Proposed Interview Date: Friday 11 September 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 30 August 2026
Salary: FC4 £26,786.83 to £29,170.80 (pro rata)
Working Pattern: 1 6.25 hours per week (14:45 to 18:00 Mon - Fri during term-time, with various shifts during school holidays) There are 2 positions available.
Location: Based at Fife House, Working across Central and North East Fife
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.
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 include as part of your supporting statement your experience of working with children and young people.
These positions are new to the Childcare Services Team to work alongside the newly appointed School Aged Childcare Development Officers to support our Out of School Clubs across Fife.
Plan, facilitate and supervise a wide range of play-based activities and social experiences both in and outdoors. This will include setting up the play space to ensure it is safe, stimulating and welcoming.
We are therefore looking for someone who:
If you want to find out what it is like to work in an Out of School Club? Watch Madara and Ross share what a typical day looks like and why they love their roles.
Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain a Level 2 Disclosure with PVG. This will be actioned as part of your pre-employment checks.
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.
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 .
We particularly encourage applications from men, who are currently underrepresented within this type of work.
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