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Early Years Officer

On-site in Fife·Added 7 days ago (last checked 11 Oct)

Fife Council

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Job details

  • £31,761 - £34,915 a year

    Gross, as stated in the ad.

Requirements

  • Work on-site in Fife

    No relocation package mentioned.

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The role

Proposed Interview Date: Monday 2 November to Friday 16 November 2026

Closing Date: Monday 26 October 2026

Contract Type: Temporary until 15 August 2027

Salary: FC6 £31,761.26 to £34,914.86

Working Pattern: Various Shift Patterns Available (08:18 - 16:00, 8:30 - 13:30 or 11:30 - 15:30)

Location: Fife Wide

Purpose and Values of Education Directorate

The Education Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values: Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.

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.

Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:

Working Together - Please give examples of when you have worked with others to contribute to teamwork and how you influenced those you were working with.

Delivering Results - Please give examples that demonstrate your ability to organise and solve problems to achieve results.

Personal Ownership - Please give examples of situations in which you have used your initiative to make improvements and used your skills to deal with challenges and change.

Customer Focus - Please give examples of when your skills and knowledge have helped improve the learning and development of children.

Job Details

We are looking for highly skilled early years practitioners who are passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to making a difference for all our children and young people so that they achieve their full potential.

As an early year's practitioner in Fife, you will be responsible for promoting children's learning, development, and welfare within a nursery context, promoting inclusion, diversity, and equality, communicating with other stakeholders and for contributing to wider development within the nursery.

A link to the role profile is included below, where you will find more information about the role, with specific reference to essential and desirable criteria for applicants.

Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements

You are required to hold one of the following practitioner level qualifications (or equivalent):

You should have a working knowledge of the Curriculum for Excellence, Realising the Ambition and child development from birth to 5 years.

You are required to have high levels of interpersonal skills and abilities which will enable you to work as a member of a team to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people in your setting.

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're registered within the required six months

More details are included in the role profile

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.

We particularly encourage applications from men, who are currently underrepresented within this type of work

Further Information

For Further Information Please Contact: Debbie.Thomson-ED@fife.gov.uk

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