Depute Head of Centre

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Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 16 February 2026

Closing Date: Tuesday 10 February 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC8 £41,972.91 to £45,990.00 pro rata

Working Pattern: 14.4 hours per week. Thursday & Friday 8.18am to 4pm - Please note you may not take annual leave during the school holidays

Location: St Andrews 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 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 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.

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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• Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email: transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk

For further information please contact: Nicola Clelland at Nicola.Clelland@fife.gov.uk