a proven ability to lead integrated services.
* You need to be a highly motivated and enthusiastic leader who has a track record of managing and implementing change.
* Experience of leading transformational change.
* Be registered with the SSSC.
* Ability to travel within Fife.
Before confirming 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.
As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.
Further Information
* Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria.
* How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace.
* Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
For further information please contact: James Ross at james.ross-fc-d1@fife.gov.uk
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