Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 18 August 2025

Closing Date: 03 August 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: 24,890.91 to 27,087.17 (pro rata)

Working Pattern: 6.25 hours per week

Location: Kirkcaldy or Glenrothes or Cardenden

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

Breakfast Cafe.


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. We also offer a toast to school service so this may vary.


Operational hours 7.45am-9am included with the children attending from 8am or preparing toast to deliver to classrooms for children coming into school.

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

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.

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.

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 more information, please contact: Louise Brammeld,

louise.brammeld@fife.gov.uk

or Gary Peattie,

Gary.peattie@fife.gov.uk