Early Years Officer

Proposed Interview Date: Wednesday 11 November 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 01 November 2026

Contract Type: Temporary until 26 March 2027

Salary: FC6 £31,761.26 to £34,914.86 (Pro Rata)

Working Pattern: 20 Hours per week, (Monday - Friday 11.30am-3.30pm), 39 weeks per year

Location: Leslie Nursery

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.

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 team work and how you influenced those you were working with.