Senior Early Years Officer

Proposed Interview Date:
Week Commencing Monday 16 February 2026

Closing Date:
Sunday 15 February 2026

Contract Type:
Temporary until 10 April 2027

Salary: FC7of £33,732.26 to £41,972.91 (Pro Rata)

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week. Hours of work are: 10.35am - 6.15pm, Monday to Friday

Location:
View forth Nursery, Leven

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.

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 resume’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at

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 teamwork 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.

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 in Fife, you will be responsible for promoting children’s learning, development and welfare within a nursery context, promoting inclusion, diversity and equality, communicating with other stakeholders and for contributing to and leading on wider development within the nursery, where appropriate.

A link to the role profile is included below, where you will find more information about the role, with specific reference to essential and desirable criteria for applicants.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• You should have a working knowledge of the Curriculum for…