Clerical Assistant
Clerical Assistant
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Job Description
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 5 May 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 27 April 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC323576.9124890.91(Pro rata)
Working Pattern: 7.2 Hours per week 1 day (Monday)
Location: Fair Isle Family Nurture Centre Kirkcaldy
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 theHow to Applysection of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked upload resum. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site atwww.fife/jobs/supportingstatement
Please considerand demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:
- 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)
- Ways in which you have used your knowledge problem solving skills and understanding of office process and systems.
(Consider the following: how have you used your knowledge of financial and IT systems to provide a quality service; what systems and processes have you used to produce information; how have you used your initiative to support process improvements)
Job Details
We are looking for a highly skilled Clerical Assistant to provide front line clerical support in a Primary or Nursery School acting as the focal point for staff and visitors. The postholder will be responsible for responding to changes in procedures and IT systems and for ensuring the effective daytoday running of the school office. As a Clerical Assistant you will work under the direction and supervision of the Headteacher or Admin Assistant/Coordinator.
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.
Qualification Registration and Skill Requirements
You are required to have a minimum of 4 qualifications at SCQF level 4 including English and Maths (e.g. National 4 Standard Grades at General Level or O grades).
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.
Further Information
- Role Profile when preparing your supporting statement review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteriaRole Profile
- How We Work Matters Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See ourHow We Work Mattersbehaviour 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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For more information please contact: Rebekah McNerney
Employment Type
Full-Time
