Childcare Practitioner - Breakfast Cafe

Centreforequalities; Scotland; On-site; GBP 2,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking a Childcare Practitioner for a Breakfast Café role to ensure a safe environment for children and provide healthy breakfast options. The successful candidate will have experience in catering, understand dietary needs, and possess strong organizational and teamwork skills. This permanent position requires working Monday to Friday, offering 6.25 hours weekly near Kelty, Scotland. A Level 2 Disclosure with PVG is required as part of the employment process.

Benefits

Employee benefits package

Discounts on various products and services

Qualifications

• Understanding and experience in a catering role.
• Knowledge of dietary and nutritional needs.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe environment for children before school.
• Serve healthy breakfast options to children.
• Engage with children in a fun and supportive manner.

Skills

Catering experience

Understanding dietary needs

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Adaptability

Job description

Proposed Interview Date

Week Commencing Monday 02 February2026

Closing Date

Sunday 25 January 2026

Contract Type

Permanent

Salary

£25,85.50 to £28,175.91 (pro rata)

Working Pattern

6.25 hrs per week, Monday to Friday 07:45 to 09:00

Location

St Joseph's R C Primary School, Kelty, FIFE, KY4 0DG

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement that outlines how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement in the section marked ‘upload resume’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.

Job Details

Hunger and poverty are having a detrimental effect on children’s ability to concentrate and engage in their school learning. Hunger often leads to lethargy and sometimes even disruptive behaviour, which ultimately leads to children not engaging in the classroom.

A childcare practitioner working in a Breakfast Café will provide a safe, secure environment before school where all children attending are provided with a healthy breakfast (ranging from cereal, toast, fruit and yogurts).

Breakfast Cafes are drop in services and are not a registered childcare provision.

The Person

• Has understanding and experience working in a catering environment role
• Understands dietary and nutritional needs
• Organisational skills
• Willing to work as part of a team
• Fun, Engaging and adaptable

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain a Level 2 Disclosure with PVG. This will be actioned as part of your pre-employment checks.

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 the How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information. (How We Work Matters)
• 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 more information, please contact

Emma Seath, OOSC Manager - [e-mail]