Location: Fife
Contract: Full Time and Part Time
Closing Date:
The Community Support Worker is responsible for assessing the needs of individuals and helping people in challenging situations achieve their goals for a better-quality life. The work is person-centred, strengths-based focusing on individuals’ strengths, interests, resources, and capabilities. Community Support Workers manage a caseload listening to people’s concerns and solving problems to increase the individual and family’s self-confidence, self-esteem, and sense of empowerment. The role also involves working with people to improve their overall health and wellbeing enabling families to avoid crisis situations. Our service delivery is focused on enabling people to choose and shape their support.
This role is about delivering holistic information and support focussed on managing personal outcomes based on human rights principles. The team works in partnership with individuals and other organisations for successful service delivery.
The ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service is crucial, there may be a requirement to work outside normal office hours and occasional weekends.
Based at: Premier House , 29A Randolph Place , Kirkcaldy , KY1 2YX .
Placement end date: 27/03/2026.
Full Time post (3 available.)
Work pattern – 5 days per week.
Hours – 35
Hourly pay – £15.01
Part Time post (1 available.)
Work pattern – part time flexible working to be confirmed.
Hours – up to 21
Hourly pay – £15.01
Please see attached for more information. This placement is a re-advertisement and previous applicants need not apply.
This is a paid work placement funded by Fife Council via the Life Chances Programme. The aim of this programme is to gain a sustainable job at the end of the funded period or earlier. To apply, please send a CV and a Cover Letter to fjc@fife.gov.uk Please mark the email header Life Chances – Community Support Worker. Please note if you do not provide both a CV and Cover Letter, we will be unable to progress your application. This role is for underemployed or unemployed people only. Closing date is 21/11/2025.
Any questions please contact the FJC email above.