Senior Early Years Officer (Family Work)

Fife Council; Glenrothes; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Scotland is seeking a Senior Early Years Officer to enhance children's development through collaborative Family Work within a nursery setting. The role involves delivering a balanced early years curriculum while working closely with social and health professionals. The ideal candidate must have relevant qualifications, such as HNC Childhood Practice or SVQ Level 3 in Social Services, and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and experience with young children. This position offers a commitment to making a positive difference in the community.

Benefits

Access to employee benefits package

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience working with young children in a formal setting.
• Ability to lead team work in nursery settings.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop Family Work within the Nursery setting.
• Deliver a balanced early years curriculum in a caring environment.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Curriculum for Excellence knowledge

Child development understanding

Education

HNC Childhood Practice

SVQ Level 3 Social Services, Children and Young People

Job description

Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Monday 12 January 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 21 December 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC7, £33,732.26 to £41,972.91 pro rata

Working Pattern: 14.4 Hours per week (Monday & Tuesday), 39 weeks per year

Location: Carleton Nursery, Glenrothes

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 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 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 lead 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 a Senior Early Years Officer (Family Work) in Fife your role is divided into two distinct parts:

• To support and develop Family Work within the Nursery setting and in a local geographical area, working collaboratively with social workers, health professionals and other service providers to help improve families' life chances. Also, to act as a point of contact, to coordinate a wide range of agreed focussed parenting programmes and universal parenting support within the local community.
• As a member and, on occasions, leader of a team based within one nursery setting, to support the delivery of a broad and balanced early years curriculum ensuring a caring, safe, and welcoming environment is achieved.

Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements

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

• HNC Childhood Practice OR SVQ Level 3 Social Services, Children and Young People.
• Experience of working with young children in a formal setting.
• Before confirming 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.
• You are also required to be 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 lead on aspects of team work within the nursery to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people in your setting.

Further Information

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