MST Family Resource Specialist

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 26 October 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 18 October 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £34,914.86 - £43,437.09

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: Based at Fife House, Glenrothes working throughout Fife

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 [https://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/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 [http://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement].

Job Details

• Assist MST-CAN Therapists in gathering information about resources for client through a proactive stance of working to anticipate the need of clients and families
• Engage primary caregivers and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement
• Provides updates to assigned therapist on critical and emerging problems and developing within families throughout treatment
• Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with the nine MST Principles and the MST Analytic Process
• Perform safety checks in collaboration with the MST-CAN Supervisor or MST-CAN Therapist, respond to any emergencies discovered during safety check or other interactions and implement crisis plans formulated by the therapist assigned to the case or supervisor of the team.
• Support the collection of urine drug screens and/or breathalysers for parents or youth who are abusing substances
• Participate in all MST-CAN training, supervision, consultation, and development activities
• Build a relationship with community stakeholders (i.e., child protection services, legal advisers, judges, schools, etc.) to ensure cooperation among service providers
• Assist clients in practical needs such as housing, budgeting, job attainment, and prosocial recreational activities
• Assist the clinical team and parents with children’s school attendance and performance to ensure success
• Develop and update a resource file for the team that includes activities and services available in the community that support clinical interventions
• Assist in CAN-TAM-R collection by connecting families with the interviewer
• Be available to MST-CAN Therapists to engage in activities to support them in their work with families
• Support families in doing homework for Prolonged Exposure and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and other interventions for which homework is critical to clinical progress (e.g., relaxation exercises, feelings identification)