Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 20 May 2024

Closing Date: Monday 13 May 2024

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC3 £22,525.71 - £23,633.23 (Pro-Rata)

Working Pattern: 22 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Location: Balcurvie Primary School, Windygates

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 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:

• 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 built on trust and respect as a team member; how have you communicated with others; how have you used your initiative and organisational skills to meet targets and achieve goals.)

• Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can support young people.

(Consider the following: how have you have built positive relationships with young people and reinforced good standards of behaviour; what knowledge do you have of child protection / child development, what knowledge and strategies have you used to support young people.)

• Ways in which you have demonstrated good communication and effective interpersonal skills.

(Consider the following: how have you used your knowledge and skills to organise resources, information, data and records; how have you worked towards achieving improvements; how have you managed your time effectively to be able to meet deadlines.)

Job Details

We are looking for a highly skilled School Support Assistant to assist the class teacher by undertaking a range of general and clerical tasks. The postholder will be responsible for preparing and maintaining classroom materials, supporting activities that contribute to the care and welfare of pupils and assisting pupils.

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.

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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For further information please contact: Tracey McDougall - tracey.mcdougall@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.