Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Thursday 28 August 2025

Closing Date: Wednesday 20 August 2025

Contract Type: Temporary until 16 August 2026

Salary: FC5 28,175.91 to 30,691.29 (Pro Rata)

Working Pattern: 27.5 Hours per week

Location: Inverkeithing Primary School

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.

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 resum

e'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

More information is available on our Career site at

www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement

Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:

Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can work effectively as part of a team.

(Consider the following: how you have built positive relationships build on trust and respect; how you communicate with others; how you use your initiative to meet targets and achieve goals)

Ways in which you have worked with others to meet all learners needs

(Consider the following: how you have shared information, followed plans, supported learners, worked with others?)

Ways in which you have built and sustained positive relationships that have led to positive outcomes for learners

(Consider the following: how have you have demonstrated care and commitment when actively engaging with learners about their wellbeing; how have you established positive and purposeful relationships within your school community; how have you worked collaboratively with others to improve outcomes for learners?)

Job Details

Interaction and Communication


You will interact effectively and enthusiastically with children, motivating and engaging them in learning activities appropriate to their needs. You will support children's participation in learning experiences through questioning techniques, effective feedback and well-timed interventions.
Tasks and Responsibilities


Using digital technology to enhance and support learning experiences. Establishing positive working relationships with other staff, parents, carers and children. Liaising with staff working at other stages in Education or in other locations and services to promote continuity for children at points of transition. Working with staff both within and beyond the establishment and to promote the development of children and their families. Promoting parental participation and effective partnerships with parents/carers and the community. Promoting and valuing each child and supporting their welfare, including their personal, social and emotional wellbeing. Contributing to the support and training of students, parent helpers and volunteers and provide basic advice and support to pupil support assistants The main duties and responsibilities of the post includes the individual's responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of people they will be providing support or care for or comes into contact with.
Assessment and Observations


Observing and assessing children and recording of their progress. Sharing observations and contributing to discussions about each individual child's progress. Supporting the achievement or appropriate learning outcomes for each child including planning and recording activities for individual children to extend their learning experience. Recording and reporting on concerns regularly, contributing to children's personal plans or other files where appropriate.
Meaningful Experiences (Curriculum & Planning)


Contributing to a wide range of learning activities (adult directed, adult initiated and child initiated) and the achievement of appropriate learning outcomes. Using a range of strategies to support children to become leaders of their own learning and have greater confidence.
Interesting Spaces (Learning Environment)


Promoting literacy and numeracy rich learning environments. Planning and promoting a range of play contexts in the learning environment. Promoting equality and awareness of cultural diversity ensuring that every child experiences a fair and friendly environment. Preparing, monitoring and maintaining resources to provide a safe, stimulating learning environment on a day to day basis.
Self Evaluation


Contributing to team meetings alongside class teachers and to the evaluation of the work of the setting.
Evaluating progress against identified priorities (including regular planning) and participating in activities which support evaluation of the establishment's work.


A link to the role profile is included below, where you will find more information about the role, with specific reference to essential and desirable criteria for applicants.

The Person

You are required to register with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up employment in this role and to complete the Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) over the first registration period. Educated to SCQF level 7 which includes HNC or equivalent eg Early Years Education and Childcare or HNC Childhood Practice or SVQ3 Social Services Children and Young People or SNNEB or a relevant primary teaching qualification at SCQF Level 9. Experience in delivering child-centred play pedagogy. Experience of working with parents/carers and supporting or leading information sharing sessions on a range of topics/issues. Experience of working with children in the early stages of primary school. Experience of writing reports and children's records.

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.

As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.

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.

Further Information

Role Profile

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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

- 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: Laura Malloch at Laura.Malloch@fife.gov.uk