Job Description

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Proposed Interview Date: Week commencing 06 November 2023

Closing Date: Sunday 29 October 2023

Contract Type: Temporary for 1 year

Salary: FC7 \xc2\xa329,245.89 - \xc2\xa336,547.97 (Pro Rata)

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: Donibristle Primary School

Purpose and Values of Education & Children\'s Services Directorate

The Education & Children\'s Services 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 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\xc3\xa9\'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at .

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

We are looking for a highly skilled Early Years Practitioner who is passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to making a difference for all of our children and young people so that they achieve their full potential. As a Senior Early Years Officer (Family Work) in Fife your role is divided into two distinct parts: * To support and develop Family Work within the Nursery setting and in a local geographical area, working collaboratively with Social Workers, health professionals and other service providers to help improve families\' life chances. Also, to act as a point of contact, to coordinate a wide range of agreed focussed parenting programmes and universal parenting support within the local community.

• As a member and, on occasions, leader of a team based within one nursery setting, to support the delivery of a broad and balanced Early Years curriculum ensuring a caring, safe, and welcoming environment is achieved.

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.

Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements

You are required to hold one of the following practitioner level qualifications (or equivalent):

• HNC Childhood Practice/Early Years Education & Childcare OR
• SVQ Level 3 Social Services, Children and Young People.

Experience of working with young children in a formal setting.

You are also required to register with SSSC at Practitioner level within 6 months of taking up employment in this role and must complete the required post registration training and learning (PRTL) over the registration period.

You should have a working knowledge of the Curriculum for Excellence, realising the ambition and child development from birth to 5 years.

You are required to have high levels of interpersonal skills and abilities which will enable you to lead on aspects of team work within the nursery to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people in your setting.

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.

Further Information

• Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria
• How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our

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.

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For further information please contact: Mardie Templeman, donibtistleps.enquiries@fife.gov.uk

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