Senior Technician

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Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 15 September 2025

Closing Date: Thursday 4 September 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC7 £33,732.26 - £41,972.91

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: St Columba's RC High School, Dunfermline

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:

Shared information, followed plans, supported learners, worked with others?

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 a high level of confidentiality.

(Consider the following: how have you shared information in compliance with current legislation; what steps did you take to ensure procedures were followed, guaranteeing attention to detail.)

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

(Consider the following: how have you used your knowledge and skills to provide professional documents, information, data and reports; how have you worked towards achieving improvements; how have you demonstrated excellent customer service; how have you managed your time effectively to be able to meet deadlines.)

Job Details

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Technician to manage and support the team of School Technicians. We would expect the successful candidate to have:

• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Good communication skills, both oral and written.
• Clear understanding of health and safety policies relating to the role.
• Good IT skills.

The Person

Educated to SCQF level 7, which includes HNC or Advanced Highers or equivalent in Science, IT or Electrical.

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Membership or Disclosure Check for this role.

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

We are holding a Fife Council jobs fair on Wednesday 8th October from 10am - 2pm at the Glen Pavilion in Dunfermline. This is a great opportunity to meet face to face with Hiring Managers and learn more about the type of vacancies that are available and what it's like to work in local government. There will also be a chance to get support from our job clubs and employability teams who can offer help with our online application process. Please pop along on the day to find out more.

For further information please contact: Linda Morris - Linda.Morris@fife.gov.uk