Early Years Lead Officer

**Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 16 June 2025**

**Closing Date: Tuesday 10 June 2025**

**Contract: Temporary until 04 January 2026**

**Salary: FC8 £40,358.57 - £44,225.49**

**Working Pattern: 14.4 hours per week Mon-Tues**

**Location: Pathhead Nursery, Kirkcaldy**

**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**

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

- **Working Together**- Please give examples of when you have worked with others to contribute to teamwork 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.

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 our children and young people so they can achieve their full potential.

As an Early Years Lead Officer, your role would be:
To provide more children who face the greatest disadvantages with increased access to highly quality experiences and provide additional support for those children who need it most in order to close the attainment gap.

To contribute towards the wider programme of work in the ELC setting to reduce inequality.

To manage ELC services open full year across a locality during school holiday periods and implementing Child Protection procedures in line with Fife Council Guidelines.

For more information use the link below

**Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements**

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

- HNC Childhood Practice OR
- SVQ3 Social Services Children and Young People

Educated to SCQF level 9, which includes a degree or equivalent, e.g. BA Childhood Practice or PDA Childhood Practice or a relevant teaching qualification within the first period of registration.

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 the settings you support.

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

**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 -**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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