Proposed Interview Date: Tuesday 21 May 2024
Closing Date: Tuesday 30 April 20204
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC7 £31,179.34 to £38,950.71
Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week
Location: Fife House, Glenrothes
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 resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement
Working Together – Please give examples of when you have worked with others to lead team work and how you influenced those you were working with.
Delivering Results – Please give examples that demonstrate your ability to organise and solve problems to achieve results.
Personal Ownership – Please give examples of situations in which you have used your initiative to make improvements and used your skills to deal with challenges and change.
Customer Focus – Please give examples of when your skills and knowledge have helped improve the learning and development of children.
Job Details
We are looking for a highly skilled Early Years practitioner to work in partnership with funded providers in the private, voluntary and childminding sectors to develop the curriculum and support these services to meet the requirements of the National Quality Standards. The role will have a focus on knowledge of ASL legislation, supporting partner providers with Additional Support Needs, and Health/Nutrition. The EYDO will work alongside team colleagues to support high quality learning experiences to be offered across all funded providers.
Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements
You are required to hold one of the following practitioner level qualifications (or equivalent):
HNC Early Years Education and Childcare or equivalent
or SNNEB or equivalent
or SVQ3 with experience in local authority nursery or equivalent
Significant experience in an EYO post or equivalent.
Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
You should have a working knowledge of ASL legislation, the Curriculum for Excellence, Realising the Ambition and child development from birth to 5 years, as well as experience in delivering a child-centred curriculum.
You should have a high level of communication skills, with the ability to confidently deliver presentations and training programmes to suit all learning styles
You will be expected to travel to different locations across Fife.
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 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
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For further information, please contact: Stewart Westwater at Stewart.Westwater@fife.gov.uk
We are holding a Fife Council jobs fair on 15th May 10am - 2pm at Rothes Halls, Glenrothes. We will be on hand to talk about the vacancies we have on offer and what it's like to work with the council. There will also be a chance to get support from our job clubs and employability teams and can offer help with the online application process. Please pop along on the day to find out more.
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