Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 9 September 2024

Closing Date: Thursday 29 August 2024

Contract Type: Permanent 

Salary: FC5 £25,829.49 - £28,251.00

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week 

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes - Blended home / office working

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

Job Details

The focus of this role is raising awareness of unpaid carers and the support that is available to them.  Key audiences for this are unpaid carers themselves, including people who may not identify as an unpaid carer, professionals in the health and social care sectors, and others who might support unpaid carer, including educators and third sector partners.

Unpaid carers play a critical and important role in our communities, supporting family members and friends to live an active and independent life.  There are over 35,000 unpaid carers in Fife.  Most unpaid carers are not aware of the support that is available to help them manage their caring roles; too many people who provide a caring role on an unpaid basis do not realise they are an unpaid carer nor do they identify themselves as such.  

This role has been created to support the partnership to deliver the Carers Strategy for Fife, 2023 – 2026 (https://www.fifehealthandsocialcare.org/media/0sch2hnj/hscp-carers-strategy-2023-to-2026.pdf) .  Specifically, the role will work to deliver outcome 1 of the strategy, which underpins the success of the remainder of the strategy.  The role will develop resources and lead on campaigns to increase awareness of what an unpaid carer is, who might undertake such a role and to promote the support that is available to help carers in their role. 

The Person

The successful applicant will have experience of working on a wide range of projects, including in person events, to raise awareness and promote social support opportunities.  A creative, collaborative and enthusiastic approach to your work is welcome in order to make the marked difference necessary to be successful in this role.  A track record of being self-motivated and working under your own initiative is necessary.  Experience as an unpaid carer may be beneficial but is not required.   

Educated to SCQF Level 7, which includes HNC or Advanced Highers or equivalent. 

This is a full-time position.  Work patterns and reasonable blended working arrangements can be negotiated to suit an exceptional candidate’s work-life balance. 

Further Information

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We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.

For further information please contact Scott Fissenden - [email protected]