Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 19 January 2026

Closing Date: Tuesday 13 January 2026

Contract Type: Casual

Salary: FC5 15.01 per hour

Working Pattern: As and when required

Location: Kirkcaldy Meals on Wheels

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 resume'. 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

Do you have a Catering Qualification such as City & Guilds or 706/1 an SVQ or equivalent and supervisory experience?




We are looking for casual supervisor to coordinate the provision and delivery of an effective operation of a 7-day per week 363 day per year Meals on Wheels service within a designated geography.




Day to day supervision of Driver/Handler staff, including required training.




Duties include selecting and regenerating meals in accordance with approved monthly menu cycle, conducting and/or arranging for others to conduct prescribed temperature checks. Regular stocktaking including end of month financial procedures




Undertaking a range of clerical duties associated with the service e.g. stock records; temperature check reports; daily adjustment of delivery requirements; accurate returns of staff working hours, holidays, sickness etc; meal/payment voucher reconciliation, - inputting and updating information to the computer system and accessing computer reports.

We have casual vacancies to join our team within:

Meals on Wheels Kirkcaldy

Casual Supervisor - Working as and when required normally between 8:00am and 2:00pm.

Enhancements are paid for weekend working.*

Casual staff receive payments in lieu of annual leave for hours worked.




You will earn a 15.01 per hour
and have access to a range of benefits, including:




15.01 per hour to start, plus extra payments for any shift work, including weekends.


Pay is every 4 weeks.


Access to and support with a training opportunities and qualifications for the job


Local and national discounts including supermarkets, restaurants, and retail!


This work is about ensuring meals are delivered safely and timely to customers throughout Fife.




Training on In House systems will be provided. Working towards an Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate will be essential once in post.

The Person

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.

Full driving licence.


Ability to provide a regular and effective service, working alone or as part of a Team.




You will be required to attend an Induction Training Day before starting in post.

Further Information

Role Profile

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

Role Profile

How We Work Matters -

Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our

How We Work Matters

behaviour framework for more information.

Employee Benefits -

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services

Directorate Information -

Council Department information

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Alternative Formats

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Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email:

transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk

For further information please contact:

Christine.McKee@fife.gov.uk