Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 1 September 2025

Closing Date: Sunday 24 August 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC4 25,885.80 - 28.175.91 (13.79 - 15.01 per hour) (Pro-Rata)

Working Pattern: 6.25 hours per week

Location: Springfield Primary School

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 .


Please include as part of your supporting statement your experience of food preparation and interaction with children and young people to support them making healthy eating choices.

Job Details

Hunger and poverty are having a detrimental effect on children's ability to concentrate and engage in their school learning. Hunger often leads to lethargy and sometimes even disruptive behaviour, which ultimately leads to children not engaging in the classroom.


A Childcare Practitioner working in a Breakfast Cafe will provide a safe, secure environment before school where all children attending are provided with a healthy breakfast (ranging from cereal, toast, fruit and yoghurts).


Breakfast Cafes are a drop in services and are not a registered childcare provision.


Operational hours 7.45am-9am included with the children attending from 8am.


Visit our website to find out more information about our Out of School Clubs.

The Person

We are looking for someone who:


Has understanding and experience working in a catering environment role. Understands dietary and nutritional needs. Organisational skills. Willing to work as part of a team. Fun, engaging and adaptable.
In return you will benefit from access to a wide range of professional learning and training opportunities.

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

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

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 -

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Alternative Formats -

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: Emma Seath -

Emma.Seath@fife.gov.uk