Play Development Practitioner
Play Development Practitioner
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Job Description
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 21 April 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 6 April 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC4 24890.91 to 27087.17 per annum
Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week
Location: Warout Primary School Glenrothes
Purpose and Values of Education & Childrens Services 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 a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. More information check out the How 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 resume. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.More information is available on our Career Site at www.fife.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 contribute to 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
We are looking for a highly skilled Play Development 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 Play Development Practitioner in Fife you will be responsible for planning organising and delivering creative play based activities and programmes and have a keen interest in outdoor play and learning for children and young people. Practitioners will be involved in supporting professional play practice in Fife as an integral part of the Education Directorates Play Practice Development Team.
Visit Our Website to find out more about the Play Practice Development Team
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 hold one of the following practitioner level qualifications (or equivalent):
SVQ Level 3 Playwork or equivalent
You should have a working knowledge of the Playwork Principles
You are required to have high levels of interpersonal skills and abilities which will enable you to work as a member of a team to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people.
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 profiles 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 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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Employment Type
Full-Time
