Depute Head of Centre
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Job Description
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 6 October 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 28 September 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC8 £41,972.91 to £44,990.00
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: Gallatown Nursery, Kirkcaldy
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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 Statemen
- 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
To develop and lead on services from the Family Nurture Centre through planning and implementing of strategies relative to care and welfare of children and their families within the Centre and wider early years community.
The key areas of this post are: -
Centre management during school holiday periods and at other times when the Headteacher is out of Centre.
Management and delivery of a quality service for eligible children and priority referrals under 3 years.
Delivery and support of GIRFEC approaches and Child Protection, Family Support and co-ordination of Community Parent Engagement.
A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements
You must have SCQF level 9, which includes a Degree or equivalent, such as BA in Childhood Practice.
You are required to have management experience within an Early Years setting and experience of co-ordinating and leading a group of professionals within a multi-agency working culture.
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.
You are required to register with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up employment in this role and to complete the required Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) over the first registration period. It is the person's responsibility to notify the SSSC of any changes to personal or work details timeously.
As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.
If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible so you're registered within the required six months.
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.
More details are included in the role profile
Further Information
- Role profiles - when preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria. Role Profile
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For Further Information Please Contact: Rebekah McNerney - Rebekah McNerney@fife.gov.uk
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