Assistant Active Schools Co-ordinator

Fife Council -
Glenrothes

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Job details

Temporary
£31,761.26 - £34,914.86 a year
7 hours ago

Benefits

Employee discount

Qualifications

Leadership
Communication skills

Full job description

Proposed Interview Date: Wednesday 22 July 2026

Closing Date: Monday 13 July 2026

Contract Type: Temporary Until 2 July 2027

Salary: FC6 £31,761.26 to £34,914.86 (Pro Rata)

Working Pattern: Various Hours

Location: Various Schools in 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 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

Active Schools aim to provide more and higher quality opportunities to take part in sport and physical activity before school, during lunchtime and after school, and to develop effective pathways between schools and sports clubs in the local community.

This is an exciting bespoke opportunity to join the Fife Active Schools team, to support children & young people who care experienced to engage or re-engage with education through sport and physical activity. The successful candidate will work alongside colleagues in schools, care homes, children & families, health & education to identify creative solutions to re-engage or improve the engagement of care-experienced people.

The role will include:

Providing creative opportunities for care experienced young people to take part in sport, physical activity, wider wellbeing and leadership opportunities in schools with clear and direct links into club and community settings.

Using sport, physical activity and leadership opportunities as mechanism to support pupils who experience care to engage / re-engage with education.

Identifying and developing an understanding of the needs of children and young people in relation to sport and physical activity, particularly in ‘hard to reach groups’ and adopting a targeted approach to engaging these groups to take part in physical activity and sport.

Building links with partner agencies and the local community to develop an understanding of the needs of children and young people.

Ensure the effective integration, planning, management and delivery of Active Schools priorities.

Preparing and leading a series of appropriate lesson plans, providing clear instructions and demonstrations.

Measuring and reporting the impact of Active Schools through collating and using data, self-assessing and reflecting, continuously improving and evaluating.

A link to the role profile is included below. You will find more information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

You will be educated to SCQF level 9, which includes a degree or equivalent, in a relevant discipline and/or have experience of working with children in an education, sport, health, leisure and/or recreation environment.

Experience in the delivery of projects in education, sport, health, leisure and/or recreation is essential demonstrating the ability to facilitate practical and/or non-practical sessions to a high standard.

You will be able to identify good practice and promote the role of physical activity incorporating sport, play, health and active travel, as a contributor to community development.

You will also be able to show good organisation, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work both individually and part of a wider team.

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland.

Further Information

Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile

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For further information, please contact: Craig Watson – Senior Active Schools Coordinator, [email protected]

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