Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 01 June 2026
Closing Date: Wednesday 27 May 2026
Salary: FC10 £57,196.54 to £62,583.94
Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week
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.
As Social Work Team Manager within Adult Services, you’ll lead a locality-based team to deliver high quality, person-centred statutory social work services for adults and their carer's. You will be accountable for safe decision-making, effective risk management and consistent professional standards across the team, ensuring people receive timely assessment, support planning and review that improves outcomes.
· Provide visible leadership and oversight across the team, setting clear expectations and supporting a culture of reflective, strengths-based practice.
· Ensure assessment, care management and review activity is completed to a high standard and within required timescales, with a focus on outcomes and proportionate, least restrictive interventions.
· Formally chair Adult Support and Protection (ASP) case conferences, Adults with Incapacity (AWI) case conferences and other multi-agency professional meetings, ensuring clear analysis, risk management planning, agreed actions and robust recording of defensible decisions.
· Provide regular supervision, coaching and quality assurance, including oversight of complex casework and performance against service priorities.
· Work collaboratively with health colleagues, providers and partner agencies to support safe hospital discharge, prevention of admission, and community-based supports.
· Manage and develop the team’s workforce capacity, including workload allocation, sickness absence management and support for learning and development.
· Contribute to service improvement and change activity, supporting implementation of local and strategic priorities across Fife Health and Social Care Partnership.
The team manager post is based within the Kirkcaldy adult locality area. You will be expected to attend Fife office locations and partner settings as required for operational leadership, meetings and practice oversight.
You’ll bring strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate and support staff working with complex situations. You will be confident applying relevant legislation and guidance, able to balance professional curiosity with compassion, and skilled in building effective relationships across disciplines to achieve positive outcomes.
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.
You will be a qualified Social Worker with relevant professional registration and significant post-qualifying experience in adult social work services. You will be able to demonstrate strong leadership, sound professional judgement and a commitment to high quality, rights-based and person-centred practice.
Experience of supervising, supporting and developing staff, including effective workload management and performance conversations.
Demonstrable knowledge and application of relevant legislation and guidance, including Adult Support and Protection (ASP) and Adults with Incapacity (AWI), with the ability to chair and contribute to associated forums.
Ability to assess and manage risk, make defensible decisions and provide clear professional oversight of complex casework.
Strong partnership working skills, with experience of working effectively alongside health colleagues and other agencies to plan and coordinate safe, timely interventions.
Excellent communication, recording and report writing skills, with confidence presenting professional views at multi-agency meetings.
A full driving licence and the ability to travel across Fife as required.
How We Work Matters – You will role model the behaviours we expect across Team Fife, including: taking ownership, focusing on customers, working together, embracing technology and information, and delivering results.
Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland.
As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration. If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible so you are registered within the required six months.
If you need to achieve a qualification to maintain your SSSC membership, information will be provided if you are appointed. You must ensure you complete the qualification within the specified timeframe. More details are included in the role profile.
More details are included in the role profile.
As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a blended working arrangement with home-working opportunities and office-working as required. While part of the role can be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required.
For further information please contact: Emma.hamilton@fife.gov.uk
