Early Years Officer

3 weeks ago

Fife, United Kingdom Fife Council Full time

**Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 13 May 2024**

**Closing Date: Sunday 5 May 2024**

**Contract Type: Temporary until 3 January 2025**

**Salary: FC6 £28,251.00 - £31,179.34**

**Working Pattern: 36 hours per week (flexible between the hours of 07:45 and 18:15)**

**Location: Sunflower Family Nurture Centre, Melgund Place, Lochgelly**

**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**

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

- **Working Togethe **r **- **Please give examples of when you have worked with others to contribute to 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 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 an Early Years Practitioner in Fife you will be responsible for promoting children’s learning, development and welfare within a nursery context, promoting inclusion, diversity and equality, communicating with other stakeholders and for contributing to wider development within the nursery.

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.

You are also required to registered 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 work as a member of a team to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people in your setting.

**Before confirming to 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.
- **Directorate Information - **Council Department information

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